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PACP - Inventories and Processing Times by Line of Business - December 5, 2023

October 31, 2023

Permanent Residents

Breakdown of Inventories and Processing Times: as of October 31, 2023

Immigration Category Group Subcategories January – October 2023 Admissions Tablenote *Processing Inventory Processing time for the last 6 months (in months)
Economic Atlantic Immigration Program 2,900 6,000 AIP: 6
Canadian Experience Class 35,100 23,300 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)		 2,600 36,200 CCP:48
HCCP: 36
HSWP: 35
IPW: 48
LCP: 105
Federal Business 2,200 39,600 FD: 53
SUV: 37
Federal High SkilledTablenote ** 29,900 18,200 FSW EE: 5
Ministerial Instruction Economic Programs/Pilot Programs Includes:
Agri-Food Immigration Pilot (AFIP)
Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMP)
Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP)		 3,800 5,500 AFIP: 8
EMP: 7
RNIP: 7
TR to PR 33,500 4,800 27
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) 94,500 82,800 PNP EE: 8
PNP Non-EE: 15
Quebec Business 5,600 8,000 60
Quebec Skilled Workers 27,400 18,600 13
Total 237,500 242,900 -
Family Family Class – Spouses, Partners and Children (including FCH) 70,000 91,900 Rest of Canada

In Canada: 15

Abroad: 14

Quebec

In Canada: 26

Abroad: 37
Parents and Grandparents 24,900 58,300 23
Total 94,900 150,200 -
Refugee, Humanitarian & Other Refugee 40,100 102,800 GAR: 25
PSR: 38
Protected Person in Canada(incl. Dependents Abroad) 20,100 103,900 In Canada: 24
Abroad: 48
Humanitarian & Other 12,000 39,200 20
Total 72,200 245,900 -
Grand Total 404,600 639,000 -

Table Notes

Tablenote 1

Includes prospective applications; excludes landing inventory.

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Tablenote 2

There are also approximately 500 applications in the combined Prospective, Processing and Landing inventories of Federal Skilled Worker C-50 (Ministerial Instruction) cases which have a processing time of approximately 48 months.

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All values are rounded, as a result data may not sum to the totals indicated.

Temporary Residents

Breakdown of Inventories and Processing Times: January 1 to October 31, 2023

Immigration Category Group
(excluding extensions)		 Subcategories Visa – Permits Processed Inventory Processing time
(in days)
Workers Work Permits(WP)

WP (non-CUAET): 367,200

CUAET WP: 475,700

WP (non-CUAET): 81,000

CUAET WP: 42,900

WP (non-CUAET): 77

CUAET WP: 525
Students Study permitTablenote * 727,700 117,300 Study permit: 76
SDS: 23
Visitors
(excl. Supervisa & eTA)		 Temporary Resident Visa (TRV)

TRV (non-CUAET): 2,496,200

CUAET TRV: 206,900

TRV (non-CUAET): 722,900

CUAET TRV: 40,100

TRV (non-CUAET): 85

CUAET TRV: 204
Total 4,301,300 1,007,800 -

Table Notes

Tablenote *

Study Permit (incl. SDS)

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Immigration Category Group Subcategories Visa – Permits Processed Inventory Processing time
(in days)
Workers - Extensions Work Permit Extensions 561,100 152,500 133
Students - Extensions Study permit Extension 195,200 37,100 138
Visitors - Extensions Visitor Record (Extension) 226,600 43,800 88
Total 982,900 233,400 -
Immigration Category Group Subcategories Visa – Permits Processed Inventory Processing time
Visitors - other eTA 3,162,600 41,700 1 minute
Supervisa 79,200 15,100 84 days

All temporary resident values are rounded, as a result data may not sum to the totals indicated.

Citizenship

Citizenship Category Group Subcategories Applications Processed Inventory Processing time
(in months)
Citizenship Grants 314,800 244,500 17
Proofs 51,600 26,700 10

All values are rounded, as a result data may not sum to the totals indicated.

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