Canada Clears About Half A Million Record Visa Application Backlogs

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Sristy Sharma
Updated on Dec 22, 2022 12:19 PM IST

IRCC has been a constant in the news for the past two years for its immigration backlogs and measures to combat the same. The 2022 statistics until November, show the positive results of these measures as a new record was made in processing immigration applications.

Canada Clears About Half A Million Record Visa Application Backlogs

Despite suffering from numerous backlogs and visa processing delays, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has managed to process a record number of immigration applications.

IRCC has processed 4.8 million applications until November 2022 in comparison to 2.5 million immigration applications by November 2021. The impressive numbers have been made achievable by the measures taken to boost and affirm the Canadian immigration machinery.

Among the varying measures are included digitisation of applications, hiring new employees, focusing on employee training, streamlining existing processes, and using automotive technology to increase existing efficiency. As a result, over 80% of new applications were processed within the standard stipulated processing time.

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Even as IRCC was striving to effect these improvements, it never faltered in ensuring the safety and security of Canadian citizens in search of records or numbers.

Backlogs clearance has made a major contribution to these record numbers.

Sean Fraser relayed that IRCC has managed to reduce the pandemic backlogs by half a million. This dent in pending applications was achieved by August 2022.

Individual achievements of varying visa types have also been as phenomenal as the overall record. In 2022, by November 30, 670,000 Study Permit Canada applications were processed, which is approximately 150,000 applications higher than last year.

The figures for 2022 have not only improved in comparison to the previous year but in the pre-pandemic period as well. While in 2019, 223,000 Work Permits were processed by November 30, the number is almost 700,000 in 2022. The number of visitor visas processed monthly has increased to 260,000 applications in 2022 while it was 180,000 applications in 2019.

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After 1913 it was in 2021 that 405,000 PR visas were issued to make a record. This record, however, is expected to be surpassed by a new one in 2022, which is all geared to achieve its target of issuing 431,000 PR visas by the end of the year.

IRCC released a statement acknowledging the importance and contribution of immigration to the countrys economy and culture.

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Source: The Mint

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