Immigration Plan: Applications and Processing Times

immigration plan: Officials cite a backlog of active applications and pressure to cut down processing times, according to Huffington Post Canada. The backlog grew because, prior to 2012, there were no limits on the number of new applications that could be submitted, department spokeswoman Remi Lariviere told The Huffington Post Canada in an email. The move, affecting groups of five and community sponsor applications, was quietly announced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada IRCC in a news release during the holidays. As a result, we received more applications annually than we could process given the number of spaces in the immigration plan. Photo Jonathan Hayward/Pool/Reuters It's a change that affects smaller sponsor groups. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau greet Syrian refugees Ahmad Al Krad, his wife Doaa Al Mahmed and their children in Vancouver on Sept. 25, 2016. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.