Automated technology is increasingly doing the bulk of the sorting of applications at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) but officials are still making the actual decisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile a new automated tool is used to help sort and process all visitor record applications, it never refuses or recommends refusing applications,\u201d notes the IRCC on its website.<\/p>\n
\u201cIRCC officers will always make the final decision to approve or refuse applications.\u201d<\/p>\n
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British Columbia PNP Draw: Province Issues At Least 366 Canada Immigration Invitations<\/a> Canada\u2019s immigration department is primarily using this technology to streamline routine applications.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The automated system spots applicants eligible for streamlined processing and then sends these files to immigration officers who then make the final decisions.<\/p>\n \u201cTo do this, the tool uses rules developed with IRCC officers or through machine learning based on data from previous IRCC files,\u201d notes the IRCC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe advanced analytics tool is reviewed routinely to make sure it is working as intended and that the results are consistent with applications that receive a full human review.\u201d<\/p>\n Last year, then-Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino unveiled his vision for Canada\u2019s immigration department which included a fully-digital and online immigration process.<\/p>\n \u201cMy vision for our immigration system going forward is that it is completely virtual and touchless and that each and every one of these steps is integrated so that we become the envy of the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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