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Canada has a backlog of nearly 1.8 million immigration applications

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Paoloartois

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They're hiring people to process applications. Unfortunately the skillset required is the length of your arm and only pays 65-70k which is pretty much "ok" Canadian wage lol.
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WHERE should apply ?

I speak 4 languages including the officials one BUT I have missed many opportunities due to the fact I have NO Canadian passport.

I moved to BC thinking French will be an asset but I think I made a mistake.
 
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asing711

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bluesami said:
The backlog has grown by almost 350,000 more applications since July.


Kareem El-Assal
Published on November 18th, 2021 at 09:57am EST



IRCC’s backlog stands at almost 1.8 million immigration applications.



CIC News has received data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) showing the following number of applications in IRCC’s inventory as of October 27, 2021 (figures are rounded):


  • 548,000 permanent residence applications (economic, family, refugee, and humanitarian class applicants)
  • 776,000 temporary residence applications (applications for study permits, work permits, temporary resident visas, and visitor extensions)
  • 468,000 Canadian citizenship applications (as of October 26)
  • 1,792,000 total applications in inventory


IRCC’s figures indicate their backlog has grown by nearly 350,000 applications since July.


In August, a report by Nicholas Keung of the Toronto Star showed that the backlog as of July 6, 2021 stood at about:


  • 375,000 permanent residence applications
  • 703,000 temporary residence applications
  • 370,000 Canadian citizenship applications. The Star reported that this figure did not include Canadian citizenship applications sitting in IRCC’s mailrooms that have yet to be processed.
  • 1,448,000 total applications in inventory

In an email to CIC News, an IRCC spokesperson explained “Ongoing international travel restrictions, border restrictions, limited operational capacity overseas and the inability on the part of clients to obtain documentation due to the effects of COVID-19 have created barriers within the processing continuum. This hinders IRCC’s ability to finalize applications, creating delays that are outside IRCC’s control.”


At the same time, the spokesperson acknowledged the challenges that applicants are facing, noting “Despite our efforts, we know that some applicants have experienced considerable wait times with the processing of their applications, and we continue to work as hard as possible to reduce processing times. We thank them for their patience and understanding at this moment, and we look forward to welcoming them to Canada.”


IRCC also shared data on the number of applications it has processed during the pandemic:


  • 337,000 permanent residence applications processed between January and September 2021. It processed some 214,000 applications in 2020.
  • 1,500,000 temporary residence applications processed between January and September 2021. This compares to nearly 1,700,000 applications in 2020.
  • 134,000 Canadian citizenship applications processed between January and September 2021. This compares to about 80,000 applications processed in 2020.


Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.


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and this is why the housing market is not crashing anytime soon
 
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People will continue to apply so in 2022 they will process 2021. IN 2021 they processed more of 2020 and some of 2021. There is no way they are going to process 2019 or before.
 
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luvtrump said:
People will continue to apply so in 2022 they will process 2021. IN 2021 they processed more of 2020 and some of 2021. There is no way they are going to process 2019 or before.
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My brother applied in April 2020, and his application is zero processing.
I think they are processing 2021.
 
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I SEE COMPLAINTS HERE BUT NOTHING ON TWITTER OR EACH TWEET THAT THE NEW MINISTER POST.
#2019CITIZENSHIPAPPLICANTSMATTER
#2019AGINGINVENTORY
#2019THEFORGOTTENBYIRCC
 
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luvtrump said:
I saw lots of 2020 get oath invites, and they are clearing first quarter 2021 , June 2021 applicants have started to get test invites. So in 2 months i guess they ll slow down on 2021 and go with 2020 and 2019 maybe .
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I hope so!
I’ve been waiting for oath invitation for almost 5 months after DM on July 3, 2021
 
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