IRCC’s software backlog reveals regular enhance over the summer time…

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) software backlog elevated to 1,078,300 as of August 31, 2024.

In line with the newest information, IRCC’s software backlog elevated by 7.6% from July to August 2024.

July was already important as a result of the backlog had elevated to over 1,000,000 for the primary time in months. Regardless of the division’s efforts to scale back the backlog, it at present stands at 1,078,300 of a complete of two,420,800 functions. Which means that 1,342,500 are at present inside service requirements.

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Defining backlog

IRCC considers an software in backlog if it isn’t processed inside their revealed service requirements. These requirements are the timeline the division decides is acceptable for processing an software. They differ relying on the pathway and the character of the applying. For instance, IRCC purpose to course of most Categorical Entry functions inside six months or much less of receiving a accomplished software whereas examine permits take 60 days.

IRCC says it’s dedicated to processing 80% of all functions inside service requirements. The remaining 20% are functions which can be deemed extra advanced, or requiring extra time for different causes.

In an Entry to Data request (ATIP) that CIC Information acquired earlier this 12 months, IRCC has stated it’s dedicated to reviewing present service requirements and publishing new ones by December 31, 2024.

The backlog

Everlasting Residence functions

On August 31, IRCC had 805,600 complete functions in stock for everlasting residence immigration packages. These had been comprised of Categorical Entry packages, the Categorical Entry-aligned streams of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), and household sponsorship packages for spouses, companions, and youngsters.

Of the entire functions, 37% (300,800) had been thought-about backlog.

The division doesn’t present precise figures, solely percentages. From this we will see the Categorical Entry backlog stood at 16% on the finish of August, greater than the projected 15%, but nonetheless inside the acceptable 20% vary based on IRCC.

Categorical Entry aligned PNP then again stood at 22% in opposition to a projected 20%, exhibiting a bigger backlog.

Spouses, companions, and youngsters (for outdoor Quebec) really had a decrease backlog than projected, with 14% of functions deemed backlog fairly than 15%.

Non permanent residence functions

The momentary residence backlog continues to develop. The backlog has elevated from 49% in July 2024 to 53% in August 2024. This implies 738,900 out of 1,386,000 complete functions are at present thought-about backlog.

The Non permanent Resident Visa (TRV) backlog is 71% in opposition to a projected 43%. Examine and work permits additionally present giant backlogs, with 32% and 47% thought-about backlog respectively.

Citizenship Grant

As with final month,  citizenship functions are the one line of enterprise that is still inside the thresholds of the projected backlog. It nonetheless has the smallest backlog with 38,600 functions in backlog of a complete 229,200. The share stays the identical as July’s at 17%.

How is IRCC decreasing the backlog?

IRCC claims to have taken many steps to scale back the backlog from its heights in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the problems attributable to lack of employees and misallocation of sources between worldwide places of work, and IRCC has responded by streamlining and increasing on-line software processes for PR and Citizenship.

The division notes that measures comparable to digital citizenship ceremonies, and on-line portals for checking software standing are anticipated to additional cut back administrative load, whereas prioritizing staff from important occupations will serve to scale back persistent labour shortages.

IRCC additionally plans to scale back the backlog by decreasing the variety of momentary residents. The departments plans to scale back the amount to five% of present ranges by introducing a “tender cap” on the variety of momentary residents allowed into Canada.

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