The backlog has grown by 21,000 applications over two months.
The backlog has grown by 21,000 applications over two months.
IRCC has more than 1.8 million applications in the queue, according to data from December.
CIC News obtained the data via an information request to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The backlog includes future citizens, permanent residents, international students, temporary workers, and visitors.
Adding up these categories brings the total to a backlog of 1,813,144 applications in December. In October, IRCC reported a backlog of 1,791,936. The difference means the backlog has grown by more than 21,000 immigration applications in a span of 49 days, a growth of 1%.
For most of these categories, except citizens, the new data reflect IRCC’s inventory as of December 15, 2021: