Federal Ministers Say Hiring Spree Helping With Visa, Immigration Delays

Federal Ministers Say Hiring Spree Helping With Visa, Immigration Delays
Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller during a news conference, Aug 29, 2022 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The federal Liberal government says hundreds of additional staff have been added in recent months to address long wait times and backlogs at Canadian airports as well as visa and immigration offices.

Yet while cabinet ministers say the additional hires have started to make a difference, they acknowledge that far more work is needed when it comes to providing Canadians with the services they deserve.