1.8 million Canada Immigration Application delayed processing by IRCC: The IRCC Offices (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) immigration applications backlog is nearing 1.8 million. Data collected from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows the following number of applications at the IRCC inventory as of October 27, 2021 (numbers are rounded):
- 548,000 Permanent residence (corporate, family, refugee) application and humanitarian class application
- 776,000 applications for Temporary residence permits (temporary residence visa, work permit, visitor extension application, and study permit)
- 468,000 Applications for Canadian citizenship (as of October 26)
- 1,792,000 Total inventory application