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1. the assessment of the sponsorship application in Canada ) f# |$ X* ]$ Z( N- c 7 L4 j, ~7 N( \. T9 D
2. the assessment of the permanent residence application outside Canada by the visa office. : g5 c' {7 @" I" S( h7 r 2 t* i' X, y/ E; v& t) hThere are separate processing times for each of these two steps.