Visas
Liberal
Implement a program to issue visas to spouses and children abroad while they wait for the processing of their permanent residency application, so that families can be together sooner.
— Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02
Conservative
- Increase the capacity of the Immigration and Refugee Board to hear asylum claims.
- Strengthen integrity and enforcement overall.
- Explore requiring more enforceable commitments for visitors to abide by.
- Allow family members of citizens to come & live in Canada for up to 5 years without permanent status, renewing their stay for additional time, where appropriate, if they purchase health insurance.
• Allow family members of Canadians to come and live in Canada for up to five years without permanent status, renewing their stay for additional time, where appropriate, provided that they purchase health insurance.
• Allow those coming to Canada on a super visa to purchase health insurance from the government of their province or territory on a cost-recovery basis where the provincial or territorial government wishes to offer this option.
— Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18
Green
Remove visa requirements for most parents visiting their children - including international students, temporary workers, Canadian citizens and convention refugees.
— Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11