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January 2020 - citizenship application

phoenix111

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The estimate is around 250, 000+ for 2020.

The target is 85% of permanent residents....(https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/departmental-plan-2019-2020/departmental-plan.html#sec03-1-3). The actual has been also around 85% range.

The new 2020 PR target information is here ..about 340,000 numbers for 2020....https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/supplementary-immigration-levels-2020.html

Since approx 4 year lag is there from PR to citizenship..the 2016 PR intake numbers can be the basis for 2020 citizenship numbers.

2016 new PR is around 300,000 ..details are here...https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/annual-report-parliament-immigration-2017.html


More statistics...
Government of Canada’s Open data portal and in the Facts and Figures published by IRCC.
Oh man, that's A LOT of applicants to get through in one year... So basically there's roughly around 20k applicants per month and we're only aware of 50-200 applicants per month who register on the forum?
 

trk1

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Oh man, that's A LOT of applicants to get through in one year... So basically there's roughly around 20k applicants per month and we're only aware of 50-200 applicants per month who register on the forum?
Yes..so forum.. is majority from the IT enabled crowd..which is a very small percentage of the populace.
 

nathaniel_d

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Jul 29, 2020
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Hi All,

I have submitted CSE to request urgent processing of my Citizenship file due to Federal offer where i required to produce Citizenship. I go the below reply. I am not sure whether they consider my request or denied not understand. Any suggestions will be helpful. Thank you.

Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Regarding your case status enquiry, please note that disruptions and restrictions due to COVID-19 may have an impact on processing times, the current posted processing times may not be accurate.

Visit our website often to get the most up-to-date information on how the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is affecting immigration, refugees, and citizenship and passport services:
 

Azimuss

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Dec 10, 2019
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Hi All,

I have submitted CSE to request urgent processing of my Citizenship file due to Federal offer where i required to produce Citizenship. I go the below reply. I am not sure whether they consider my request or denied not understand. Any suggestions will be helpful. Thank you.

Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Regarding your case status enquiry, please note that disruptions and restrictions due to COVID-19 may have an impact on processing times, the current posted processing times may not be accurate.

Visit our website often to get the most up-to-date information on how the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is affecting immigration, refugees, and citizenship and passport services:
Means nothing. Automated reply or general wording. Wait until they review your request and they will respond.
 

anandg12

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Oh man, that's A LOT of applicants to get through in one year... So basically there's roughly around 20k applicants per month and we're only aware of 50-200 applicants per month who register on the forum?
They would like 85% of PRs to become citizens but in reality only 43% become citizens if they have stayed in country for 5 years and it increases to 73% if they have been in Canada for 10 years.

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-626-x/11-626-x2019015-eng.htm
 

phoenix111

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They would like 85% of PRs to become citizens but in reality only 43% become citizens if they have stayed in country for 5 years and it increases to 73% if they have been in Canada for 10 years.

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-626-x/11-626-x2019015-eng.htm
THere are also those whose countries don't allow dual citizenship so they remain at PR.
In any case, I'm only asking to get a feel of just how many applications IRCC has to process. It's quite a lot if we assume 12,500 people apply for citizenship per month :/
 

confusedbrit

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Aug 25, 2015
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I sent another email to IRCC last Friday, and got a reply today stating the same info as before. The wrote that they are processing applications received before Jan14th and confirmed that my application is not on the system yet
Everytime I email IRCC I get told to check my application status but have never been told they are processing apps before a certain date but have noticed a few people have been getting the same response. Weird.
 

harirajmohan

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Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, NS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-May-2015
Doc's Request.
30-Dec-2015 ReminderEmail(PCCs, NewPassport via cse 31-Dec-2015)
Nomination.....
SK 22-Apr-2015
AOR Received.
11-Aug-2015
Med's Request
23-Dec-2015
Med's Done....
20-Jan-2016
Passport Req..
26-May-2016 (BGC In Progress 25-May-2016)
VISA ISSUED...
PP Reached Ottawa:27-May-2016, Received:10-Jun-2016
LANDED..........
PR: 09-Jul-2016, PR Card: 17-Aug-2016
Everytime I email IRCC I get told to check my application status but have never been told they are processing apps before a certain date but have noticed a few people have been getting the same response. Weird.
Thats the message from the call center through the phone call, not through email.
 
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Nova Scotia

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Jul 13, 2020
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As per FB group, one person from Feb 3 received AOR today. I really can’t understand the order they are working in :(
I cannot understand either. Just called IRCC and the agent said CPC Sydney is still processing applications received before 14 January. This is obviously wrong as some February applicants have already got their AORs and we are still waiting.
 
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Inpasarable

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I cannot understand either. Just called IRCC and the agent said CPC Sydney is still processing applications received before 14 January. This is obviously wrong as some February applicants have already got their AORs and we are still waiting.
Do you see yourself in eCas?
 

Nova Scotia

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Jul 13, 2020
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Do you see yourself in eCas?
Nope. Neither did the call centre agent. He even performed an “extensive search” in the system but still cannot see my application, which makes sense tho... These are all paper applications, it simply means they haven’t been entered yet. I hope mine don’t end up being lost or misplaced after half a year collecting dust there LOL
 

gulshan

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Apr 3, 2010
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May be you would get it today/tomorrow as officer needs to enter one by one. if not then try checking the status online once your family can view their application status online because it seems the online status for some doesnt show immediately after AOR.
Yes today I can see my and all other family member status via ecas. But I have not received email yet . What to do now even I donot know my case file number. Please guide me regards