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Canada Immigration Processing Fiasco: System Is Now Broken Beyond Repair! https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/canada-immigration-processing-fiasco-2025/?utm_source=canada-immigration-news.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=inc-beehiiv&_bhlid=dc883ab8faf1bf3619b3ff9e1630317297386886- Fiat@fifo
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- Forum: Business Immigration
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Canada’s New Immigration Bill C2 To Cancel or Suspend Applications & Documents . . . Entrepreneurial Pathways: A Vancouver lawyer pointed to the start-up visa, with a 53-month processing time, and the self-employed persons program, paused until 2027, as likely targets...- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,344
- Forum: Business Immigration
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According to the 2025 IRCC Minister Transition Binder the estimated processing time for new Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) applications ranges from 12 to 600 months. For the Agri-Food Pilot, it is 228 months. The Start-Up Visa program is 420 months. The Caregiver program has an...- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,343
- Forum: Business Immigration
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Most of the points you mentioned — like ambiguous founder roles, credibility and scalability of the business plan, and even the “significant benefit” angle — were actually the main focus of the peer review stage. That’s why I feel the suspension of peer review has shifted that same scrutiny...- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,340
- Forum: Business Immigration
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I have heard that the primary driver behind the increased refusals in 2025 appears to be IRCC's suspension of the peer-review system effective August 1, 2024, which transferred decision-making authority entirely to visa officers—resulting in more stringent eligibility evaluations and the...- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,338
- Forum: Business Immigration
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Back in 2021, there was no priority/non-priority system for applications. This classification started sometime around mid-2023 or 2024. Your situation is entirely normal - since your application is still relatively new and the processing time from application received and decision is 53 Months.- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,334
- Forum: Business Immigration
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We applied in Sep 2021 and got AOR in August 2023 , almost 2 years . So don't worry- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,332
- Forum: Business Immigration
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Before I answer you, I want to make it clear that this is based on logic, general understanding, and available information. Nobody can say with complete certainty, neither fully in favor nor fully against. Refusals in general come in the early stage, which suggests they are usually at the...- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,330
- Forum: Business Immigration
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Refusals before eligibility - if you got PAL so you are eligible. If applicant is refused after that, it will be on grounds of medical or security........ .- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,327
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Canada’s Start-Up Visa Program Faces Long Wait Times and Rising Refusals- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,323
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PAL1 yes in Feb 2024 , but PAL2 no . not everyone receive two PAL- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,318
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I think we’ve been in the final stage (comprehensive security) since March 2024, and our family’s requirements are all complete.- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,315
- Forum: Business Immigration
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You’re right—it’s at the officer’s discretion: extend the current medical or ask for a new one, depending on their assessment.- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,314
- Forum: Business Immigration
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It’s not necessarily required to request a new medical; the officer can extend the previous one. In our case, our GCMS notes showed an extension through the end of this year (the original medical expired in November 2024).- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,311
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Don't understand what do you mean , please clarify more- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,295
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Congratulations! This is the first positive news I’ve heard on the forum in over nine months.- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,271
- Forum: Business Immigration
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yes , agree . but I think the refusal before PAL ( on eligibility stage ) .- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,254
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Hi Do you know why this drop in approval percentage in 2025, should we worried.- Fiat@fifo
- Post #3,252
- Forum: Business Immigration