Quebecers waiting years to be reunited with loved ones due to family reunification cap [Video]

Three years ago, Jaimie Roussos met the love of her life, Adam Baker.

They got married just over a year ago. Roussos lives in Montreal while Baker is in New York. They applied for Baker to become a permanent resident through the family reunification program, hoping to start their new life together in Quebec.

“When we were dating and having to travel back and forth. We didn’t realize that that would be continuing several years into marriage,” said Roussos.

The couple quickly discovered they’re among nearly 40,000 people stuck in a backlog of family reunification applications in Quebec.

The current wait time is nearly three years, while in other provinces it takes on average 12 months to process an application.

Last summer, former Quebec immigration minister Christine Fréchette capped applications at 13,000 for the next two years.

That’s roughly half of what the province has processed in years past.

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