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A Decrease of 2.4 Million Immigrants is Recorded in Canada’s Immigration Backlog

Austin Campbell

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Canada's Immigration Backlog

According to the latest update from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Canada’s immigration backlog has dropped to 2.4 million. The record across all aspects of business has advanced as follows since July 2021:

• November 3, 2022: 2,411,388 persons
• September 30, 2022: 2,600,000 persons
• August 31, 2022: 2,583,827 persons
• July 15-17, 2022: 2,679,031 persons
• June 1-6, 2022: 2,387,884 persons
• April 30-May 2, 2022: 2,130,385 persons
• April 11-12, 2022: 2,031,589 persons
• March 15 and 17, 2022: 1,844,424 persons
• February 1, 2022: 1,815,628 persons
• December 15, 2021: 1,813,144 persons
• October 27, 2021: 1,792,404 persons
• July 6, 2021: 1,447,474 persons

As of October 31, there were 331,401 citizenship applicants, compared to 351,964 on October 3. Compared to October 3, the permanent residence inventory stood at 506,421 people.

According to the October 3 temporary residence inventory, there were 1,651,649 people, while on November 3 it stood at 1,537,566. This resulted in reductions in two of the three major categories, with the biggest reduction in temporary residences.

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Express Entry and PNP Inventories

39,589 Express Entry applications are awaiting processing as of November 3. In July, the IRCC resumed inviting Express Entry candidates from all programs. Due to IRCC’s struggles to meet its service standard of processing Express Entry applications within six months, draws were limited to candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) between September 21, 2021, and July 6, 2022. After reducing the number of Express Entry invitations for Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates, IRCC has returned to its six-month service standard for candidates who have received a permanent residence invitation since July 6. The PNP has an inventory of 62,073 total applications.

Family Class Inventory

A total of 128,112 family immigrants are currently in the system, compared to 125,488 on October 3. The Spouses and Partners program is among the largest inventories among all lines of business, at 61,118, a slight rise in the number as compared to October 3. The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) has an inventory of 55,653 people compared to 53530 people waiting for decisions in October.

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PNP Draws & Updates

DateProvinceInvitations
May 29Newfoundland and Labrador351 invitations
May 29Manitoba30 invitation
May 28British Columbia13 invitations
May 23Alberta158 invitations
May 15Manitoba 60 invitations
Check Out the Full List of PNP Draws➜

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Recent Express Entry Draws

DrawNumber Of InvitationsMinimum CRS Points
349 (Healthcare)500504
348 (PNP)277726
347 (CEC)500547
346 (PNP)511706
345(Healthcare)500510
All Express Entry Draw Results ➜

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