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June 2020 - Citizenship Application

Orlaith

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Well, there are some stats available in the spreadsheet specific to Ottawa office.

City
Month
App Count
AOR
AOR to IP
IP to Test Invite
Test Invite to test
Test to DM
DM to Oath Letter
Oath Letter to Oath
App. Complete in Days
Ottawa
January987148274926558
February620573169451528
March421540127239796505
April2186621187473
May215058429
June215680153406
July4119721484379
August29737340
September511643312
October510334285
November58538257
December46423921638216

You can take a look at the numbers here. The reason why Ottawa appears "slow" is probably because the application count for Ottawa office is very, very low. There are only 50 applications from Ottawa in total for all of 2020.

For comparison, take a look at the stats for Mississauga/Toronto/Brampton offices below (Most of "Toronto" and all of "Brampton" applicants are processed in Mississauga IMO)

I'm adding up all the applicants from Mississauga, Brampton and (conservatively) 50% of Toronto applicants. The app count comes to 60 + 74 + 156 (311/2) = Approximately 290 applicants that are being processed in Mississauga office.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U27V95kWlCVYWB0zye7DvqoXSkyqxgbA31eEJ_TKO6Y/edit#gid=2028470052

The App count is simply off the charts for GTA applicants when compared to Ottawa applicants. Since the app count for Ottawa is low, you don't see much updates from Ottawa applicants and it might appear that the office is much slower compared to the offices in the GTA (like Mississauga office).

Not sure if any of this makes sense but this is my take on why Ottawa office appears to be "very slow". The sample set for Ottawa is very small and hence the average processing times you see might not be properly reflected with such a small sample set.
This is incredibly helpful to read - and thank you for your analysis. I am an Ottawa applicant (May 2020) and have heard nothing about the test. My aground check is complete (as of the transition to the new applicant checking tool as of April 23). Its hard to watch applicants progress all around me from different places and dates. I have written to my MP as of today - he will make an enquiry for me as to my application status. I doubt it will make any difference to the timeline but at least I feel I am doing something proactive. For personal reason getting this process behind me is very important. Lots of good thoughts to other Ottawa (and all) applicants onboard the waiting train. Hopefully one by one we will make it to the platform!!!
 
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rajkamalmohanram

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This is incredibly helpful to read - and thank you for your analysis. I am an Ottawa applicant (May 2020) and have heard nothing about the test. My aground check is complete (as of the transition to the new applicant checking tool as of April 23). Its hard to watch applicants progress all around me from different places and dates. I have written to my MP as of today - he will make an enquiry for me as to my application status. I doubt it will make any difference to the timeline but at least I feel I am doing something proactive. For personal reason getting this process behind me is very important. Lots of good thoughts to other Ottawa (and all) applicants onboard the waiting train. Hopefully one by one we will make it to the platform!!!
I wish you the best.

Please keep us posted if you see any updates.

Good luck!
 
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lquestion02

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May 30, 2020
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Here's my information:

Location: Montreal
App. Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: 1170
App. Sent: June 3rd 2020
App. Delivered: June 11th 2020
AOR: Nov 12th 2020
In Process ecas: January 12th 2021.
Test invite: April 26th 2021.
Test date: May 3rd 2021.
Decision made ecas (estimated): July 19th 2021.

Currently waiting for my oath invitation. All correspondence was done by e-mail.
 

melito

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Jul 28, 2017
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Montreal
Category........
QSW
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
23-12-2016
AOR Received.
27-02-2017
Med's Request
05-04-2017
Med's Done....
08-04-2017
Passport Req..
09-02-2018
VISA ISSUED...
15-05-2018
LANDED..........
17-05-2018
Here's my information:

Location: Montreal
App. Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: 1170
App. Sent: June 3rd 2020
App. Delivered: June 11th 2020
AOR: Nov 12th 2020
In Process ecas: January 12th 2021.
Test invite: April 26th 2021.
Test date: May 3rd 2021.
Decision made ecas (estimated): July 19th 2021.

