2023 PR Applications Timeline (Protected Persons & Refugees)

[Flowercita]

I know , it is like inconsistent.
Make the process like rubber. Elastic, stretch.

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Repeated steps.. During the refugee claim process, these steps are already there: security screening, medical exam and biometrics.

I hope that IRCC, as part of their efforts to clear the protected persons backlog, will consider removing these repeated steps..

The security screening during the refugee claim is lengthy and extensive. Since a protected person has already passed this, the security screening for PR purposes should - logically - be geared only inside Canada and should ideally not take more than 1-2 weeks..
For biometrics, this can be completely skipped since the biometrics are already there.
For medical, it is still required, especially that for the majority of refugee claims, it takes +18 months, and there could be some health developments...

There is a big room for streamlining the process, all in line with the objective of IRCC to clear the protected person backlog...

What you're saying is understandable, but there's a logical flaw here. Under normal circumstances, an application should be evaluated according to the conditions at the time of application. So, if the application was submitted in 2023, you should evaluate it according to the situation at that time. Operational delays shouldn't result in consequences that could be detrimental to the applicant.

What I'm trying to say is that it doesn't make sense to do a security screening in 2026 for an application made in 2023. If someone who made an asylum claim in 2022 passes the security screening in 2022, then their PR application made in 2023 should also pass the security screening stage quickly.