Got a reply of my mail as follows:-
Canadian High Commission, Delhi / Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada offices and Canadian Consulates world-wide are currently reporting significant delays in processing of all Canadian Immigration applications currently pending at offices within Canada or at Consulates abroad.
Across the board, the backlog is growing five per cent per week, and in the bigger centers, it's 10 to 20 per cent per week, At more than half of the 51 foreign visa application centres, the processing times are exceeding the immigration department's 45 to 50 working days target.
The Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) began a series of strikes on June 6, 2013 to September 27, 2013 PAFSO staff work in Canadian embassies and consulates around the world. The strike action began in six particularly busy locations; Shanghai, Beijing, Delhi, Chandigarh, Manila and Mexico City.
Processing times for temporary work permit applications processed by visa offices outside Canada
The tables below indicate application processing times at Canadian visa offices outside Canada. The times are based on how long it took to process 80 percent of all cases between February 1, 2012 to August 30, 2013 Processing times are subject to change.
Last update: October 1, 2013
Africa and Middle East
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates 7
Accra – Ghana 2
Algiers – Algeria -
Amman – Jordan 3
Ankara – Turkey 5
Beirut – Lebanon 3
Cairo – Egypt 3
Dakar – Senegal 2
Lagos – Nigeria 4
Nairobi– Kenya 6
Pretoria – South Africa 4
Rabat – Morocco 2
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia 5
Tel Aviv – Israel 6
Tunis – Tunisia 2
Asia and Pacific
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bangkok – Thailand 3
Beijing – China 4
Chandigarh – India 3
Colombo – Sri Lanka 3
Ho Chi Minh – Vietnam 7
Hong Kong – China 4
Islamabad – Pakistan 9
Jakarta – Indonesia 2
Manila – Philippines 5
New Delhi – India 3
Shanghai – China 3
Singapore – Singapore 5
Sydney – Australia 2
Europe
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bucharest – Romania 5
Kyiv – Ukraine 3
London – United Kingdom 3
Moscow – Russia 5
Paris – France 1
Prague – Czech Republic
2
Rome – Italy 2
Vienna – Austria 2
Warsaw – Poland 2
Americas
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bogota – Colombia 3
Buenos Aires – Argentina 2
Guatemala City – Guatemala 2
Havana – Cuba 1
Kingston – Jamaica 2
Lima – Peru 3
Los Angeles – United States 3
Mexico City – Mexico 1
New York – United States 3
Port-au-Prince – Haiti 1
Port of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago 1
Santiago – Chile 1
Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic 2
Sao Paulo – Brazil 2
Notes
The Call Center does not have information about applications processed outside Canada.
(-) indicates that not enough data are available. Processing times are shown only where an office has finalized 10 or more cases in the past 12 months.
Due to since the strike action at all 15 Major Canada High Commission's offices in all over and its had a major impact on the application processing due to backlog.
Canada High Commission / CIC refer to all under process application ( Student application / Work permit application / Temporary residency application ) and will intimate approx within 45 to 50 working days, So please note that you will not be able to view the status of your application through Client Application Status ( CAS ) until the visa office or case processing center to which you sent your application begins processing it. Please do not contact the Call Center—or, if you applied from outside Canada, the Canadian embassy, high commission or consulate overseas—regarding any application, because High Commission / CIC unable to provide any updates due to backlog clearing action running next 60 to 70 working days.
High Commission of Canada, New Delhi
7/8 Shantipath ,
Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi - 110 021
