Last Updated On 22 November 2023, 10:18 AM EST (Toronto Time)
Last Updated On 22 November 2023, 10:18 AM EST (Toronto Time)
The great Canadian immigration backlog is rising and has now reached the highest level since February 2023, heading towards the 1 million mark.
So, if you have applied for or are thinking of applying for immigration or a visa to Canada, then you may have to wait a bit longer or are already waiting longer than usual.
The IRCC backlog is defined as any citizenship, immigration, or visa application taking longer under processing than the normal immigration department’s service standard.
Click here for application-category-wise IRCC service standards.
The Canadian immigration backlog has been continuously rising since April 30, 2023, up until the latest available official data as of October 31, 2023, updated by the IRCC yesterday.
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reports that there were 936,500 overall citizenship, immigration, and temporary visa applications in backlog, were taking longer than normal IRCC processing service standards.
Click here for application-category-wise IRCC service standards.
Application TypeBacklogOct 31Backlog Sep 30Difference Since September 30%Age ChangeSince September 30Citizenship56,40058,200-1,800-3.09%Permanent Residence287,500284,600+2,9001.02%Temporary Residence592,600585,700+6,9001.18%Total936,500928,500+8,0000.86%Canadian Immigration Backlog
IRCC updated this data today, November 21, 2023 for the application processing inventory as of the end of the previous month.
IRCC aims to process 80% of the applications within the set service standards set by the department and any application exceeding this service standard time is labelled as backlog.
Click here for application-category-wise IRCC service standards.
Overall, IRCC was managing a total of 2,166,800 applications among all the categories as of October 31, 2023.
Application TypeWithin Service StandardsOctober 31Within Service StandardsSeptember 30Percentage Change Since September 30Citizenship214,800216,400-0.74%Permanent Residence351,500362,300-2.98%Temporary Residence664,000687,700-3.45%Total1,230,3001,266,400-2.85%IRCC Applications Under Service Standards
The backlog decreased among citizenship applications, while it grew for both permanent residency and temporary residency applications as compared to last month’s update.
The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been processing more than 2 million applications at any given point since March 2023.
The below table lists all the official IRCC immigration backlog data reported since January 2023 and the percentage change month-on-month.
Backlog Update DateApplications In BacklogTotal Applications Under ProcessingBacklog Net%Age Change month-on-monthOctober 31, 2023936,5002,166,800+0.86%September 30, 2023928,5002,194,900+9.9%August 31, 2023844,7002,198,700+5.2%July 31, 2023802,6002,274,600+0.2%June 30, 2023801,0002,264,000-2.3%May 31, 2023820,0002,248,000+1.4%April 30, 2023809,0002,006,000-9.7%March 31, 2023896,3002,017,700-1.5%February 28, 2023910,4001,962,600-6.6%January 31, 2023974,6001,944,500+6.1%Canada Immigration Backlog 2023
What is the latest backlog of the IRCC 2023?
The IRCC was processing 2,166,800 applications for citizenship, immigration, and visas as of October 31, 2023.
According to the most recent IRCC statement on the Canada immigration backlog, there is an increase in the backlog of applications to 936,500 as of October 31, 2023.
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