As per IRCC, Canada's immigration backlog again rose in previous months after the immigration department staff strike.

The IRCC is making progress toward processing applications in a timely manner and clearing the backlog.

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Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said the immigration staff strike disrupted the IRCC's application processing operations.

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In April 2023, IRCC had an 809,000 immigration applications backlog, which included all category applications.

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IRCC shared updates on June 16, 2023, regarding the backlog of applications, which has increased by 11000 compared to April.

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In late June, IRCC reported that they had processed 64% of applications within the standard timeframe for May and 60% for April.

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As per the latest update from IRCC on June 16, 2023, 64% of applications were processed within the service standards on May 31, 2023.

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On the same day, IRCC stated their objective to process 80% of new applications within the established service standards.

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According to IRCC, the backlog has increased due to the inclusion of application counts from the previous month.

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As of May 31, Canada has welcomed 221,000 new permanent residents applicants, with a target of 465,000 by 2023.

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IRCC promises to handle and process all kinds of immigration applications within the standard service time.

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