Startup Visa Program Timeline

[Fiat@fifo]

The people “jumping the line” are probably 2025 priority applicants. I have no evidence for this; it’s only my guess.

We’re priority processing .

 

[Ash134]

SUV backlogs increased to 45,200 (+800), exactly as expected. What’s puzzling, though, is that around 600 applicants were added ahead of me in line. As a 2021 applicant, I’m curious where they came from and how their files jumped the queue. Another notable update: processing times for Protected Persons outside Quebec have dropped by 86 months—a dramatic shift. Perhaps something similar might happen with SUV applications once the backlog is properly reorganized.

Protected persons outside Quebec

~95,900 (-49,700)

About 17 months

-86 months

One-time initiatives to recalibrate our immigration system​

As part of a broader recalibration effort to return our immigration system to sustainable levels, the Government is implementing a one-time initiative over a two-year period to streamline the transition of approximately 115,000 Protected Persons in Canada who are already on a pathway to permanent residence and in alignment with their protected status under domestic and international law. These admissions are in addition to those identified in the above permanent resident admission targets. Protected persons have a recognized protected person status in Canada and can reside in the country as long as they maintain this status. They are not temporary residents like workers or students who come to Canada on time-bound temporary permits. Prioritizing their admissions as permanent residents over the next two years will ensure that those in genuine need of Canada’s protection have their permanent status recognized, accelerating their full integration into the Canadian society and their path to citizenship, and upholding Canada’s international humanitarian obligations.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...pplementary-immigration-levels-2026-2028.html