H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

[idiris]

Agree nobody can count on processing times but they should give a more realistic picture of processing times. People looking to apply or who have applied in 2024/25 may want to consider other more realistic options.

That is right.

 

[idiris]

That is right.

They should also consider the ones applied before the reforms to the system.
and ones those applied after the reforms to the system.

 

[idiris]

The system change affects only new applicants, they must establish a clear and specific cut-off date and define the criteria that distinguish a "new" applicant from an "existing" one.

 

[canuck78]

The system change affects only new applicants, they must establish a clear and specific cut-off date and define the criteria that distinguish a "new" applicant from an "existing" one.

If bill c2 passes it can affect all current applicants. The current system is not functional as it is even if H&C stopped accepting new applicants.

 

[idiris]

2025-2027 Admissions Targets: What the Levels Plan Tells Us.

2025

10,000

2.5 %

Baseline
---------------------------------------------
2026

6,900

1.8 %

31% cut
‐--------------------------------------------------
2027

4,300

1.2 %

Further 38% cut

 

[canuck78]

2025-2027 Admissions Targets: What the Levels Plan Tells Us.

2025

10,000

2.5 %

Baseline
---------------------------------------------
2026

6,900

1.8 %

31% cut
‐--------------------------------------------------
2027

4,300

1.2 %

Further 38% cut

That is also all forms of H&C not only the general one. General H&C appears to have been allocated less than 1/5th of the total H&C target based on previous data released. Nobody can guess what IRCC will do to try to address the mess they watched happening yet did nothing to try to address the issue much earlier on.

 

[wiener]

If bill c2 passes it can affect all current applicants. The current system is not functional as it is even if H&C stopped accepting new applicants.

Bill C2 is stuck at second reading and now the government introduced bill C12 which is modified bill C2 (removing almost half of the bill C2) with the hope it will quickly pass. I agree current H and C program is not functional and IRCC should wipe out entire backlog and start from the scratch with very stringent criteria. I believe they should limit eligibility to only foregin nationals from ADR/TDR countries who have children with special needs/medical conditions, and failed refugee claimants from those countries. Also they should add clear provision that parent/grandparent/siblings/aunt cases are not eligible for H and C.

 

[DomenicRap]

according new processing time I have to wait another 62 months




We applied in January 2024

Humanitarian and compassionate cases: Outside Quebec​

Estimated time left​

62 months left

Last updated: October 9, 2025 Updated monthly

Processing times may increase

The Immigration Levels Plan sets the number of newcomers that Canada plans to welcome each year. If there are more people applying than available spaces, processing times may increase.
People ahead of you:
About 6,700 people ahead of you
Total number of people waiting for a decision:
About 49,400 people waiting
People applying now should be processed in:
More than 10 years

 

[DomenicRap]

Bill C2 is stuck at second reading and now the government introduced bill C12 which is modified bill C2 (removing almost half of the bill C2) with the hope it will quickly pass. I agree current H and C program is not functional and IRCC should wipe out entire backlog and start from the scratch with very stringent criteria. I believe they should limit eligibility to only foregin nationals from ADR/TDR countries who have children with special needs/medical conditions, and failed refugee claimants from those countries. Also they should add clear provision that parent/grandparent/siblings/aunt cases are not eligible for H and C.

see this article and its updated 8 days ago!!

Having a Canadian-born child does not prevent the removal of a foreign national. However, the CBSA always considers the best interest of the child before removing someone. If parents of Canadian children must be removed from Canada and choose to take their children back to their country of nationality, the CBSA will facilitate the travel of the children in order to keep the family together.

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/security-securite/rem-ren-eng.html