There is a two-step process involved in family class applications: 9 ^+ o( j& a- I8 X0 X+ _
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1. the assessment of the sponsorship application in Canada 7 _! [. f. |& f; L 4 p6 U8 \# h, z, b, x3 A" r. F
2. the assessment of the permanent residence application outside Canada by the visa office. $ |2 u% `+ _; m0 w% e8 E + S+ h; z8 T2 @7 f3 V5 f8 X6 F
There are separate processing times for each of these two steps.