There is a two-step process involved in family class applications: 8 ?5 E" ] y+ ?# W9 l: m; N ! ]. B6 z+ d; c; z- t% {
1. the assessment of the sponsorship application in Canada 0 ~9 M1 ?$ I& {) g/ d% F$ ~& { # |) ]' ?. A/ C6 t) S7 o2 Q
2. the assessment of the permanent residence application outside Canada by the visa office. ' R6 q+ l' R9 z' \7 U% r
4 k' X+ D3 s3 s9 Q9 P5 _There are separate processing times for each of these two steps.