An immigration lawyer says Canada could do more to lift some of the excessive security requirements for a visa and get them to people sooner
An immigration lawyer in Toronto says new figures from the federal government show just how “grudging” Ottawa’s efforts have been to rescue Canadians’ family members from the war in the Gaza Strip.
Debbie Rachlis, who represents dozens of applicants in the multi-step process, says many of those applications are for entire families – sometimes up to 10 people – who have Canadian connections and are trying to Rachlis says it also shows that Ottawa’s initial intent to cap the program at 1,000 visas would have excluded thousands of people who potentially qualify.
Annie O’Dell, an immigration lawyer working in the St. John's, N.L., area, says Canada could do more to lift some of the excessive security requirements for a visa and get them to people sooner.
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