CIC Permanent Resident Applicants Awaiting a Decision

[inderpalsidhu]

                     
   AS OF MARCH 31 (unless otherwise indicated)                  
Volumes (in persons)   
                                         2005    2006          2007         2008          2009               2009        2010
                                                                                                                             (Dec 31)   (Mar 31)
Working Inventory                     
Federal Skilled
Worker applications
received on or after
the priority processing
date of February 27, 2008*  n/a       n/a              n/a        107,529      128,769          128,769   161,959
   
Backlog                     
Federal Skilled Worker
applications received
before the priority
processing date of
February 27, 2008*
                                       486,548   509,585     586,109     513,018    400,005      400,005   374,827
All Other Permanent
Resident Applications**   336,370   333,849      339,608        372,857   416,547      416,547    417,365
Backlog Subtotal               822,918   843,434      925,717        885,875   816,552     816,552   792,192

Total Applicants Awaiting
a Decision                           822,918   843,434     925,717        994,231   945,321      945,321   954,139
                     
* The date the Action Plan for Faster Immigration took effect.    (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2008/2008-11-28.asp)                  
**Other permanent resident applicants include Family Class, Refugees, Humanitarian and Compassionate and others in the  Economic Class.                     
Source: CIC Operational Databases, 1st Quarter 2010                     

[Mezo2009]

Thanks. The numbers are really scary. Too much are waiting.