Combining new functions processed with the discount in Canada’s immigration software backlog, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has processed a record-breaking 4.8 million whole functions this yr.
The record-high variety of functions processed by IRCC in 2022 is a results of a number of components.
Chief amongst these components could be IRCC’s efforts to cut back the nation’s immigration software backlog, which stood at roughly 2.67 million simply six months in the past (July 15-17, 2022). Based on the newest information supplied by IRCC, the backlog is right down to 2.2 million (as of December 2, 2022).
Be aware: Between August and December 2022, IRCC lowered its whole backlog by almost half 1,000,000 functions, processing almost twice as many functions because it did between August and December final yr (2.5 million)
This milestone variety of processed functions comes as Canada can also be on observe to interrupt one other nationwide report, this time for everlasting residents admitted into this nation in a single yr. After exceeding its 2021 everlasting residence (PR) admissions goal and welcoming greater than 401,000 everlasting residents to Canada, IRCC is on observe to set a brand new report as soon as once more by admitting 431,000 new everlasting residents by the top of 2022.
IRCC has additionally launched information that gives some particulars concerning which immigration classes have had the best variety of processed functions this yr. That breakdown is as follows:
- This yr, Canada additionally processed 700,000 work permits and 670,000 research permits.
- Lastly, citizenship in Canada grew by 251,000 folks between April and November.
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