Canada to Invest $85 Million Toward Eliminating Immigration Backlog

The Government of Canada has announced that it will allocate significant funds to facilitate immigration, which will help reduce application times.

In October 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) reported that the equivalent of immigration applications had risen to approximately 1.8 million, of which:

• 548,195 asylum applications including 112,392 refugee applications.
• 775,741 temporary residence applications (work permits, temporary visas, study permits, and visitor status).
• 468,000 applications for Canadian citizenship.

Immigration minister Sean Fraser has introduced Canada's plans to get the immigration machine back on track. Inside the 2021 finances, Canada allocated $ eighty-five million to lessen processing instances across all IRCC lines of enterprise. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also called on Fraser to reduce the mandate letter processing times.

Fraser is now announcing that the budget will permit Canada to go back to processing service standards to look at allows, paintings permits, and everlasting resident card renewals by the end of the yr. Canada is likewise running to lessen processing times for visitor visas and proof of citizenship.

New facts discovered that Canada admitted 46315 new permanent residents in October 2021. This turned into the most significant number of permanent citizens IRCC has ever accepted in a single month in modern Canadian immigration history. At this fee, Canada is on course to fulfill its immigration target of 401,000 people for 2022 – the highest number of newcomers targeted in 12 months.

According to a November 24 memo, at the time, IRCC was expecting Foreign Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) application processing to take 20 months, well beyond the processing standard of six months for Express Entry-managed programs. The same memo said processing was expected to be nearly eight months for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates.

The processing times displayed on the IRCC website after the COVID-19 outbreak are not always accurate. Several factors affect applicant turnaround times, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Immigration Secretary Sean Fraser has announced Canada's plan to get immigration back to normal.

In its 2021 budget, Canada allocated $85 million to reduce hours of operation across all IRCC lines of business. President Justin Trudeau has also asked Fraser to reduce his tenure as attorney general. Fraser said the current funding would allow Canada to resume the work process for study permits, work permits and permanent residence cards by the end of the year. Canada is also working to reduce working hours for visitors with visas and proof of citizenship.

"This will help to ensure Canada's immigration system is well-positioned to help meet Canada's economic and labour force goals,"  Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland statement said.

Canada is on progression to hitting its goal of 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021 and is dedicated to bringing in more than 411,000 newcomers in 2022 and 421,000 in 2023.