Immigration Canada has reported over recent days that errors continue to infiltrate Canadian immigration processing. These errors have led to unnecessary delays or even rejections on applications to immigrate, work or study in Canada.
Vegreville immigration processing centre in Alberta, which deals with permanent residence applications, was among the immigration operations that came under the microscope of the government’s quality management reviews.
A total of 996 files processed between November 1 and December 6, 2013 were examined, High rate of human error issues were found in 617 request letters sent to applicants, According to the department review. This represents a 62 percent error rate on the files that were reviewed.
The most common human errors done by the immigration officers are as follow:
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A wrong letter templates format was used ,
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To address the problem of missing documents, and
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To give applicants accurate timelines.
In addition during the last few months there were many complaints from applicants whose file were rejected due to the officer's human errors.
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A Jamaican man got an official notice that his immigration application was being processed. Months later, he was told his incomplete package had been returned to him a long time ago, and nobody knows where his file is now.
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A student from India received a new student visa with the same expiry date as his old one. He was forced to miss a term of college while waiting for the problem to be corrected.
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A Toronto resident’s sponsorship for his parents in Syria was denied because officials said he had failed to respond to letters the family claimed it never received.
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A Filipino woman moved to Canada as a live-in caregiver in 2007 and applied for permanent resident status in July, 2010, as soon as she met the employment requirement. Today, she is still waiting to get her papers and be joined by her daughter, 17, and son, 9.
“People want, and deserve, transparency and fairness in the processing but that’s not what is being delivered, Over the past decade or so.
There are many cases that the applicant does not send a complete file or make mistakes providing important information. The surest way to avoid those delays or refusals is to avoid making errors on applications in the first place. Immigration to Canada may seem straightforward on the surface at times, but a successful application requires expertise and know-how. In spite of these stories, Canada remains an incredible place to build a career and grow a family.”
