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Sean Fraser provides update on Canada’s immigration system

August 30, 2022 admin backlog, backlogs, canada immigration, canadian immigration, Express Entry, general, immigration levels plan, immigration minister, inventory, IRCC, ita, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:22:51 +0000

Canada’s Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser, spoke in Vancouver on August 24 about Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) ongoing work to reduce application backlogs, improve client experience and address labour shortages. As an immediate measure, IRCC has announced that it will have hired up to 1,250 new employees by late fall in order to speed […]

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How can Canada avoid major immigration backlogs in the future?

May 20, 2022 admin analysis, backlogs, cimm, Express Entry, family class, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2022-2024, IRCC, refugees, spousal sponsorship

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 12:00:18 +0000

Earlier this month the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) began a study on IRCC’s application processing times and backlogs. The purpose of CIMM is to provide oversight of the immigration system and release studies that contain recommendations for improvement. CIMM invited me to Ottawa to participate in this study, which I […]

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Express Entry applications to be processed within 6 months again

May 18, 2022 admin backlog, backlogs, cec, covid, covid-19, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, fstp, fswp, immigration, immigration minister, pandemic, PNP, processing times, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Gabriel Dumitrascu| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 12:15:45 +0000

Prior to the pandemic, the Canadian government aimed to process most Express Entry immigration applications within six months. Due to the pandemic, however, applicants have had to wait much longer. Non-Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Express Entry applicants are waiting well over 20 months on average for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to finalize their […]

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Minister Fraser says processing standards could return to normal by end of calendar year

May 13, 2022 admin backlog, backlogs, Canada, canada immigration, canada’s immigration minister, canadian immgiration, Express Entry, immigration, immigration backlog, PNP, Quebec, sean fraser, standing committee on immigration and citizenship

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 17:59:52 +0000

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser appeared today before the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration to participate in the committee’s new study on IRCC’s application backlogs and processing times. The parliamentary committee is comprised of elected federal government officials. Their mandate is to monitor federal policy relating to immigration and multiculturalism, as well as […]

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Minister Fraser says processing standards could return to normal by 2023

May 12, 2022 admin backlog, backlogs, Canada, canada immigration, canada’s immigration minister, canadian immgiration, Express Entry, immigration, immigration backlog, PNP, Quebec, sean fraser, standing committee on immigration and citizenship

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 17:59:52 +0000

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IRCC updates processing times tool to provide more accurate information

March 31, 2022 admin backlogs, cec, citizenship, eta, Express Entry, family class, general, immigration, IRCC, jobs, pgp, PNP, proof of citizenship, Quebec, settle, study, study permits, super visa, temporary residence, trv, work permit, work permits

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:59:57 +0000

On March 31, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced major updates to the government’s online processing times tool. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) clients can now see more accurate estimates of how long it will take to process their application. Most permanent resident and citizenship services will now use dynamic processing times. New calculations will […]

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