CIMM – 45.5 Processing Times for Group of 5 Afghan Private Sponsorships – February 8, 2023

Question

Ms. Jenny Kwan: Also, on the issue around the newly announced 3,000 family member spots for the group of five in the Afghan privately sponsored stream, could the officials advise if those spots are fully subscribed? If so, when did they become full? If not, at what stage are they now?

Ms. Jenny Kwan: With respect to that, what is the anticipated timeline for processing? Privately sponsored refugee applications right now are sitting at about three years in terms of processing, so what's the estimated timeline for these sets of applications?

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Sorry, I appreciate that, but I'm running out of time. I need just a quick answer. Do you have any projection within your Department on how quickly these will be processed?

Ms. Christiane Fox: We can give you the processing time that it would take for the Department, but there are unknown elements that we don't control.

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With regards to the newly announced 3,000 family member spots for the Group of 5 of Afghan Privately Sponsored Streams, please draft a response clearly indicating: 1) If all spots are fully subscribed. If yes, when did the spots become full? If no, where are we now?  2) Will Supps B resources be allocated to the processing of these applications? Please provide a breakdown of the funding as well as the anticipated timeline for processing this set of applications. *To note, the Deputy provided a caveat that we can give you the processing times for the Department, but there are unknown elements we can’t control.

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