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John McCallum announced:
- Family Class processing times for all applicants, inside and outside Canada, will be cut from 24 to 12 months
- one application kit
- a simplified guide (reduced from 180 to 75 pages in simpler language)
- one checklist (will visa office checklists will be removed?)
- one relationship questionnaire
- medical, criminality and security screening to be done after applying (no longer up front)
All current forms would be acceptable until January 31, 2017, although the new forms are coming out as of Dec 15, 2016. These changes are to be online on December 15, 2016.
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