Canada announced the opening of a new visa application processing centre within its embassy in the Philippines Friday in an effort to boost immigration.
, as pandemic delays in processing immigration applications surged, with about 1.3 million applications taking longer to process than the government’s service standards at the end of July 2022.
The new application processing centre, located in Canada’s embassy in Manila, will be staffed by 37 employees in an effort to support Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and accommodate high levels of visa applications from around the world., as well as building knowledge and capacity to engage to “set the pace for the future and prosperity of our economy, security and stability.
“Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy is crucial in addressing the impact of the region on Canadians, including the Filipino community. The opening of the new application processing centre in Manila is a strategic investment that will benefit Filipinos by providing more efficient processing of visas and supporting Canada's planned increases to immigration levels,” Valdez said in a release.
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