You dont have to wait for PR to apply for Health card. Once you get a positive NOD you can go ahead and apply as your interim federal health coverage covers you up to 90 days after you become a protected person.
2023 PR Applications Timeline (Protected Persons & Refugees)
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The medical health card has already been created. Will the same card continue after the PR card? Will some changes have to be made to it and extra coverage?
This table should explain why you are waiting. The backlog is over 115k and the yearly target for PR for protected people and their families abroad is 20k. Processing times is also listed as 44months.
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So I have to make new one or continue same until expire?
Second I have to inform bank and what about new sin no?
You can use the same health card until it expires. Yes you should inform anyone who depends on your SIN# or status in Canada (some programs are only available to PRs and citizens but those are fairly rare).
Hi everyone..
i am nov1,2023 applicant i do have a representative i received my eligibility letter in Jan2024 but no updates after that.. am from Vancouver and i can’t see my file on gckey account because of the lawyer and i asked him if talking to MP or calling IRCC directly would help he said no need and whenever i ask him about the file all he say is it’s going fine ..I know am rushing it but my work permit is expiring soon and i don’t wanna spend another $600 on it. Can you guys tell me if contacting MP would help ?
i am nov1,2023 applicant i do have a representative i received my eligibility letter in Jan2024 but no updates after that.. am from Vancouver and i can’t see my file on gckey account because of the lawyer and i asked him if talking to MP or calling IRCC directly would help he said no need and whenever i ask him about the file all he say is it’s going fine ..I know am rushing it but my work permit is expiring soon and i don’t wanna spend another $600 on it. Can you guys tell me if contacting MP would help ?
As i have representative he does charge $600 to apply
Then do it yourself. It's very straightforward. Tell your lawyer you want to do it yourself and keep your $600
Weirdly it doesn’t break down the difference like they do for other categories. Quebec plans to land 4.1-4.4K asylum seekers per year so would only partially skew the data if included. Anecdotally we have already seen processing closer to 3 years outside Quebec. There is also the pilot program that skews the data because a small percentage of applicants have faster processing (closer to 1.5-2yrs these days). The table basically explains why processing will continue getting longer over time.
The processing time Jan to April was only 28 months , and this table says 44 so they are either fake data or for Quebec.
Yes that’s y I asked is it for Quebec, basically that’s not official data. Usually taking 31 months around outside Quebec.
Why is it not official data (also comes directly from the government through freedom of information)? Many are still under the impression that processing is 24 months while it is likely getting closer to 3 years. Quebec represents around 1/5 of the quota so they will skew processing times but think this is more confirmation that processing times are getting longer and will continue to increase if you consider the backlogs. If you applied for PR in 2022 your processing times will look very different than 2023, 2023 will be different than 2024, etc. No different than many other programs like asylum, various H&C programs, etc.
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