June 26th, 2023 at 04:22 am
Canada Immigration Backlog Latest Update | Canada Immigration 2023
The number of applications in inventory has grown since April, according to the most recent information from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). All business lines combined had 2,248,000 applications in stock as of May 31. This is more than the 2,006,000 total that was noted on April 30. Additionally, the number of applications in backlog (those that don’t adhere to service criteria) increased from a little over 800,000 to 820,000.
Applications that are still pending approval are those submitted to the IRCC for review. The increase in applications in the backlog may be partially attributed to the labor interruption brought on by the Public Service Alliance of Canada strike, which took place between April 19 and May 1. In 2022, the IRCC finalized over 5.2 million applications.
Following the strike resolution, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser stated that the IRCC was unable to process almost 100,000 applications that would have otherwise been submitted during the disruption. Furthermore, more applications for work permits, study permits, and guest visas are frequently submitted during the summer.
New IRCC Service Standard
80% of applications will be processed within service standards, according to IRCC. The time it should take the Department to complete an application is a service standard. Depending on the nature and complexity of an application, this can change. For instance, the IRCC strives to complete all Express entry permanent resident (PR) applications in six months and all family class sponsorship applications in one year.
Depending on whether the permit is for a job or study, temporary residency permits have service requirements that can last anywhere from 60 to 120 days. Backlog refers to the backlog of applications that do not receive a final decision in the anticipated time frame.
IRCC’s Backlog Projections
According to data on permanent residency as of May 31st, 52% (332,000) of the 640,000 applications for permanent residence in inventory were being processed according to service standards, while 48% (308,000) were not. Only 8,000 more permanent residence applications overall were submitted in May than on April 30th, when there were 632,000 applications on hand.
In addition, there are now fewer PR applications backlogged than there were on April 30th, when there were 322,000 applications.
The data also indicates that there were fewer PR applications in backlog than anticipated. The actual percentage of backlogged PR applications through a federal High Skilled Program (Express Entry Programs) is 15%, compared to the IRCC’s prediction of 20% in May 2023. Also, less than anticipated, at 20%, are applications for spouses and partners of Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
This represents a three-percentage point decline from the figures from April. However, the number of applications for the provincial nominee program (via Express Entry) is currently 30%, which is somewhat more than the estimated 28% backlog.
Citizenship
According to the most recent data, 308,000 citizenship award petitions are currently on file. 27% of them not processed according to service standards, while 73%, or 225,000, were. When compared to data from April 30th, there were fewer citizenship applications in stock (294,000), with 75% of those handled within service standards.
At 23% as opposed to the expected 24%, the number of citizenship applications in the process is slightly less than what the IRCC had predicted.
Temporary residence
The majority of applications for temporary resident (visitor) visas, as well as for study and work permits, are for temporary resident visas. Between April and May 2023, there were 1.3 million applications in stock for temporary residents. Thus, an increase of 180,000 applications. 429,000 of them not processed according to service requirements, whereas the other 871,000 were.
In May, IRCC processed more study permits than anticipated. To meet service requirements, the department anticipated processing 15% of study permit applications; nonetheless, it has been processing 17%. Temporary residence permits processed more swiftly in May compared to April. This resulted in a drop from 50% to 45% on the backlog, but still less rapidly than anticipated, at 42%.
The estimated 24% backlog processing rate for work permits in May, however, not met. Instead, 27% of applications did not adhere to service requirements. Over April’s 22%, this is an increase.
The Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) program accounted for over 72% of the work permits in the May inventory. Under the Kauai, displaced Ukrainians may enter Canada as tourists and simultaneously submit free work permit applications.
According to recent data, from March 2022 and June 2023, IRCC received 159,154 applications for the program.
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