Waiting for psr update

[omeromercairo]

It is very frustrating always waiting for some stupid update on the PSR process and the worst part you can do any thing about it and no one cares evantually.
I submit my brother's application for PSR on jully 2024 and since then he got only a G number.
Can any one tell me if there is any update you get at the same time periode from 2024.

 

[canuck78]

It is very frustrating always waiting for some stupid update on the PSR process and the worst part you can do any thing about it and no one cares evantually.
I submit my brother's application for PSR on jully 2024 and since then he got only a G number.
Can any one tell me if there is any update you get at the same time periode from 2024.

Processing is typically years and depends on the location. It is somewhat amazing that Canada hasn’t paused processing and acceptance of all PSRs given the volume of asylum seekers and refugees in Canada waiting for PR. The reality is that Canada’s immigration system is only meant to have a certain percentage of H&C applicants (asylum, refugee and H&C) and at the moment the amount of applications are much higher than they should be. All you can do is wait in the backlog for processing or explore other immigration options. Your brother could learn French that would likely lead to faster immigration.

 

[omeromercairo]

There is nothing amazing about this, in my opinion.
They paused accepting new PSR applications because of the backlog and claimed it was necessary to help clear the existing files. But what has really happened is that they have paused the process, reduced the number of refugees they plan to accept over the next three years, and shifted their focus toward other immigration streams.
According to the Canadian Council for Refugees, “Refugees in Africa continue to face the longest wait for resettlement to Canada.” From what I can see, there is still no clear picture of what is actually happening with these files. All we keep hearing is: wait, wait, and wait—without knowing when the process will actually move forward.
The new IRCC reports also do not clearly show how many PSR applications are actually in the system out of the total number of protection applications. The only information we are given is that around 55,000 applications have been finalized since January, while 299,460 applications remain unfinished. Of those, 55% are in processing and 45% are waiting for space under the yearly targets.
If this is the way the system is going to operate, many of these applications could remain stuck for years. Limiting the number of refugees admitted under the annual targets while thousands of people are already waiting does not solve the problem—it simply pushes the problem further into the future.
People who have already been waiting for years deserve transparency. They deserve to know where their applications stand, how many PSR applications are actually in the backlog, how many officers are working on them, and what realistic timeline they can expect.
Keeping people in limbo for years without a clear explanation is not fair.

 

[canuck78]

There is nothing amazing about this, in my opinion.
They paused accepting new PSR applications because of the backlog and claimed it was necessary to help clear the existing files. But what has really happened is that they have paused the process, reduced the number of refugees they plan to accept over the next three years, and shifted their focus toward other immigration streams.
According to the Canadian Council for Refugees, “Refugees in Africa continue to face the longest wait for resettlement to Canada.” From what I can see, there is still no clear picture of what is actually happening with these files. All we keep hearing is: wait, wait, and wait—without knowing when the process will actually move forward.
The new IRCC reports also do not clearly show how many PSR applications are actually in the system out of the total number of protection applications. The only information we are given is that around 55,000 applications have been finalized since January, while 299,460 applications remain unfinished. Of those, 55% are in processing and 45% are waiting for space under the yearly targets.
If this is the way the system is going to operate, many of these applications could remain stuck for years. Limiting the number of refugees admitted under the annual targets while thousands of people are already waiting does not solve the problem—it simply pushes the problem further into the future.
People who have already been waiting for years deserve transparency. They deserve to know where their applications stand, how many PSR applications are actually in the backlog, how many officers are working on them, and what realistic timeline they can expect.
Keeping people in limbo for years without a clear explanation is not fair.

299k is asylum claimants and does not represent refugee claimants abroad. Immigration is always in flux. There is data about refugees although that represents private sponsored, government sponsored, etc. Agree that Canada should have stopped accepting new applications a few years ago to clear their existing backlog of people applying for refugee status abroad and to rebalance the efforts to clear the backlog of asylum claims within Canada. Processing for refugees abroad was always a long process but has gotten longer as backlogs have grown. The government has also been reluctant to stop accepting all applications or cancelling applications if processing times increase and this current government is dealing with the decisions of the Trudeau governent. Immigration and targets are always in flux because quotas and targets often change, the economy changes, who is in power changes, etc. Processing is not only dependent one dedicated group of workers or even one department. People always have the option of withdrawing their application or pursuing other options if the uncertainty it too much.

 

[cleo007]

It is very frustrating always waiting for some stupid update on the PSR process and the worst part you can do any thing about it and no one cares evantually.
I submit my brother's application for PSR on jully 2024 and since then he got only a G number.
Can any one tell me if there is any update you get at the same time periode from 2024.

It is a privilege to be here and not a right. While i understand waiting can be tiring, there is an option to withdraw your application and try some other pathway or diffrent country.

 

[canuck78]

It is a privilege to be here and not a right. While i understand waiting can be tiring, there is an option to withdraw your application and try some other pathway or diffrent country.

Agree that it must be frustrating but Canada is one of the few countries that has kept their doors relatively open to refugees. Given the backlog of asylum cases (and subsequent appeals if refused) and costs associated it would have been understandable to allocate all the PR quota to within Canada applications and the dependents of the within Canada applicants.