CIMM – Key Numbers: Afghanistan – February 8, 2023
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Breakdown of Applications and Arrivals for Each Pathway and Sub Categories + Commitments (as of February 1, 2023)
Public Policy | Referrals | Commitment (40K) |
Applications Received (Person) | Applications Approved (Person) | Landing Inventory or TRP approved (Person) | Arrived in Canada (Person) | Published on the website as of Feb 3, 2023 |
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Special Immigration Measures (SIM) | GAC (includes LES) | - | 6,249 | 4,377 | 588 | 3,789 | - |
DND | - | 10,874 | 7,136 | 1,410 | 5,726 | - | |
Other | - | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
Total | 18,000 | 17, 155 | 11,513 | 1,998 | 9,515 | 9,515 | |
EFPP | Total | 5,000 | 5,702 | 1,427 | 351 | 1,076 | 1,075 |
Humanitarian GAR Program (~12 K) | US ReferralsFootnote * | 6,000 | 6,142 | 5,342 | 174 | 5,168 | - |
NATO | 450 | 493 | 466 | 0 | 466 | - | |
FLD/PD | 900 | 664 | 466 | 63 | 403 | - | |
UNHCR | 1,000 | 1,005 | 1,000 | 0 | 1,000 | - | |
Other | 3,048 | 1,963 | 851 | 109 | 742 | - | |
Total | 11,398 | 10,267 | 8,125 | 346 | 7,779 | - | |
Humanitarian PSR Program (13 K)Footnote ** | Afghan General Inventory | 7,000 | 7,003 | 7,003 | 1 | 7,002 | - |
AF1 New PSR Commitment | 3,000 | 2,107 | 897 | 262 | 635 | - | |
G5 and CS RSD waiver | 3000 | 2,966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
Total PSR | 13,000 | 12,076 | 7,900 | 263 | 7,637 | - | |
Total Humanitarian GAR/PSR | - | - | - | - | - | 15,416Footnote *** | 15,415Footnote *** |
Total additional Afghan arrivals from regular processing (GAR, PSR) | N/A | N/A | 10,291 | 2,960 | 1,099 | 1861 | 1860 |
Grand Total | - | - | - | - | - | 27,868Footnote *** | 27,870Footnote *** |
Number of Staff Deployed to ISBAD Total:
Pending visas were issued for incoming IRCC postings and all confirmed officers are now at post. While several visas are still pending for TD officers, two
TD officers are expected to arrive in Pakistan in the coming weeks.
Settlement Data:
Settlement Overall
The Department works with a network of over 550 settlement service provider organizations in about 37 communities across Canada.
There are 43 RAP service provider organizations in 44 communities across Canada and at three ports of entry.
In 2021-22, 428,600 of all IRCC clients (not just Afghans) accessed at least one settlement service, a 13% increase compared to 2020-21.
Afghan-Specific Settlement Figures (as of February 1, 2023)
1,811 Afghan GARs in Temporary Accommodation.
Of these, approximately 285 were in mass hotels and 1,526 in other temporary accommodation.
Overall Destining by Province (as of February 1, 2023)
Province | Number Resettled | Percentage of Arrivals |
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Ontario | 14,319 | 51.4% |
Alberta | 5,615 | 20.1% |
BC | 3,231 | 11.6% |
Newfoundland | 763 | 2.7% |
Saskatchewan | 1,187 | 4.3% |
Manitoba | 617 | 2.2% |
Nova Scotia | 398 | 1.4% |
New Brunswick | 472 | 1.7% |
Quebec | 1,166 | 4.2% |
PEI | 30 | 0.1% |
TBD | 70 | 0.3% |
Processing and Landing Inventories or TRP Approved (in Persons) in Afghanistan Under All Resettlement Streams
Cohort | Processing inventory | Landing inventory or TRP approved | Total processing and landing inventory |
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SIMS | 3,363 | 921 | 4,284 |
GAR | 1394 | 14 | 1,408 |
EFPP | 2,763 | 0 | 2,763 |
PSR | 145 | 1 | 146 |
Total | 7,665 |
936 |
8,601 |
Processing and Landing Inventories or TRP Approved (in Persons) in Pakistan Under All Resettlement Streams
Cohort | Processing inventory | Landing inventory or TRP approved | Total processing and landing inventory |
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SIMS | 1,743 | 764 | 2,507 |
GAR | 1,199 | 215 | 1,414 |
EFPP | 819 | 348 | 1,167 |
PSR | 3,273 | 267 | 3,540 |
Total | 7,034 |
1,594 |
8,628 |
Numbers Resettled Via Pakistan Under All Resettlement Streams
Cohort | Arrived in Canada from Pakistan |
---|---|
SIMS | 6,047 |
GAR | 1,630 |
EFPP | 1,066 |
PSR | 1,063 |
Total | 9,806 |
*All data from OPP reports dated as of February 2, 2023. Data is operational and subject to change.
Charters Since October 2021
Departure country | #PAX | #charters |
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Pakistan | 6,933 | 22 (+2 cancelled) |
Tajikistan | 4,714 | 16 (4 in 2021; 12 in 2022) |
Other | 1,336 | 5 |
Total | 12,983 | 43 |
Access to Study Permits for Afghan Nationals
Number of Afghans on Study Permits (January to November 2022) | Approval Rate for Study Permits from Afghan Applicants (July 2021 to December 2022) | Primary Ground for Study Permit Refusal for Afghan Applicants (July 2021 to December 2022) | Approval Rate for Other Countries in the Region (July 2021 to December 2022) |
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170 | 22.9% | The inability to satisfy that the applicants will leave Canada is a reason for refusal present in approximately 93% of refusal letters sent to applicants. |
Pakistan: 38.8%; Tajikistan:52%; Turkey:46.4%; Iran: 48.7% |
International Comparison of Afghan Resettlement Initiative by Commitment Level
Canada | United States | European Union | United Kingdom | Australia | New Zealand |
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At least 40,000 by end of 2023 | No resettlement commitment was publicly announced, however funding was provided to support resettlement of up to 95,000 |
40,000 spaces pledged in Dec 2021, further 13,000 spaces pledged in November 2022 totalling 53,000. *See Germany below. |
At least 20,000 in the next few years, including 5000 in the first year | 31,500 over next four years | No specific commitment announced |
- In October 2022, Germany announced an increase in their overall commitment, including the launch of their new federal admission program for people from Afghanistan who are “at particular risk”.
- The program aims to approve admissions to Germany for around 1,000 vulnerable Afghans and their family members from inside Afghanistan every month (likely until the end of their legislative period in September 2025, depending on capacity).
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International Comparison on Number of Afghans Resettled
Canada | United States | European Union | United Kingdom | Australia | New Zealand |
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27,870 (as of February 1, 2023) | 74,000 (as of December 2021) likely risen to 88,000 | 29,000 (as of June 2022) | 17,904 (as of November 2022) | 6,000 | 1,700 (as of July 29, 2022) |
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