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***APRIL 2020 OUTLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP***

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We are all hopeful that this isn't the case and that maybe they're going to pick up their pace.. I'm also an April applicant at the Sydney,NS office however I'm sponsoring my son (dependant child).. there hasn't been updates yet for all dependant children applications from april apart from temporary application numbers.. i know the wait is stressful try to Stay positive and Strong.. we r all in this together
 
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KSADK said:
Should not. I didnt write would not...
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I assume the point they were making is that it’s one thing to say it ‘should not’, implying that there’s a possibility that it could (particularly given the unprecedented nature of current circumstances), than if they told you ‘would not’, meaning there is no possibility.
 
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I submitted application and it got to Sydney on 6th April, spoke with IRCC was told a temporary file number has been created starting with xF........, does anyone know what this means?
 
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GOOD NEWS :)

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/09/ircc-speeding-up-processing-for-spousal-applications.html

News release
September 24, 2020—Ottawa—Today, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, is announcing action to speed up spousal application processing and help families build their lives together in Canada.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has increased the number of decision makers on spousal applications in Canada by 66%, to process spousal applications more quickly and reduce couples’ wait times.
IRCC is leveraging new technology in a pilot to digitize paper applications so they can be processed more efficiently by IRCC employees working remotely and at various worksites. In addition to implementing facilitative biometrics measures, IRCC will be piloting, in the upcoming weeks, technology to conduct interviews with applicants remotely, in adherence with public health protocols.
With these initiatives, IRCC aims to accelerate, prioritize and finalize approximately 6,000 spousal applications each month from October until December 2020. Combined with processing to date, this rate will lead to about 49,000 decisions by the end of this year.
COVID-19 has created uncertainty for Canadians who are sponsoring spouses for permanent residence. We will continue to search for innovative and compassionate ways to reunite families, while following the advice of our public health experts to protect the health and safety of Canadians.
 
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This is amazing. I applied april 16. Do you think we will get an answer in the next 2 weeks? Are they for real finalizing 6000 a month! What do they mean by finalizing. I need somebody to make me believe what im reading. Does that mean they will have our spouses here in Canada if they will finalize our applications by december?
 
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KSADK said:
This is amazing. I applied april 16. Do you think we will get an answer in the next 2 weeks? Are they for real finalizing 6000 a month! What do they mean by finalizing. I need somebody to make me believe what im reading. Does that mean they will have our spouses here in Canada if they will finalize our applications by december?
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We do not know. But I would not be too optimistic about December.

To me, "finalizing" implies that they will try to clear the head of the backlog - those that are closest to completion and have been effectively on hold or held up later in the process. The reference to increasing the number of 'decision makers' also provides a clue - it suggests files that have all the necessary information and outside checks and are just awaiting a final review - and can mostly be done with internal IRCC staffing arrangements.

That doesn't mean it won't speed up those later in the backlog, just not necessarily right away. If I understand, most April 2020 files have not even received AOR1 yet, let alone medical checks, police checks, etc, which are not automatic and involve other parties.

Note, this is only a guess at reading into the announcement against what we know of the evaluation and approval process. And I don't mean to discourage anyone, just my view of what is realistic.
 
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KSADK said:
This is amazing. I applied april 16. Do you think we will get an answer in the next 2 weeks? Are they for real finalizing 6000 a month! What do they mean by finalizing. I need somebody to make me believe what im reading. Does that mean they will have our spouses here in Canada if they will finalize our applications by december?
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I did some analysis on number of applications they were reviewing for last 5 years and built a table out of it. 6000/month is definitely higher than the highest number this year ( they did 6200 a few months last year), but it still does not translate into clearing the backlog since they did like 490 applications in March and close to 2000 after that till July. But it is in the right direction, so might help shave off a few months ( given current rate was pretty bad ).


verage3,8564,7324,8405,2385,3942,913
Month & Year201520162017201820192020
Jan3,1103,6454,8903,8104,4304,435
Feb3,3554,0205,7304,3704,6455,065
Mar3,7454,5906,4204,7455,2104,090
Apr3,3904,6405,4454,4405,035490
May4,0505,5755,4905,0106,3302,045
Jun4,4405,9805,1155,6706,4302,015
Jul4,0006,1804,7656,0156,2452,250
Aug3,9755,2704,5155,0005,250
Sep4,2554,9903,7305,1705,865
Oct4,0804,3603,5855,7755,510
Nov3,6003,7153,6256,2705,075
Dec4,2753,8204,7656,5854,700
Total46,27556,78558,07562,86064,72520,390
 
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KSADK

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I called IRCC. They said they have no idea the amount of applications that are in the backlog. But if they are doing 6000 per month, the april applicant should atleast get their AOR given that they are currently working on march 6 applicants
 
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