CIMM – Inventories and Processing Times – November 07, 2023
Permanent Residents
Breakdown of Inventories and Processing Times: As of September 30, 2023
| Immigration Category Group | Subcategories | January – September 2023 Admissions | Processing Inventory | Processing time for the last 6 months (in months) up to Sept 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic | Atlantic Immigration Program | 2,600 | 5,600 | AIP: 6 |
| Canadian Experience Class | 32,600 | 24,900 | CEC:5 | |
| Caregiver Program Includes: Caring for Children Program (CCP) Home Child Care Program (HCCP) Home Support Worker Program (HSWP) Interim Pathway Measure (IPM) Live in Caregiver (LCP) |
2,300 | 36,600 | CCP:48 HCCP: 35 HSWP: 35 IPW: 47 LCP: 105 |
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| Federal Business | 1,500 | 38,600 | FD: 53 SUV: 37 |
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| Federal High Skilled | 23,500 | 21,400 | FSW (C-50): 50 FSW EE: 6 |
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| Ministerial Instruction Economic Programs/Pilot Programs Includes: Agri-Food Immigration Pilot (AFIP) Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMP) Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) |
3,400 | 5,400 | AFIP: 8 EMP: 7 RNIP: 7 |
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| TR to PR | 31,300 | 7,500 | 26 | |
| Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) | 88,000 | 82,100 | PNP EE: 8 PNP Non-EE: 16 |
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| Quebec Business | 5,200 | 8,400 | 61 | |
| Quebec Skilled Workers | 25,000 | 17,200 | 14 | |
| Total | 218,800 | 248,600 | - | |
| Family | Family Class - Spouse Partners and Children (including FCH) | 64,400 | 94,800 | Quebec: Domestic: 25 Abroad: 32 Rest of Canada: Domestic: 10 Abroad: 14 |
| Parents and Grandparents Note: Processing times only reflect applications destined outside Quebec |
22,400 | 60,600 | Quebec: 47 Rest of Canada: 22 |
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| Total | 86,800 | 155,500 | - | |
| Refugee, Humanitarian & Other | Refugee | 35,000 | 102,700 | GVR: 25 PSR: 37 |
| Protected Person in Canada (incl. Dependents Abroad) | 18,900 | 102,300 | In Canada: 23 Abroad: 47 |
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| Humanitarian & Other | 11,400 | 37,900 | 20 | |
| Total | 65,300 | 242,900 | - | |
| Grand Total | 370,900 | 646,900Tablenote * | - | |
Table Notes
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Temporary Residents
Breakdown of Inventories and Processing Times: January 1 to September 30, 2023
| Immigration Category Group (excluding extensions) |
Subcategories | Visa – Permits Processed | Inventory | Processing time (in days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers | Work Permits | 816,500 | 162,000 | Work Permit (No CUAET): 70 CUAET WP: 472 |
| Students | Study permitTablenote * | 659,700 | 113,000 | Study permit: 59 SDS: 21 |
| Visitors (incl. CUAET; excl. Supervisa & eTA) |
Temporary Resident Visa | 2,500,400 | 745,700 | TRV: 85 CUAET TRV: 214 |
| Total | 3,976,600 | 1,020,700 | - | |
Table Notes
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| Immigration Category Group | Subcategories | Visa – Permits Processed | Inventory | Processing time (in days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers - Extensions | Work Permit Extensions | 487,800 | 176,200 | 123 |
| Students - Extensions | Study permit Extension | 179,200 | 34,800 | 94 |
| Visitors - Extensions | Visitor Record (Extension) | 203, 700 | 41,400 | 55 |
| Total | 870,700 | 252,400 | - | |
| Immigration Category Group | Subcategories | Visa – Permits Processed | Inventory | Processing time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visitors - other | eTA | 2,930,500 | 48,300 | 1 minute |
| Supervisa | 72,800 | 14,900 | 88 days |
Citizenship
| Citizenship Category Group | Subcategories | Applications Processed | Inventory | Processing time (in months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizenship | Grants | 276,900 | 248,000 | 17 |
| Proofs | 45,700 | 26,600 | 10 |
All values are rounded, as a result data may not sum to the totals indicated.
Notes:
Permanent Resident, Permanent Resident Card, and Citizenship processing time should read as 80% of cases finalized in the last 6 months were completed within X months or less. Temporary Resident processing time should read as 80% of cases finalized in the last 8 weeks were completed within X days or less.