2022 PR application timeline

[Ibooo]

May 2022 and nothing

 

[Ezekieljane]

May 2022 and nothing

are you on advanved security checks ?

 

[Ezekieljane]

are you on advanved security checks ?

or Quebec?

 

[Ibooo]

I am in quebec

 

[vagrant21]

Update – August 14, 2025
(Protected Person - Inland Stream originally submitted via Quebec)

• Application submitted: April 8, 2022 (Online from Quebec)
• AOR: April 26, 2022
• Pre-arrival letter: May 29, 2024
• Eligibility letter: May 31, 2024
• Eligibility: Passed
• Medical: Passed (but expired)
• Criminality: Passed
• Info Sharing: Complete
• Security screening: In progress (since February 7, 2025 although I’m not quite sure about this date)
• Final decision: Not started

I relocated to a different province in September 2024 and was able to successfully change my destination away from Quebec on February 2, 2025 with the help of my previous MP, which means my application is now being processed under the non-Quebec stream.

However, my application is now stalled at the security screening stage, which began in early 2025 (probably February 7, 2025). IRCC says this process is out of their control as it’s handled by CSIS and CBSA too. They also told my current MP's office they can’t expedite this part.

There was a ghost update on August 6, 2025 (status briefly changed to “Application/profile updated”), but no visible changes in the portal. Curious if anyone else had similar ghost updates or delays at this stage?

 

[canuck78]

Update – August 14, 2025
(Protected Person - Inland Stream originally submitted via Quebec)

• Application submitted: April 8, 2022 (Online from Quebec)
• AOR: April 26, 2022
• Pre-arrival letter: May 29, 2024
• Eligibility letter: May 31, 2024
• Eligibility: Passed
• Medical: Passed (but expired)
• Criminality: Passed
• Info Sharing: Complete
• Security screening: In progress (since February 7, 2025 although I’m not quite sure about this date)
• Final decision: Not started

I relocated to a different province in September 2024 and was able to successfully change my destination away from Quebec on February 2, 2025 with the help of my previous MP, which means my application is now being processed under the non-Quebec stream.

However, my application is now stalled at the security screening stage, which began in early 2025 (probably February 7, 2025). IRCC says this process is out of their control as it’s handled by CSIS and CBSA too. They also told my current MP's office they can’t expedite this part.

There was a ghost update on August 6, 2025 (status briefly changed to “Application/profile updated”), but no visible changes in the portal. Curious if anyone else had similar ghost updates or delays at this stage?

That is fairly normal processing for security screening. It doesn’t actually mean you are actively being screened it often means you are in queue for screening. You should look at recent PR applications outside Quebec and their processing times from when background check started until PR. Assume many are around 2 years.

 

[vagrant21]

That is fairly normal processing for security screening. It doesn’t actually mean you are actively being screened it often means you are in queue for screening. You should look at recent PR applications outside Quebec and their processing times from when background check started until PR. Assume many are around 2 years.

Wow thanks for the input. It's been already 40 months since I've submitted my PR application so the thought of waiting for an additional 24 months just made me depressed as hell. I'm aware some security checks can be long, but my understanding is that many are completed well under 2 years. In my case, my security screening appears to have started around February 2025, so I’ve already passed the 6-month mark. I’ll be getting fresh GCMS notes soon to confirm if it’s actively being worked on or just in queue. If it’s stuck, I plan to follow up through my MP to see if there’s any way to move it forward. I don't know what else to do.

 

[canuck78]

Wow thanks for the input. It's been already 40 months since I've submitted my PR application so the thought of waiting for an additional 24 months just made me depressed as hell. I'm aware some security checks can be long, but my understanding is that many are completed well under 2 years. In my case, my security screening appears to have started around February 2025, so I’ve already passed the 6-month mark. I’ll be getting fresh GCMS notes soon to confirm if it’s actively being worked on or just in queue. If it’s stuck, I plan to follow up through my MP to see if there’s any way to move it forward. I don't know what else to do.

The fact that you moved from Quebec will likely increase your processing time in general. There are huge backlogs outside Quebec as well. There is very little you or your MP can do unless things like a security screening drag on for years for example in a comprehensive screening. All you can really do is monitor processing times from other applicants (would compare to others initially processed in Quebec) and be patient. Comparing to others with similar profiles is the best way to determine current processing times and whether yours is highly abnormal (a year longer for example not just a few months). Most of PR processing time is now waiting in queue after queue. Once the security screening is done you get into another queue. Did say background check not just security.

 

[vagrant21]

The fact that you moved from Quebec will likely increase your processing time in general. There are huge backlogs outside Quebec as well. There is very little you or your MP can do unless things like a security screening drag on for years for example in a comprehensive screening. All you can really do is monitor processing times from other applicants (would compare to others initially processed in Quebec) and be patient. Comparing to others with similar profiles is the best way to determine current processing times and whether yours is highly abnormal (a year longer for example not just a few months). Most of PR processing time is now waiting in queue after queue. Once the security screening is done you get into another queue. Did say background check not just security.

Thanks for the perspective. I’m not sure if my application got harmed by me moving away from Quebec but I can tell you the following facts based on the last GCMS Notes I have:

• MP intervened: Feb 5–7, 2025
  • Feb 7, 2025 GCMS Notes: “Stage 2 Admissibility” note added; Criminality = Passed, Info Sharing = Complete, Security = In progress (BF date Mar 9, 2025)
  • File annotated as priority; destination change in progress
• IRCC confirmed I’m now under the non-Quebec stream (MP office emails on February 28 and July 9, 2025)
• Ghost update: Aug 6, 2025 (“Application/profile updated,” no visible change)

I get that moving provinces can add admin work, but in my case the record shows the opposite of a reset. Nothing changed for months, then immediately after the MP request, criminality/info-sharing were closed and security was initiated.