Canada's immigration department is targeting a return to one-year standard processing for spousal applications by hiring staff and increasing office space.

In an announcement on Friday March 5, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says additional resources will be aimed at the processing of overseas applications in the family class.

"These added resources will help IRCC process more applications and shorten processing times that have been extended during the pandemic," an IRCC statement said.

The additional staff and office space will be provided at the Case Processing Centre in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Currently working at 30 percent capacity, the new space will also allow existing employees to return to the office.

"Most notably, the extra space and increased capacity will speed up processing times and help us return to the one-year standard for spousal applications," said Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino.

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