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1. the assessment of the sponsorship application in Canada , [) }) o. r# X
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2. the assessment of the permanent residence application outside Canada by the visa office. ( T. F9 {. ^2 q/ ? 2 `& Z, Q* E; d" z: f
There are separate processing times for each of these two steps.