2023 PR Applications Timeline (Protected Persons & Refugees)

[Flowercita]

IRCC works in chronological order. By the way, you already received your PR in August. Why are you still here? I bet this is one of Ruslan’s accounts.

They work in chronological order with who fulfilled the requirements, if no, go to queau. That is 100% true. Of course there is a huge delay but they wont process your if not ready with all assessments even if it is your turn according with the chronological order.

Why they stopped processing 2023 files? Nobody knows.

 

[Flowercita]

For Protected Persons, a Mandamus application can be an option against Immigration, IRCC, but it depends on what is your case stage at.
Mandamus may work if your application is well past normal processing times & you’ve had no meaningful updates.
Cost & Risk
Legal fees often $4,000 to $8,000+takes 2–6 months
IRCC may act quickly once served (many cases settle)
No guarantee of approval only a decision.
My friend, who works as an immigration lawyer, mentioned that Mandamus is more successful when the delay is clearly unreasonable.

Im frustrated but Im not thinking still apply to mandamus, is quite expensive and long process. Better wait littlebit more. Hopefully these next months we can see they speed up.

 

[moref1988]

This is not a kebab line where it’s first come, first served. Ircc processes files based on risk assessment, quotas, policy priorities, and operational considerations. There is no written rule that applications must be processed strictly in chronological order.

Among all IRCC application categories, the Protected Person category is the closest to being a "kebab line." The approval rate is around 90%. It's a simple category; you should approve it unless you have a very strong reason to deny it.

Before COVID, people in this category received their PR in 6-8 months. The reason for the slowdown in this category was backlog and quotas. Currently, there are no quotas, and very specific evaluations are not required. Therefore, it should be treated like a kebab line category. In the past, it has been processed this way, except for very unique cases.

 

[XPX88]

My timeline:

Nov 2023: I applied for PR as a protected Person


>>>> 2024: radio silence from IRCC :/ <<<<


Feb 2025: Requested copy of wife and kids passport + biometrics.

Mar 2025: passed Pre arrival and eligibility.

Jan 2026: passed criminality.

Info sharing: in process.

Background: not started yet.

Any thoughts?
Thank you in advance.

 

[hinhaj]

My timeline:

Nov 2023: I applied for PR as a protected Person


>>>> 2024: radio silence from IRCC :/ <<<<


Feb 2025: Requested copy of wife and kids passport + biometrics.

Mar 2025: passed Pre arrival and eligibility.

Jan 2026: passed criminality.

Info sharing: in process.

Background: not started yet.

Any thoughts?
Thank you in advance.

The main culprit is security which is always came as not started yet

 

[FIRCC]

well it looks like we're waiting for another year, boys. bru

 

[appwarez]

The main culprit is security which is always came as not started yet

It may involve external agencies (CBSA /CSIS). Security is often triggered after eligibility is passed. It depends on your travel history, country of residence, military/government background
name matches in databases It’s the last stage before final decision in many cases.

 

[appwarez]

well it looks like we're waiting for another year, boys. bru

“Not Started” does NOT automatically mean another year", after 2 days received eligibility passed, security has actually started but GCMS hasn’t updated.

 

[moref1988]

It may involve external agencies (CBSA /CSIS). Security is often triggered after eligibility is passed. It depends on your travel history, country of residence, military/government background
name matches in databases It’s the last stage before final decision in many cases.

The security screening process for the asylum application was completed within two months of the application. So, unless there are very special circumstances, it's a process that can be completed within two months. The problem here is that they are slow due to quotas and processing times.

 

[saksham36]

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My timeline:

Nov 2023: I applied for PR as a protected Person


>>>> 2024: radio silence from IRCC :/ <<<<


Feb 2025: Requested copy of wife and kids passport + biometrics.

Mar 2025: passed Pre arrival and eligibility.

Jan 2026: passed criminality.

Info sharing: in process.

Background: not started yet.

Any thoughts?
Thank you in advance.

is your dependents inside canada or outside?

 

[Wz.C]

https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/senate-pushes-back-on-bill-c-12-powers/

 

[hinhaj]

https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/senate-pushes-back-on-bill-c-12-powers/

Bill c 12 has been passed ?

 

[appwarez]

Bill c 12 has been passed ?

The House of Commons passed Bill C-12 with amendments on December 11, 2025 after debate and votes and the bill moved to the Senate for further consideration. Until today, the bill is still pending in the Senate and has not received final approval from the Senate yet. So it is not yet law. https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/45-1/bill/C-12/third-reading? also read this news https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/senate-pushes-back-on-bill-c-12-powers/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

 

[May545]

Why do care about C12? it will not effect us. It is mainly related to asylum seeker. Dont worry about it

 

[Wz.C]

I’m exhausted what’s going on .