CIMM – Q-1632 - Annex A – October 24, 2023
Q-1632 — June 16, 2023 — Mr. Dreeshen (Red Deer-Mountain View) — With regard to the processing times for applications submitted to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, as of June 1, 2023: (a) what are the processing times for the temporary programs, broken down by month in 2023 for (i) study permits, (ii) work permits, (iii) temporary residents; and (b) what are the processing times for permanent residency programs, broken down by month in 2023 for (i) privately sponsored refugees, (ii) federal government assisted refugees, (iii) the live-in caregiver program, (iv) spouses and partners, (v) children and other family class applicants, (vi) parents and grandparents?
Name of organisation: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
| Line of Business | Application Type | Application Type/Immigration Category | Processing TimeFootnote * (TR in Days, eTA in Minutes) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 week Period ending on January 2023 | 8 week Period ending on February 2023 | 8 week Period ending on March 2023 | 8 week Period ending on April 2023 | 8 week Period ending on May 2023 | |||
| Temporary Resident (TR) | Workers | Work Permit - Total | 63 | 69 | 60 | 52 | 57 |
| Work Permit - Extension | 159 | 154 | 142 | 126 | 134 | ||
| Students | Study Permit Total | 68 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 46 | |
| Study Permit - Extension | 152 | 115 | 78 | 87 | 88 | ||
| Visitors | Electronic Travel Authority (eTA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Temporary Resident Visa | 168 | 150 | 102 | 246 | 244 | ||
| Super visa | 155 | 168 | 190 | 216 | 210 | ||
| Visitor Record - Extension | 197 | 172 | 174 | 162 | 152 | ||
Name of organisation: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
| Line of Business | Application Type / Immigration Category Group | Application Type / Immigration Category Sub-Group | Application Type / Immigration Category | Processing TimeFootnote * (TR in Days, eTA in Minutes) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Month Period ending on April 2023 | 6 Month Period ending on May 2023 | 6 Month Period ending on January 2023 | 6 Month Period ending on February 2023 | 6 Month Period ending on March 2023 | ||||
| Permanent Resident (PR) | Economic | Atlantic Immigration Class | Atlantic Immigration Class | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Canadian Experience Class | Canadian Experience Class (EE) | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Canadian Experience Class (No EE) | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | |||
| Caregiver Program | Caring For Children Program | 41 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 44 | ||
| Home Child-Care Provider Pilot | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | |||
| Permanent Resident (PR) | Economic | Caregiver Program | High Medical Needs Program | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| Home Support Worker | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | |||
| Interim Pathway Measure | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 44 | |||
| Live-in Caregiver Program | 94 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 119 | |||
| Federal Business | Self-employed | 43 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 51 | ||
| Start-up Visa | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | |||
| Federal Skilled Workers | Federal Skilled Workers (EE) | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | ||
| Permanent Resident (PR) | Economic | Ministerial Instruction Economic Programs/Pilot Programs | Agri-Food Immigration Pilot | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Atlantic Immigration Pilots | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |||
| Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |||
| TR to PR | TR to PR | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | ||
| Provincial/Territorial Nominees | Provincial/Territorial Nominees (EE) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Provincial/Territorial Nominees (EE) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |||
| Quebec Business | Quebec Business | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 65 | ||
| Permanent Resident (PR) | Economic | Quebec Skilled Workers | Quebec Skilled Workers | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
| Skilled Trades | Skilled Trades (EE) | 71 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 | ||
| Skilled Trades (pas EE) | - | 29 | - | 29 | 29 | |||
| Family Class | Quebec Family Class | Parents and Grandparents | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | |
| Spouses, Partners, and Children (incl. FCH) - Domestic | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |||
| Spouses, Partners, and Children (incl. FCH) - Overseas | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |||
| Permanent Resident (PR) | Family Class | Rest of Canada Family Class | Parents and Grandparents | 38 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Spouses, Partners, and Children (incl. FCH) - Domestic | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |||
| Spouses, Partners, and Children (incl. FCH) - Overseas | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Humanitarian | Blended Visa Office-Referred | Blended Visa Office-Referred | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dependants Abroad of Protected Persons | Personnes à charge à l’étranger de personnes protégées | 43 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 44 | ||
| Government-assisted Refugees | Federal Government-assisted Refugees | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | ||
| Quebec Government-assisted Refugees | 43 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 39 | |||
| Permanent Resident (PR) | Humanitarian | Humanitarian & Compassionate | Humanitarian & Compassionate | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Out-of-status construction workers in the GTA | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | - | |||
| Privately Sponsored Refugees | Privately Sponsored Refugees | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | ||
| Protected Persons Landed In Canada | Protected Persons Landed In Canada | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | ||
| Public Policy | Public Policy | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | ||
| Other | Other | Other | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |