Processing times for Canadian immigration applications have reached unprecedented lengths — up to 50 years under some permanent residency pr
Processing times for Canadian immigration applications have reached unprecedented lengths — up to 50 years under some permanent residency programs — stunning applicants and lawyers who say the system has become unviable.
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Families who recently applied for permanent residence (PR) under Canada’s humanitarian and compassionate stream face waits of 12 to 600 months, according to the new immigration minister’s May 2025 "transition binder".
Other economic immigration programs list similar waits:
Up to 108 months (nine years) for the caregivers pathway.
Up to 228 months (19 years) for the agri-food stream.
Up to 420 months (35 years) for entrepreneurs under the startup visa stream.
Lawyers say these skyrocketing processing times published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are unheard of, and some fear mass cancellation of applications if the Liberal government passes its strong borders bills, which would grant the minister sweeping new powers.
Asked if the government plans to do this, a spokesperson for Minister Lena Metlege Diab told CBC: "We can’t presuppose any future policy decisions."
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It's almost like the Liberal Party's approach to immigration policy has the same xenophobic roots and harmful outcomes as the Conservatives' 🤔













