Wait times are up.

And no, we’re not talking about health care.

Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis reports that applications for immigrations have increased by 20 per cent since 2004.

But what’s worse is that the disparaties  are discernable over different geographic regions, up to 2,300 per cent longer (that’s statistically significant, for those of you with stat backgrounds).

Karygiannis said,

 There’s no excuse for discrimination…

Why are we not looking at people as people?

…Things should move at the same length of time – whether it’s from Greece, from Europe, from south Asia, or from China.

Applicants from Beijing, Seol, and Ankara are often processed the fastest, with applicants from Singapore, Guatamala, and Cairo among the slowest.

The skilled worker category experienced the worst increase in times.  The percentage of temporary residence visas refused remained the same.

Stratification in other areas (from best to worst) include:

•  Dependent Children: Vienna (best), Jamaica, Damascus, London, Haiti, Guatamala (worst)
• Parents and Grandparents:  Sao Paolo, London, Mexico, Colombo, Beijing, Rabat, Guatemala, Islamabad, New Delhi
• Skilled workers:  Lima, Paris, Vienna, London, Rome, New Delhi, Islamabad, Beijing, Kiev
• Spouses and Partners:  Taipei, Buffalo (NY), Buenos Aires
• Temporary Resident Visas:  Americas, Asia-Pacific, African and Middle East