2023 PR Applications Timeline (Protected Persons & Refugees)

[Mtmn21]

What the hell is going on? It’s been almost 33 months. They haven’t even started the security check for those who applied in 2023, yet they’ve given final decisions to 2024 applications. Where can we complain about this?

 

[Mtmn21]

We really need to put together a petition and send it to immigration. What’s happening is just not acceptable or fair. It’s affecting people’s lives in a serious way families, plans, everything is on hold. They can’t keep treating us like this.
If anyone here can help us draft the petition so we can send it out as soon as possible, please step up. We also need everyone in the group to be more active on this and push together

 

[appwarez]

Honestly, it is beyond ridiculous and unfair that people who applied in 2024, like these two gentlemen @MOB2002 and @Cam123, have already received their FD, while applicants like us who applied in 2023 have not received any updates since January 2025. I personally know several people who have lost job offers as a result of this delay, including myself.


Has anyone tried sending a “formal demand letter,” which is basically the last option once contacting your MP doesn’t work? I looked into it with a few consulting companies, and they suggested that if webforms and contacting your MP don’t provide any resolution, and the processing time has been significantly exceeded, you can send a “formal demand letter” before applying to seek mandamus relief in Federal Court, which forces IRCC to finalize your application.


From what it looks like, they are only processing 2024 applications to stay within the 17-month processing time.

We can hear how frustrating this is especially if you’ve personally lost a job offer because of delays. When timelines feel arbitrary or inconsistent (like 2024 applicants moving while 2023 files are stalled), it understandably feels unfair.
* As far as I know files move based on complexity, security screening, background checks, office workload, and quotas.
*A formal demand letter is typically issued by counsel before commencing a mandamus application in Federal Court, highlighting that the 17-month published processing standard has been substantially exceeded and that prior efforts, including engagement with a Member of Parliament, have failed to produce meaningful progress. By clearly signaling imminent judicial intervention, the letter creates tangible legal and cost consequences for continued delay a step that frequently results in IRCC finalizing the application before a court hearing. This approach has proven effective in practice, including in a recent case involving a colleague.

 

[Mtmn21]

We can hear how frustrating this is especially if you’ve personally lost a job offer because of delays. When timelines feel arbitrary or inconsistent (like 2024 applicants moving while 2023 files are stalled), it understandably feels unfair.
* As far as I know files move based on complexity, security screening, background checks, office workload, and quotas.
*A formal demand letter is typically issued by counsel before commencing a mandamus application in Federal Court, highlighting that the 17-month published processing standard has been substantially exceeded and that prior efforts, including engagement with a Member of Parliament, have failed to produce meaningful progress. By clearly signaling imminent judicial intervention, the letter creates tangible legal and cost consequences for continued delay a step that frequently results in IRCC finalizing the application before a court hearing. This approach has proven effective in practice, including in a recent case involving a colleague

Taking this step would involve significant cost and a very lengthy additional process, and quite frankly, this is not something we should be forced to do. There are no other issues or complications with the file that would justify such a measure.
What is especially frustrating is that from the beginning of December 2025 until today, now late February, IRCC has effectively processed almost no applications from our cohort. Then, without warning, they began processing 2024 applications instead.
Before the new year, processing was moving in a normal and predictable manner, with applicants reaching final decisions within approximately 29 to 30 months. That pattern has now abruptly changed. Earlier files appear to be stalled, while newer 2024 applications are moving forward.
Given these circumstances, it is difficult to justify why we should pursue a mandamus application when the delay appears to be systemic and procedural, rather than related to the complexity or merits of our case.

 

[appwarez]

Taking this step would involve significant cost and a very lengthy additional process, and quite frankly, this is not something we should be forced to do. There are no other issues or complications with the file that would justify such a measure.
What is especially frustrating is that from the beginning of December 2025 until today, now late February, IRCC has effectively processed almost no applications from our cohort. Then, without warning, they began processing 2024 applications instead.
Before the new year, processing was moving in a normal and predictable manner, with applicants reaching final decisions within approximately 29 to 30 months. That pattern has now abruptly changed. Earlier files appear to be stalled, while newer 2024 applications are moving forward.
Given these circumstances, it is difficult to justify why we should pursue a mandamus application when the delay appears to be systemic and procedural, rather than related to the complexity or merits of our case.

If we refrain from pursuing mandamus, we are effectively required to wait and rely entirely on IRCC’s internal processing structure, in the hope that our file will eventually move forward in due course. In the meantime, our only recourse would be to submit repeated webform inquiries, request GCMS notes, and seek assistance through a Member of Parliament steps that provide limited transparency and no assurance of meaningful progress.

 

[Mtmn21]

If we refrain from pursuing mandamus, we are effectively required to wait and rely entirely on IRCC’s internal processing structure, in the hope that our file will eventually move forward in due course. In the meantime, our only recourse would be to submit repeated webform inquiries, request GCMS notes, and seek assistance through a Member of Parliament steps that provide limited transparency and no assurance of meaningful progress

I definitely want to take any action that could help expedite the process and put pressure on IRCC to move the files forward

 

[Abdel_jaz]

Guys I am just saying don’t believe everything you see here, I saw the same two account chatting in the 2024 PR page about having P1 blah blah, and both accounts came here too. Stay calm as I have seen all 2024 people timelines are going so normal except for these two accounts, all the best!

Edit: btw I saw one of the account posting in the other group that he got P1 in 27Jan, now in this group he is saying that he rcvd it yesterday