WIAITNG TIMES FOR CANADIAN VISAS - MONTHS - SOUTH AFRICANS ARE BEYOND FRUSTRATED

I recently wrote about lack of info regarding my renewal of Canadian visa form VSF, They did contact me but to no avail. Today is 3 months since I app**** for a renewal visa, as original was issued in Sept 2019, but my passport expired earlier this year. I asked about a tracking number, only to be told that my application has not even been looked at 3 months down the line!! I went onto the FB page for the High Commissioner for Canada in South Africa, only to find so many people complaining that they are loosing flights and money as Visas are not being issued in time. The excuse is UKRAINE !! Someone asked - "Doesn't Canada want tourism!! " No tourism equals no money for hotels, Guest houses, B&B's, car-hire, attractions, restaurants, etc; can Canadlan businesses afford that Visitors brining money into the country, are not arriving and spending to keep those businesses from closing down. I believe in Vancouver many restaurants are closing down. WHY is there not separate departments for Visitors, Immigration and Refugees, as each needs totally different information to facilitate their arrival permits. In the UK, that are also experiencing high volumes of refugees from Ukraine, can do a Visitors Visa in 48 hours, why is the Canadian Embassy taking 3 months or longer??? I have airline tickets booked for 5 months after application date for renewal visa, thinking that would be plenty of time. PLEASE do not let my granddaughter down, who lives in Canada, by taking so long and blaming UKRAINE, which is sad, and not issuing my renewal Visa and thereby missing her 13th birthday and graduation form Elementary School. WHAT DO SOUTH AFRICANS WANTING TO VISIT, HAVE TO DO TO GET THEIR VISA PROCESSED ??? PLEASE Mr High Commissioner Cooper - can we get an answer and some action. As a pensioner I cannot afford to loose my airline ticket or pay huge penalties. Many people are sitting in the same position, the whole Visa system is stumbling and needs desperate attention - TODAY.