Quebec Skilled Worker Federal Stage (After CSQ)

[Saranica]

My full timeline so far is:

CSQ - AI Pilot Program - Francophone:
April 05, 2024: Application submitted
April 12, 2024: Asked to do values test + did the test the same day
December 23, 2024: Asked for additional documents that I submitted in early January
January 20, 2025: CSQ granted - I received it in the mail about a week later


Federal part (all 2025):
February 05: Application submitted
February 25: AOR, BIL + ADR (sent via webform on the same day)
March 10: Biometrics appointment
March 25: PAL + update that they’re reviewing the additional document submitted in February
March 27: Medical request
March 28: Medical appointment
April 05: Medical passed
April 23: Final Decision
May 02: P1

Yay got the P2 email today May 23, three weeks after P1!

 

[Canol3]

Update on my application :

Submitted Application Online: Aug 7th
Additional Info, AOR , Biometrics: Nov 13th
Pre-arrival services letter: Dec 12th
Medical Exam Request: Jan 9th
P1 Email: Mar 7th ( was abroad, arrived in Canada Apr 2nd)
P2 Email: Apr 7th (submitted Apr 10th)
Ecorp: May 23rd

does anyone know how long does it take for the card to be delivered?

 

[Natew]

Updates on my timeline: PRTQ Outland

Application submission: Feb 4th
AOR + BIL: Mar 7th
Upfront medical: March 25th
Favorable Medical: May 9th

 

[Titi10]

I got it on May 2nd. I’m still waiting for P2.

Anyone who got P1 in May?

P1 8 May. Waiting P2

 

[mxp8008]

Hi, no I am stuck at security check too, last month it marked 9 months for me. The frustrating part is that the background check has no time limit and no one can tell you when it gets finish!

Have you requested your GCMS notes? When did your security screening start?

 

[anivanjo]

CSQ for PRTQ. Inland

AOR: 14 jan 2025
Medical exam passed: 11 feb
Biometrics done: 7 april
Final decision: 22 april
P1: 2 may

P2: 27 may

 

[Violette_89_tbs]

Have you requested your GCMS notes? When did your security screening start?

No, I don't think it will have any effect. I called but they just said I need to wait!

 

[mxp8008]

No, I don't think it will have any effect. I called but they just said I need to wait!

Effect - no, but they would tell if you have at least passed the first stage of the screening. From the recent trends, I’m afraid we’ll be stuck just at the CSIS stage for more than a year simply because the government did a lay off and left, say, 3 high clearance analysts to do 20000 security screenings a year.

 

[Violette_89_tbs]

Effect - no, but they would tell if you have at least passed the first stage of the screening. From the recent trends, I’m afraid we’ll be stuck just at the CSIS stage for more than a year simply because the government did a lay off and left, say, 3 high clearance analysts to do 20000 security screenings a year.

You are right! Can you share your timeline please? mine marked 10 months so far

 

[mxp8008]

You are right! Can you share your timeline please? mine marked 10 months so far

Almost 10 months for me as well…

August 05th, 2024 - Application submitted
October 30th, 2024 - AOR, BIL
November 14th, 2024 - Biometrics done
November 25th, 2024 - Pre-arrival services letter
November 26th, 2024 - Medical request
November 29th, 2024 - Medical done
December 04th, 2024 - Medical submitted
December 09th, 2024 - Medical passed
—absolutely nothing, file gathering dust—
February 12th, 2025 - Security Screening (Received by CBSA), no change in status according the GCMS notes generated on May 14th, 2025

 

[BlessingsForAll]

Almost 10 months for me as well…

August 05th, 2024 - Application submitted
October 30th, 2024 - AOR, BIL
November 14th, 2024 - Biometrics done
November 25th, 2024 - Pre-arrival services letter
November 26th, 2024 - Medical request
November 29th, 2024 - Medical done
December 04th, 2024 - Medical submitted
December 09th, 2024 - Medical passed
—absolutely nothing, file gathering dust—
February 12th, 2025 - Security Screening (Received by CBSA), no change in status according the GCMS notes generated on May 14th, 2025

Did you file by yourself or with Lawyer? It's frustrating. (Did you receive FD notification)

 

[mxp8008]

Did you file by yourself or with Lawyer? It's frustrating. (Did you receive FD notification)

It’s terrible. There is no fixed due date neither for IRCC nor for its security partners… I filed by myself - no issues. In any case, a lawyer would not have helped avoiding the damned screening unfortunately.

 

[IEK2025]

Effect - no, but they would tell if you have at least passed the first stage of the screening. From the recent trends, I’m afraid we’ll be stuck just at the CSIS stage for more than a year simply because the government did a lay off and left, say, 3 high clearance analysts to do 20000 security screenings a year.

Hi, what are the stages of the screening? My notes from April says "received by CBSA" since Feb actually. does everybody on A34 screening go for CSIS? It sounds like we are stuck!

 

[Jojoch]

Final decision may 8
Email sent inland may 9
P1 may 08
P2 (n/a) waiting
Ecopr (n/a)waiting
4 week from email p1

 

[mxp8008]

Hi, what are the stages of the screening? My notes from April says "received by CBSA" since Feb actually. does everybody on A34 screening go for CSIS? It sounds like we are stuck!

1) Received by CBSA
2) In progress by CBSA
3) Favorable/Defavorable

If the status doesn’t change from Received to In progress within 24 hours, instead of automatic search in CSIS databases, the screening will be subjected to manual review by an analyst and this will take eternity... Having SII Indicator: Yes (probably redacted) in the GCMS notes garanties manual review. Once CSIS is done, the status would change to In progress by CBSA and it would be up to them to finish the security screening and send the conclusion to IRCC.