New Budget and PR processing

[broccoli13]

As I read on internet (Toronto Star and Canada Press) new budget offers an one-time fast PR processing but I am not sure about the details and the "speed". I hope it is great news for people who are waiting for their PR.

"Additional details of the immigration levels plan are expected when the immigration minister tables the department's annual report. By law, this document has to be tabled in Parliament on or before Nov. 1, while Parliament is sitting.
In addition to the levels plan, the budget proposes a "one-time" initiative to recognize "eligible" protected persons as permanent residents over the next two years. The budget describes this as a "practical step," since many protected persons can't return to their home countries.
The government has not yet released details on which protected persons will be eligible." (CANADA PRESS)

And they are also aiming to cut refugees and PP numbers by half.

 

[ts2023]

Hahaha PR is coming

 

[firon99]

do you think for "eligibility" they might require work experience?

 

[ts2023]

do you think for "eligibility" they might require work experience?

You should check similar program. For example, The program's name is guardian angels.

 

[broccoli13]

do you think for "eligibility" they might require work experience?

I was thinking more like, war zones, people with no chance to go back to their countries in any circumstances, and people who have been waiting for a very long time to process their PR, people with no dependentants out of Canada etc. etc.

 

[canuck78]

Would be nice if the minister actually answered questions or provided details. Also would be nice if the liberals were honest about their PR targets. Hiding another +100K PRs while saying they are reducing PR levels may blow up in their face. When the public discovers the extra 100k they will face public pressure to reduce the numbers and be accused of lying. The minister’s inability to communicate or have a concrete plan is such a liability and should have really kept Miller.

 

[broccoli13]

Would be nice if the minister actually answered questions or provided details. Also would be nice if the liberals were honest about their PR targets. Hiding another +100K PRs while saying they are reducing PR levels may blow up in their face. When the public discovers the extra 100k they will face public pressure to reduce the numbers and be accused of lying. The minister’s inability to communicate or have a concrete plan is such a liability and should have really kept Miller.

here comes the canuck, was wondering where you were all day

 

[PR waiting]

here comes the canuck, was wondering where you were all day

Lol

 

[ts2023]

here comes the canuck, was wondering where you were all day

Hahahaha you are awesome

 

[PR waiting]

Kubeir Kamal (-I
@AskKubeir
How many of you have realised that under the garb of "One-time initiatives", IRCC has quietly snuck in additional 115,000 PR as Protected Persons and possibly even
33,000 TR to PR.
ASK KUBEIR
Because both these numbers don't appear on the immigration levels plan.
Language on at least one of the initiatives is very clear that these numbers are not part of the immigration levels plan.
So in that manner the PR targets are not reduced and neither are they same, but they have been increased.

This is by IRCC consultant and had meeting today with IRCC.

 

[canuck78]

Kubeir Kamal (-I
@AskKubeir
How many of you have realised that under the garb of "One-time initiatives", IRCC has quietly snuck in additional 115,000 PR as Protected Persons and possibly even
33,000 TR to PR.
ASK KUBEIR
Because both these numbers don't appear on the immigration levels plan.
Language on at least one of the initiatives is very clear that these numbers are not part of the immigration levels plan.
So in that manner the PR targets are not reduced and neither are they same, but they have been increased.

This is by IRCC consultant and had meeting today with IRCC.

So essentially what I said.

 

[Ezio3000]

Would be nice if the minister actually answered questions or provided details. Also would be nice if the liberals were honest about their PR targets. Hiding another +100K PRs while saying they are reducing PR levels may blow up in their face. When the public discovers the extra 100k they will face public pressure to reduce the numbers and be accused of lying. The minister’s inability to communicate or have a concrete plan is such a liability and should have really kept Miller.

I mean protected persons are already permanent residents, like it or not they are here to stay....and having them wait for no reason is not socially and politically acceptable.....and there are close to 300k asylum seekers that need to be processed so they need to clear the backlog.

