I am still trying to understand how agents at a certain CPC are working on applications, since the moment they receive them in their mailroom. When you look at timelines from applicants who submitted within the last few months, they are all over the place and make no sense whatsoever. IRCC is currently saying that they are "working on applications received October 9th" which can't possibly be true. It could be that one agent has completed his or her pile and took on another new pile of applications and came upon some newer ones since previous apps have already been assigned to other agents. This is the only rational explanation to me because it is ridiculous that some July, August and most September applicants are waiting on AOR1 and SA while they claim October applicants are being worked on. I understand that some apps take longer than others because of their individual situation, background checks, possible missing docs, that some agents may be slower than others etc. but still, I feel that CPC procedure is not very good. Newly received apps should not be picked up until all of the previously received packages have been opened and info was at least starting to be entered into their system.
I am a September 13th applicant, but I feel so bad for everyone who submitted in July and August and still has not heard back from them at all. I really wish they would explain their process in detail, so we have a better understanding of it. That way, we would have more patience too.
Any thoughts on this?
I know they have their own system to categorize the applicants once their package is opened after being stored in the mailroom at CPC.
It seems to be mainly dependent on principal applicant's country of origin. It's obvious that some PA's countries are completed faster than
others. I think they probably take the easy/simple ones first to build up their statistics to show how efficient they are and doing a good job.
Also there was a flood of PR applications this past summer trying to get ahead of the new biometric requirements for some countries.
With Xmas approaching the government workers will have vacation time to use up and that will slow things down over this time period.
I believe the first check at the CIC office will be to ensure all required and signed forms with the fees and checklist are included.
Unfortunately If not complete they will just send it back.
Then after these initial checks are done the application is put into another queue for further processing before AOR1 is issued.
Someone has to enter all the personal information into their system. ( hope they can type fast )!
Case by case and each officer will follow their procedures depending on workload even though we may not understand or think it's fair.
We are probably just a number to them? They said the process can take 12 months.
I wouldn't put too much emphasis on the timelines at this point and make yourself worry.
If you don't get your application sent back then you are off to a good start.
Our hope is to be together as soon as possible with our loved ones in Canada.
