There is a guide in https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-i...ion-for-protected-person.791858/post-11019681
However, I clicked on "more than 6 months."
I applied in August 2024 and received my decision in April 2026
Best of luck
2023 PR Applications Timeline (Protected Persons & Refugees)
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However, I clicked on "more than 6 months."
I applied in August 2024 and received my decision in April 2026
Best of luck
Hi everyone,
I’ve been waiting for my PR for 36 months (3 full years) now. Just received military status update this week but I don’t belive I will receive my PR soon. Our lives are completely on hold. The most frustrating part? Seeing people who applied in 2024 get their PRs approved in a matter of months. Nobody is exaggerating; it’s a brutal reality.
IRCC is clearly prioritizing their new AI-integrated digital portals to process 2024 applications at lightning speed to boost statistics, while leaving older applications to rot on dusty shelves or get stuck in endless security screening loops. The "first-in, first-out" rule has been completely abandoned. (Processing time can be changed based on the file but this completely unfair.
We can't just sit back and take this. Anyone stuck in this limbo should actively push for these steps:
1. Mass Webform Campaign: We should generate a standard complaint template explaining this systemic backlog injustice and spam IRCC via Webform. If hundreds of us send the same template, they cannot ignore it.
2 MP (Member of Parliament) Intervention: Reach out to your MP immediately and explain the situation.They have a dedicated IRCC channel to flag heavily delayed files.
3 GCMS Notes (ATIP): Keep ordering them to find exactly which stage (Eligibility, Security, etc.) your file is stuck in.
4 Writ of Mandamus: 36 months is well past any reasonable processing standard. It’s time to seriously consider taking this to Federal Court. IRCC often approves the file as soon as a lawsuit is filed just to avoid a judge.
5 Social media protest: We can send our replies to the IRCC and other related parlement members.
How many of us from 2023 or earlier are still stuck here? Has anyone successfully pushed their file through using an MP or a Mandamus lawsuit? Please share your experiences. I cannot stand it anymore even I am ready to demonstrate.
I’ve been waiting for my PR for 36 months (3 full years) now. Just received military status update this week but I don’t belive I will receive my PR soon. Our lives are completely on hold. The most frustrating part? Seeing people who applied in 2024 get their PRs approved in a matter of months. Nobody is exaggerating; it’s a brutal reality.
IRCC is clearly prioritizing their new AI-integrated digital portals to process 2024 applications at lightning speed to boost statistics, while leaving older applications to rot on dusty shelves or get stuck in endless security screening loops. The "first-in, first-out" rule has been completely abandoned. (Processing time can be changed based on the file but this completely unfair.
We can't just sit back and take this. Anyone stuck in this limbo should actively push for these steps:
1. Mass Webform Campaign: We should generate a standard complaint template explaining this systemic backlog injustice and spam IRCC via Webform. If hundreds of us send the same template, they cannot ignore it.
2 MP (Member of Parliament) Intervention: Reach out to your MP immediately and explain the situation.They have a dedicated IRCC channel to flag heavily delayed files.
3 GCMS Notes (ATIP): Keep ordering them to find exactly which stage (Eligibility, Security, etc.) your file is stuck in.
4 Writ of Mandamus: 36 months is well past any reasonable processing standard. It’s time to seriously consider taking this to Federal Court. IRCC often approves the file as soon as a lawsuit is filed just to avoid a judge.
5 Social media protest: We can send our replies to the IRCC and other related parlement members.
How many of us from 2023 or earlier are still stuck here? Has anyone successfully pushed their file through using an MP or a Mandamus lawsuit? Please share your experiences. I cannot stand it anymore even I am ready to demonstrate.
Hello everyone, Congratulations, I hope everything goes well for everyone. I am May applicant but there is no change or news about my PR.
Just called IRCC today & was told Security hasn’t been started. Mind you I called a year ago around this time and was told that eligibility, criminality, information sharing had been completed except security. I contacted my MP two months later in August 2025 & requested GCMS notes which confirmed the same. The agent telling me today that security isn’t started yet is extremely frustrating.
For those that have been recently approved, please tell me that it’s possible for them not to make real-time updates on the portal but in actual sense they already started on security. Coz if am truly left with 2 months of processing time, I wonder how they will complete security which they claim to takes way longer. It been 32 months for me btw
For those that have been recently approved, please tell me that it’s possible for them not to make real-time updates on the portal but in actual sense they already started on security. Coz if am truly left with 2 months of processing time, I wonder how they will complete security which they claim to takes way longer. It been 32 months for me btw
Don’t worry about it. My security was not started on Monday. I received ghost update on Tuesday morning and called them. Agent said that security completed this morning.
I m 19 may 2023 applicant and I called ircc yesterday and they said security not started yet. No any update
I am Jun 2023 applicant, I called them today and got the same answer.
Hey guys, I am a December 2023 applicant and am still waiting for a decision. I have been following all the threads for quite some time. To be honest, I was skeptical about the PR confirmations and approvals being reported by 2024 applicants, but my best friend, who applied in April 2024 and moved from Toronto to Calgary about a year ago, received his PR confirmation the day before yesterday. I am really happy for him, and it has given me hope that PR approvals are gradually moving forward. It seems that applications are being processed. He mentioned that his file was handled by the Montreal office, although I am not entirely sure how the office assignments work. Lets stay hopeful—things seem to be progressing. Also, for context, they are a couple. Good luck to everyone who is still waiting.........
Looking for a wise advice, so I am trying to get a support letter from my MP and my question is that support letter from MP would be helpful or not because I heard that MP support letter can not be helpful. Please advise according to your experience. Thanks
I don't see any March 2023 applicants here anymore. Am I the only one here from March 2023?
Hey Guys, I’ve been watching this group since 2024 so I would like to share my update so far.
I made a request for Atip on May 11 and I just got it in. I applied April 24 2023
ASSESSMENTS
Eligibility: Passed
Security: Not Started
HIRV:
Criminality: In Progress
Org Crime:
Medical: Passed - Expired
Misrepresentation:
Info Sharing: Complete
Other Reqs:
Final:
I made a request for Atip on May 11 and I just got it in. I applied April 24 2023
ASSESSMENTS
Eligibility: Passed
Security: Not Started
HIRV:
Criminality: In Progress
Org Crime:
Medical: Passed - Expired
Misrepresentation:
Info Sharing: Complete
Other Reqs:
Final:
