With 2 Million Applications in IRCC’s Inventory: Canada is Falling Back on it’s Service Standards
According to statistics released by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the total number of pending applications across all departments is currently just over 800,000.
The data presented here is up to date as of 30 April. In total, we have 2,006,000,000,000 applications available.
Applications that have not yet been processed are what IRCC considers part of its inventory. The government claims that it processed over 5.2 million applications for final approval in 2022, an increase of over 100% from 2021.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) strike lasted for 12 days, from April 19 to May 1, 2023, which is not included in the most recent inventory statistics.