 

[PR waiting]

IRCC Confirms a One-Time Fast-Track for Protected Persons’ PR Applications

For anyone still waiting on their PR under the Protected Person category, the 2025 Federal Budget officially includes a one-time initiative to finalize our applications faster.

According to the government’s own statement in Budget 2025 (Chapter: Immigration System Recalibration):

“The Government is implementing a one-time initiative over a two-year period to streamline the transition of approximately 115,000 Protected Persons in Canada who are already on a pathway to permanent residence and in alignment with their protected status under domestic and international law.”

This means IRCC will prioritize existing PR applications from recognized Protected Persons over the next two years — not new temporary or economic applicants. These are additional admissions, not part of the regular quota, so they won’t reduce spots for other categories.

In simple terms, it’s an official fast-track for those already waiting in the final stages of their PR processing. It recognizes that we’re not temporary residents but individuals with legal protection under Canadian and international law, and it aims to give us the permanent status we already qualify for much sooner.

So yes — this isn’t a rumor or speculation. It’s a confirmed measure in the federal budget, backed by IRCC and the Government of Canada.

 

[abff08f4813c]

Also would be nice if the liberals were honest about their PR targets. Hiding another +100K PRs while saying they are reducing PR levels may blow up in their face.

I have the same concern.

Hiding another +100K PRs ... When the public discovers the extra 100k they will face public pressure to reduce the numbers and be accused of lying.

Is this really that hidden from the public though? Like, each spot needs funding and thus has to be part of the budget approved by Parliament, right?

I was optimistically hoping that the only distinction that they were trying to make was between permanent targets that would be carried over as a starting point into future plans vs a one-time increase that wouldn't influence future plans.

I mean protected persons are already permanent residents, like it or not they are here to stay....and there are close to 300k asylum seekers that need to be processed so they need to clear the backlog.

Exactly. The other distinction of course is that these folks are indeed "here to stay" - they are already here and can't be sent back. In some ways this is a group where it makes the least sense to withhold formal PR from, as they are already residents who are here permanently in the colloquial sense.

and having them wait for no reason is not socially and politically acceptable.....

Sadly, what we're currently seeing in the world is that this is being more so. Especially if one looks down south.

I agree with you - if there's a way to help these folks get PR faster, it should be done. Of course the counterpoint is that, if this causes the current administration to lose support and as a result a party that's more hostile to refugees and immigration in general takes power ... it might have been better to just wait it out then see folks take power who are actively hostile to this group. I'm optimistically hoping that the Liberals know what they are doing and that this won't happen - that they managed to thread the needle this time - but we'll have to wait and see if I simply got concerned over nothing.

 

[canuck78]

I have the same concern.


Is this really that hidden from the public though? Like, each spot needs funding and thus has to be part of the budget approved by Parliament, right?

I was optimistically hoping that the only distinction that they were trying to make was between permanent targets that would be carried over as a starting point into future plans vs a one-time increase that wouldn't influence future plans.


Exactly. The other distinction of course is that these folks are indeed "here to stay" - they are already here and can't be sent back. In some ways this is a group where it makes the least sense to withhold formal PR from, as they are already residents who are here permanently in the colloquial sense.


Sadly, what we're currently seeing in the world is that this is being more so. Especially if one looks down south.

I agree with you - if there's a way to help these folks get PR faster, it should be done. Of course the counterpoint is that, if this causes the current administration to lose support and as a result a party that's more hostile to refugees and immigration in general takes power ... it might have been better to just wait it out then see folks take power who are actively hostile to this group. I'm optimistically hoping that the Liberals know what they are doing and that this won't happen - that they managed to thread the needle this time - but we'll have to wait and see if I simply got concerned over nothing.

Assume predicted there is now outrage about the one time programs that weren’t included in the levels plan. If it was only people already in Canada that likely wouldn’t be a big issues but many have dependents outside of Canada. Government is stuck in a hard place. It is very hard to deal with the asylum seeker, protected person refugee volume issue. Place to intervene was before people arrived and to reduce levels of refugees coming from abroad which still remains high so will keep creating backlogs. The math doesn’t math.