Ottawa had the most number of inactive codes, followed by Edmonton, Vancouver, then Sydney, N.S. (CBC did not include unknown locations in this calculation.)
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SM10353 was the most egregious with 9,540 applications assigned to it. This former employee or placeholder based in Sydney, N.S., last used the system on March 23, 2021.
It's followed by:
- TD7976, based in Ottawa, with 5,782 applications assigned, last login in October 2020.
- TH04332, based in Edmonton, with 3,937 applications assigned, last login in February 2011.
- CB01126, based in Sydney, N.S., with 3,756 applications assigned, last login in December 2014.
- CB00580, based in Edmonton, with 3,388 applications assigned, last login in January 2012.
- RK01404, based in New Delhi, India, with 2,201 applications assigned, last login in March 2021.
- CA9999, based in Edmonton, with 2,167 applications assigned, last login in August 2015.
- LB6660, based in Sydney, N.S., with 1,897 applications assigned, last login in December 2016.
- RA9519, based in Vancouver, with 1,864 applications assigned, last login in February 2016.
- RL7901, based in Ottawa, with 1,710 applications assigned, last login in November 2015.
- D9151, based in Edmonton, with 1,702 applications assigned, last login in August 2013.
Bote found out she was assigned to RA9519 last month from her GCMS note from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), after "almost zero communication" from IRCC for 18 months.
Bote, who applied through IRCC's special pathway for international students in May 2021, is one of 1,864 applications stuck with this particular code.
Many of her friends who applied the same time have become permanent residents in 2021 or early 2022. Meanwhile, Bote only got a request to submit her biometrics information, such as fingerprints, this April (one of the earlier stages of the application process).
"I've honestly become the meme of the server at this point," said Bote, referring to her online Discord community of PR applicants.
Joey Lao found out he was assigned to SM10353 this October through his CBSA note.
Lao applied in July 2021 under an essential workers pathway for his PR, and only got his receipt of acknowledgement a full year later.
Meanwhile, he watched his cousin who applied around the same time progress steadily and receive her PR in August.
"I don't mind waiting," said the recent grad, whose work permit is still valid for a few more years. "But without knowing the timeline at all, it's just a little bit frustrating."
Lao has one request for SM10353, who currently has 9,540 files assigned to them: "I hope that [they're] able to delegate some of the cases ... or release a timeline."
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