2023 PR Applications Timeline (Protected Persons & Refugees)

[ruslan2025]

The day just started, wait - patience.

Hi .
Please share if you have any update , applicants March & April 2023.

 

[Flowercita]

Hi .
Please share if you have any update , applicants March & April 2023.

Hopefully they moved littlebit more during this year. There are 9 months more to process of 2023!

 

[PR waiting]

No update for March still

 

[saqibahmada]

They are not following queue system. Im February 2023 haven’t received a decision yet, while others have received it since july.

I am with you I applied 26 Feb 2023 no even p1

 

[ruslan2025]

At least 300,000 protected person are waiting for PR who are already in the pool and have applied. IRCC’s target quota for this category is around 20, 18, 16 k per year. At this rate, it would take about 15 years to clear the backlog. hahahha

 

[PR waiting]

I am with you I applied 26 Feb 2023 no even p1

U should get ur GCMS notes, depends on which country u originally from, and u will get that from contacting mp or getting GCMS notes, it might stucked with security clearance means takes little longer, u would be fine but knowing before would be less worrying.

 

[Notthatparis]

Hi folks, I am an April 2023 applicant, and I'm still waiting for my P1. My husband could have applied for sponsorship for me after we got married in May 2024, but I didn't want him to since I had already applied as a protected person and the estimated processing time wasn't that long. It has been almost 30 months since I applied for permanent residency. Do you think a spousal sponsorship application would be faster if I apply now ? (It looks like around 30 months processing time in IRCC’s website for spousal sponsorship)

 

[Arank]

Applied PR october 2023. 2024 jan bio metrics submitted. Pre arrival received and eligibility passed 2024 December. After that no update. Anyone here like me? It's been 23 months now. How long we need to wait? ( Ontario)

 

[theclaimer]

Applied PR october 2023. 2024 jan bio metrics submitted. Pre arrival received and eligibility passed 2024 December. After that no update. Anyone here like me? It's been 23 months now. How long we need to wait? ( Ontario)

Same timeline. No update after eligibility. May be more 6 months.

 

[Canadian_rainbow]

May 30th, 2023 applicant (Ontario). No news after pre arrival and eligibility letters. And I don’t expect any news soon. Looks like still march applicants have not heard anything yet.

 

[Flowercita]

Applied PR october 2023. 2024 jan bio metrics submitted. Pre arrival received and eligibility passed 2024 December. After that no update. Anyone here like me? It's been 23 months now. How long we need to wait? ( Ontario)

Imagine this, i passed elegibility may 2024. And just silent after that. Looks like they are not working in Our files.
Should be our time, it passed 24 months (+) But they increase and increase processing times. When You reach the time, so they increase more and You can't request help to MP because You are still "within the timeframe"

 

[LolaInCanada]

May 30th, 2023 applicant (Ontario). No news after pre arrival and eligibility letters. And I don’t expect any news soon. Looks like still march applicants have not heard anything yet.

Same as you

 

[ruslan2025]

OMG MARCH 10 final decision September *.
Latest update:
Final decision - September 8, 2025:Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.

 

[Ben11]

OMG MARCH 10 final decision September *.
Latest update:
Final decision - September 8, 2025:Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.

Congratulations

 

[Sammi0048]

OMG MARCH 10 final decision September *.
Latest update:
Final decision - September 8, 2025:Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.

Happy for you.