2023 PR Applications Timeline (Protected Persons & Refugees)

[10April23]

Good news
Applied: 10 April 2023
Final decision: 7 April 2026.. i cant believe it. Hopefully you guys have good news soon. All the best.

 

[ohaurela]

It still shows 4500 people ahead of us, it means IRCC didn’t process any file at all during the last month. I checked the same page 10-15 days ago, it was displaying exactly same message. Today it looks like they updated the page, but nothing changed for 2023 applicants apparently. Anyway we can’t do much, we have to wait. Keep your heads up and stay positive

it went from 16500 to 16000 so 500 processed

 

[Flowercita]

Good news
Applied: 10 April 2023
Final decision: 7 April 2026.. i cant believe it. Hopefully you guys have good news soon. All the best.

Happy for you. Good to know is moving!

 

[Flowercita]

Being positive, if the processing times are true and I'll get PR on June [I'm August 2023 applicant], what can I do if I have a planned trip out Canada in July 2nd?
May I travel only with my refugee travel document like before?
Comments please about similar experience. Thanks.

 

[Star55]

Good news
Applied: 10 April 2023
Final decision: 7 April 2026.. i cant believe it. Hopefully you guys have good news soon. All the best.

Congratulation . Apply single or with Family ?

 

[Arank]

Good news
Applied: 10 April 2023
Final decision: 7 April 2026.. i cant believe it. Hopefully you guys have good news soon. All the best.

Congratulations

 

[Star55]

Hi , Please share if you received any update .

 

[2023 applicant]

Good news
Applied: 10 April 2023
Final decision: 7 April 2026.. i cant believe it. Hopefully you guys have good news soon. All the best.

Congratulations, it’s good news, now we can hope that they finally start 2023.

 

[EsraY]

Congratulation . Apply single or with Family ?

Congratulations, it’s good news, now we can hope that they finally start 2023.

Good news
Applied: 10 April 2023
Final decision: 7 April 2026.. i cant believe it. Hopefully you guys have good news soon. All the best.

Congratulation

 

[Allen_Toronto]

Hi everyone! Hope all is well.

I had an update today for my dependant, we have received the medical exam and fingerprint request for my spouse which is overseas. Though I haven't received FD as the main applicant yet. I never heard that a dependant receive medical without the main applicant being approved or getting FD, any thoughts on this? And is it a good sign?

Plus, she received the fingerprint however she had her fingerprint couple years ago for visitor visa, do they need another fingerprint for PR? Is it new? I thought the fingerprint is valid for 10 years, regardless of the application.

Pls advise on both questions
Thankss

Submitting date: march 30th, 2023
Im still in background check!

 

[Sad93]

I’m Aug 2023 as well, showing 2 month left today. It was 3 month last week

 

[canada2024__]

Hi everyone! Hope all is well.

I had an update today for my dependant, we have received the medical exam and fingerprint request for my spouse which is overseas. Though I haven't received FD as the main applicant yet. I never heard that a dependant receive medical without the main applicant being approved or getting FD, any thoughts on this? And is it a good sign?

Plus, she received the fingerprint however she had her fingerprint couple years ago for visitor visa, do they need another fingerprint for PR? Is it new? I thought the fingerprint is valid for 10 years, regardless of the application.

Pls advise on both questions
Thankss

Submitting date: march 30th, 2023
Im still in background check!

Congrats, she does not need to do again. You just need to submit biometric recipe as a proof via webform.
Which visa office send the medical request by the way?

 

[Rick4Life]

Being positive, if the processing times are true and I'll get PR on June [I'm August 2023 applicant], what can I do if I have a planned trip out Canada in July 2nd?
May I travel only with my refugee travel document like before?
Comments please about similar experience. Thanks.

I travel regularly with RTD countless times for work and leisure and no issues, waiting for the right time or waiting for IRCC before travel is a mistake, as long as you have RTD and you have the money to travel, please do it. Everything is always smooth.

 

[theclaimer]

Estimated time left
3 months left
Last updated: April 7, 2026. Updated monthly

October 2023 applicant with 1 dependent in Canada. Same timeline when updated on March 9th.
People ahead of you were 16500 and now 16000.

 

[june 2023]

Good news
Applied: 10 April 2023
Final decision: 7 April 2026.. i cant believe it. Hopefully you guys have good news soon. All the best.

Did you know how long the security steps usually take to be completed for your case? Or is it possible that the security process has not started yet even after reaching the final decision stage (FD)?

We can see that some of ours timeline has been updated to one month, but the security step still shows as “not started.” I’m confused about how this process works and what I should expect next.