Ottawa Applications
- Thread starter lostincic
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I'm Nov 2019 applicant, some good news from Ottawa office:
August 18
Language, prohibition, presence - completed. Old tracker says - decision made.
August 18
Language, prohibition, presence - completed. Old tracker says - decision made.
I'm not sure how it's connected, but I received test invitation on the next day after contacting MP in my area. MP received citizenship application status not from ircc agent, from Information center for members of Parliament and senators.
- May 11, 2021
Citizenship test activity status updated
Citizenship test
Citizenship test status has been updated to Completed
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen/apply/urgently.html
I had a job opportunity that required citizenship so I sent all the supporting docs via webform. Till now I don't know if it has been accepted or not.
You applied a few months after me and I’m still waiting on next steps.
we applied Dec 2019 and nothing since the test in May.
Hello fellow Ottawans,
I am not sure if you have seen this report but IRCC is messed up. It is projected to have 485k files in backlog
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SQPJW0MKT3-HkynGtOsnPynhicLjpYTu/view
For Ottawa office this will be 15k files in the backlog. For the month June 2021 it has processed 566 files so to clear that backlog based on the current processing time that will be 26.5 months. That is close the processing time in the report from received to decision made is is 22 months for Ottawa so the difference of 4 month out of the 26 could be the wait for the oath.
Another shocking quote form page 38 from the report , it provides recommendation to focus on paper application to reduce backlog and to stop prioriting online applications
At the begining of covid someone posted in this form that there is possiblity that our applications will get returned similar to what happened in 2015 when Skilled workers PR applications that were sitting for 5-7 years were all returned and their fees get refunded. I laughed so hard and said that is not possible with a citizenship application, but I am starting to realize that this could be a possibility with such half a million backlog, may in best case scenario they may say reapply online.
I am not sure if you have seen this report but IRCC is messed up. It is projected to have 485k files in backlog
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SQPJW0MKT3-HkynGtOsnPynhicLjpYTu/view
For Ottawa office this will be 15k files in the backlog. For the month June 2021 it has processed 566 files so to clear that backlog based on the current processing time that will be 26.5 months. That is close the processing time in the report from received to decision made is is 22 months for Ottawa so the difference of 4 month out of the 26 could be the wait for the oath.
Another shocking quote form page 38 from the report , it provides recommendation to focus on paper application to reduce backlog and to stop prioriting online applications
I think their goal is to maintain the 2-3 year processing time for paper applications until they fully switch to online and this 2-3 year processing time is not something abnormal for IRCC, back in 2015 that was the actual processing time until they eliminated the backlogs.
At the begining of covid someone posted in this form that there is possiblity that our applications will get returned similar to what happened in 2015 when Skilled workers PR applications that were sitting for 5-7 years were all returned and their fees get refunded. I laughed so hard and said that is not possible with a citizenship application, but I am starting to realize that this could be a possibility with such half a million backlog, may in best case scenario they may say reapply online.
Well for sure the Ottawa office is not processing at full capacity. Today's ceremony, according to the clerk we were only 32 applicants. From what I've learned from others here who took the oath, it's usually between 45-50 applicants per ceremony. Also, the frequency of ceremonies are less than the other offices. I don't know if this is because the office handles more stuff than just normal Immigration processing?Hello fellow Ottawans,
I am not sure if you have seen this report but IRCC is messed up. It is projected to have 485k files in backlog
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SQPJW0MKT3-HkynGtOsnPynhicLjpYTu/view
For Ottawa office this will be 15k files in the backlog. For the month June 2021 it has processed 566 files so to clear that backlog based on the current processing time that will be 26.5 months. That is close the processing time in the report from received to decision made is is 22 months for Ottawa so the difference of 4 month out of the 26 could be the wait for the oath.
Another shocking quote form page 38 from the report , it provides recommendation to focus on paper application to reduce backlog and to stop prioriting online applications
I think their goal is to maintain the 2-3 year processing time for paper applications until they fully switch to online and this 2-3 year processing time is not something abnormal for IRCC, back in 2015 that was the actual processing time until they eliminated the backlogs.
At the begining of covid someone posted in this form that there is possiblity that our applications will get returned similar to what happened in 2015 when Skilled workers PR applications that were sitting for 5-7 years were all returned and their fees get refunded. I laughed so hard and said that is not possible with a citizenship application, but I am starting to realize that this could be a possibility with such half a million backlog, may in best case scenario they may say reapply online.
That's a good point, there is a good chance the Ottawa Office handles more than regular immigration applications, I speculate, Ottawa office must be heavily involved in Afghanistan processing. Also, it already covers a large area that falls under Ottawa jurisdiction for regular immigration applications.
From what I was able to find, here is what Ottawa office is responsible for, apart from the local citizenship applications.
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CPC in Ottawa
The case processing centre office in Ottawa (CPC-O) processes:
- visitor visa (temporary resident visa) applications from within Canada for applicants with valid status (students or temporary foreign workers only).
- permanent resident visa applications from the United States and Canada, after they have been received and deemed complete by CPC-M or CIO-S.
OSC in Ottawa
The Operations Support Centre (OSC) processes the following applications:
- International Experience Canada work permits
- In-Canada temporary resident applications submitted online
- Verification of Status (VOS)
- Replacement of valid temporary resident documents
- Amendment of immigration documents and of valid temporary resident documents
Also, from what I've seen today that most of the attendees were francophone, I would say that the office handles part of Quebec also, I would say Gatineau and north of that.
I just checked my application status to and it says all completed except oath. The status changed on August 27th. Now I am waiting for my oath, and really hope it will come soon.
History here suggests you cleared your test on July 9th, 2021? I cleared my test on the same date.
When did your test status change to completed?