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There seems to be a notable drop in the app count. Test invite % has gone up because the denominator has (for some reason) gone down.

Just noticed on the new status tracker that my FP results were received, and my background verification status is "completed". Some progress, for what it's worth. Language, physical presence and prohibitions are still "in progress". Generally, do any of these 3 need to change to "complete"...

Anybody know why the app count on the 2020 worksheet (Percentage Comparison tab) is lower today than it was at the start of the month? For example Jan, Feb, Mar rows show app counts 156, 130, 136 respectively, all of which are lower today than what I noted on 1st July. Generally the app count...

I just did a Google Maps search for the closest FP agency to me that had decent reviews. It's digital fingerprinting, so they transmit it immediately to RCMP and give you a "DCN" number for tracking progress directly with RCMP. But because it's a private agency, they charged me $50, if you go...

I'm an August 2020 applicant along with wife and kids. I received FP request and submitted through an agency last month, but my wife did not - her Background Verification status shows as "completed" as of March. Does this mean she will not be asked for FP and could receive her test invite? Or is...

July update Test invite status as of ---> 1-Mar-2021 1-Apr-2021 1-May-2021 1-Jun-2021 1-Jul-2021 App Count January 2020 2% 7% 27% 43% 49% 171 February 2020 1% 4% 12% 28% 36% 152 March 2020 1% 4% 9% 31% 44% 142 April 2020 3% 4% 15% 24% 93 May 2020 1%...

Monthly update Test invite status as of ---> 1-Mar-2021 1-Apr-2021 1-May-2021 1-Jun-2021 App Count January 2020 2% 7% 27% 43% 167 February 2020 1% 4% 12% 28% 148 March 2020 1% 4% 9% 31% 155 April 2020 3% 4% 15% 91 May 2020 1% 3% 14% 123 June 2020...

Thanks for sharing. Seems that this link is working OIC_IRCC_Special_Report_2021_0.pdf (oic-ci.gc.ca) It's clear that access to information request numbers and complaint statistics get tracked. It's great that people affected by IRCC's lethargy aren't settling for outdated maxims like...

Haven't spent time looking through your posts, and I'm not one to stick labels like anti-immigrant on people in a hurry, so please disregard that. The bigger disagreement I have is on your position on making the path to citizenship harder. Raising citizenship requirements from 3 years to 5...

It's a bit frustrating to see that attitude, given have valuable immigrants are to Canada. If you look at our public finances closely, you will realize the country needs immigrants. Desperately. Immigration is a 2-way street, Canada needs productive immigrants just as badly as immigrants want to...

I don't want to dismiss cheating or other issues with going online. But when communication from IRCC has been as weak as it has, they are asking for people to make assumptions. Pre-COVID, more than 80% of test takers were passing the citizenship test on their first try... it's not a...

This is a good discussion, deserves to be a separate thread, rather than be buried inside August 2020 :)

Just got my GCMS notes, 6 weeks after applying. I'm an August 2020 applicant, progress isn't much but at least my file is not stuck in Sydney. Mentions that Criminality is in progress and due 14-Feb-2021, but this is status as of 1-Feb-2021. Anybody of the opinion this may already be complete...

Technology is scalable. If it works for 5k online test takers, it can work for 50k (with suitable staffing for completeness and cheating detection checks). I doubt the bottleneck is technology or Marie Josee Dorion. My money is on constraints placed on IRCC by the federal employees union. It...

Fair points. The reality is Canada's economy is a one trick pony, and lacks depth and diversity, and is hopelessly behind on innovation compared to the US. The main attraction for highly educated immigrants is the quick path to PR + passport, not professional opportunity. On the flip side...

The crux of the matter is the IRCC is doing a rather poor job of adapting to COVID. All the emotion on this thread and elsewhere on these forums is a reflection of that poor job. If this were the private sector, heads would roll.

If you look at Canada's public finances closely, you will realize the country needs immigrants. Desperately. Immigration is a 2-way street, Canada needs productive immigrants just as badly as immigrants want to come here for a better quality of life than their home countries. Take immigrants...

Monthly movement in test invitations... it's moving, but very slowly. Good luck to 2020 applicants (I'm in Aug 2020, going to be a long wait) Test invite status as of ---> 1-Feb-2021 1-Mar-2021 1-Apr-2021 2-May-2021 App Count October 2019 ~20% ~30% 41% 48% 184 November 2019...

That there is likely a non-technology reason why online test have not expanded beyond "pilot" capacity of 5k applicants. Recall when the pilot was launched, there were high hopes for rapid expansion. It's a bit naive to assume the slow progress is due to technology scalability. Notice radio...

It would not surprise me to see the pace of online tests and virtual oaths being a discussion point between the union and IRCC. The reason is simple - what starts as a remote-working solution during COVID, has the potential to gradually increase automation and reduce the number of IRCC employees...