IRCC Update | Application Clearance Gains Pace

IRCC Update | Application Clearance Gains Pace

Samuel Francis Gills Published:
May 06, 2022

Immigration Canada’s processing inventory that currently stands at over 2 million individuals, is clearing out at a fast pace. The number of those waiting for citizenship have already fallen to under 400,000 in April, down with over 453,000 in March.

The permanent residence inventory was around 530,000 persons on April 11, up from approximately 519,000 in March. There have been slight gains in each permanent residence category.

The Below table shows the number of persons in the PR inventory in the months of March and April.

 

 

Note: There has already been a decrease in the backlog for Express Entry. More than 45,000 Express Entry applications awaited results in April, down data from nearly 52,000 in March.

The drop in Express Entry applications prompted Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to declare that all-program drawings will begin in July, and processing delays for most new candidates will revert to six months. Since December 2020, invitation rounds for the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) have been temporarily stopped. Since September 2021, there hasn’t been a draw for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) applicants. The major way IRCC welcomes skilled immigrants is through Express Entry.

The below table shows the number of PR applications in each category in the months of April and Mar 2022.

 

 


An additional funding of $85 million has been provided to 
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and this will be used to lower waiting times. This fund will be used to recruit more processing workers, digitising applications, and reallocating work across IRCC locations throughout the world.

Check out Owlspriority Immigration’s Canada Settlement Resources to learn more about ways to finding a new job in Canada, making your initial days in Canada stress-free and confident.

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