Immigration Canada’s backlog stands at 1.8 million people, but there are signs of improvement

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:41:38 +0000

IRCC’s inventory remains at 1.8 million persons as of February 1, however there are signs of progress among immigration and study permit applications. CIC News received the newest Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) inventory data via a media request. The backlog includes applications from future citizens, permanent residents, international students, temporary workers, and visitors. Adding up these categories […]

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Canada announces measures to improve immigration processing times

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:00:23 +0000

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has brought forth Canada’s plans to get the immigration system back on track. In the 2021 Budget, Canada allocated $85 million to reduce processing times across all IRCC lines of business. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also called on Fraser to reduce processing times in the minister’s mandate letter. Fraser is now […]

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Canada welcomes the most immigrants in a single year

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:03:15 +0000

In 2021, Canada welcomed over 401,000 permanent residents, the highest number of newcomers in any year in Canadian history, surpassing the previous record from 1913.

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