Opposition MPs question purpose of Canadian consulate in Chandigarh, India, that sends work to New Delhi

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has been centralizing its application processing 'to improve client service,’ says Kevin Lemkay, press secretary to Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino.

Opposition MPs on the House Citizenship and Immigration Committee, pictured Dec. 10, 2019, are planning on questioning Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in the coming weeks on why the visa applications filed with the Canadian Consulate Office in Chandigarh, India are processed at the New Delhi office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

March 9, 2020

Opposition MPs on the House Immigration Committee are accusing the government of “deception” and “lack of transparency” after learning by “happenstance” two weeks ago that visa applications filed in the Canadian Consulate in Chandigarh, India, are processed in New Delhi, raising question...

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