Currently waiting for my oath invitation. All correspondence was done by e-mail.
Thanks for the complete info. Added to spreadsheet
 

hawat

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Aug 28, 2020
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Sent: June 21st 2020
Delivered on June 23rd 2020
Received AOR: Oct 23rd 2020
Montreal office, single applicant,
In progress: 26th Jan 2021
Received test invite: 9 June 2021
Test passed: 11th June 2021
Test updated: 15th June 2021
Everything set to completed except oath: July 22nd 2021
Old tracker: Decision Made
Could you share background check completion date as well?
 

neha vaishnavi

Full Member
Oct 3, 2012
29
4
Hello there,
Could anyone please share the test experience:1. Any materials you have used other than Discover material, how long do we need to prepare for test and was it all direct questions and multiple choices they ask in the test.
Please let me know, much appreciated!
 

CaBeaver

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Dec 15, 2018
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Here's my information:

Location: Montreal
App. Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: 1170
App. Sent: June 3rd 2020
App. Delivered: June 11th 2020
AOR: Nov 12th 2020
In Process ecas: January 12th 2021.
Test invite: April 26th 2021.
Test date: May 3rd 2021.
Decision made ecas (estimated): July 19th 2021.

Currently waiting for my oath invitation. All correspondence was done by e-mail.
Congratulations. Was your file urgent? It took about one year, which very good given the current backlog.
 

rajkamalmohanram

VIP Member
Apr 29, 2015
15,803
5,786
Hello there,
Could anyone please share the test experience:1. Any materials you have used other than Discover material, how long do we need to prepare for test and was it all direct questions and multiple choices they ask in the test.
Please let me know, much appreciated!
Discover Canada is the main resource. Read the entire book at least once.

In addition to that, prepare using the following:

Notes from Discover Canada and Sample tests.

Questions could be in the form of multiple choice, true or false and fill in the blanks.

"How long to prepare" is a very subjective question. That depends on the individual, its not like they going to count credit hours for this. Take as long as you need to get comfortable but complete the test within the test window.

Good luck!
 
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neha vaishnavi

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Oct 3, 2012
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Discover Canada is the main resource. Read the entire book at least once.

In addition to that, prepare using the following:

Notes from Discover Canada and Sample tests.

Questions could be in the form of multiple choice, true or false and fill in the blanks.

"How long to prepare" is a very subjective question. That depends on the individual, its not like they going to count credit hours for this. Take as long as you need to get comfortable but complete the test within the test window.

Good luck!
Thank you so much for the detailed explanation and providing all the materials. Truly Appreciate it:)
 
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TempResident

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May 16, 2016
182
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Germany/Argentina
Guys: my wife took the Citizenship test on July 22, and got validated yesterday, July 26.

I took the test on July 19, and has still not been validated by IRCC. How is this possible ? Should I be worried ?
 

rajkamalmohanram

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Apr 29, 2015
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Guys: my wife took the Citizenship test on July 22, and got validated yesterday, July 26.

I took the test on July 19, and has still not been validated by IRCC. How is this possible ? Should I be worried ?
No. For some people, it takes a while (I don't know why though). There is a September 2020 applicant @rajneeshv whose test results took more than 3 weeks to be validated.
 

Hot2Cold

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Nov 16, 2014
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Guys: my wife took the Citizenship test on July 22, and got validated yesterday, July 26.

I took the test on July 19, and has still not been validated by IRCC. How is this possible ? Should I be worried ?
I had a similar situation. I replied to the email inviting me for the test, and they responded and updated my results.
 

sachinarora

Member
Jun 21, 2021
13
5
I had a similar situation. I replied to the email inviting me for the test, and they responded and updated my results.
Could you please explain this a bit? I called IRCC and the agent told me that the officer has put some note saying I have completed the exam but nothing else