{"id":98198,"date":"2022-04-12T13:14:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T17:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-immigration-application-backlog-dropping-but-very-very-slowly"},"modified":"2022-04-12T13:32:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T17:32:47","slug":"canada-immigration-application-backlog-dropping-but-very-very-slowly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-immigration-application-backlog-dropping-but-very-very-slowly\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Immigration Application Backlog Dropping \u2013 But Very, Very Slowly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Canada\u2019s efforts to reduce the backlog of immigration applications led to a roughly 1.3-per cent drop in the inventory under economic programs in the first two months of this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data reveals there were 234,740 people with applications for permanent residency through economic programs on Dec. 31 last year and still 231,635 by the end of February this year, a decrease of 3,105.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Read More<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-unemployment-drops-to-historic-5-3-lowest-since-records-began\">Canada Unemployment Drops To Historic 5.3%, Lowest Since Records Began<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canadas-federal-budget-includes-2-1-billion-to-improve-immigration-processing\"><span class=\"s3\">Canada\u2019s Federal Budget Includes $2.1 Billion To Improve Immigration Processing<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/how-to-determine-what-visa-i-need-when-temporarily-moving-to-canada\"><span class=\"s3\">How to Determine What Visa I Need When Temporarily Moving to Canada<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\">Immigration Minister Sean Fraser pledged earlier this year to return Canada\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-express-entry-immigration\"><span class=\"s3\">Express Entry<\/span><\/a> system back to normal operations and he has also made promises to cut the backlog of applications.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Federal Government Investing in Immigration Processes to Cut Backlog<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Canada is to spend $2.1 billion in the next five years to improve the processing of permanent residence applications and tackle the backlog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland announced the new funding as part of her federal budget on April 7. The spending also includes $317.6 million ongoing \u2013 on top of the $85 million announced in the Fall Economic Statement last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe have also embarked on an unprecedented modernization of the immigration system, with more than $800 million in the 2021 budget to create a brand-new digital platform for managing immigration cases,\u201d said IRCC spokesperson B\u00e9atrice F\u00e9nelon last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThis new platform will transform our immigration system, meaning cases will be processed faster and workers will arrive sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kosXiqfsKCg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\">Until those measures are implemented and wait times reduced, though, many foreign nationals may simply have to be patient.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Data provided to Immigration.ca by the IRCC shows some pathways to permanent residency are already benefiting considerably from efforts to cut the backlog of applications.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With the <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/categorie-de-lexperience-canadienne\"><span class=\"s3\">Canadian Experience Class<\/span><\/a> application process temporarily suspended, Canadian immigration officials were able to cut the backlog there almost in half, from 20,784 people waiting in the queue at the end of last year to 11,564 by the end of February.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<table class=\"t1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" colspan=\"3\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Permanent Residence Applications in the Processing Inventory as of Specified Dates* under the Economic Class (in Persons)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Immigration Category<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Persons as of Dec. 31, 2021<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Persons as of Feb. 28, 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Agri-Food Pilot Program<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">743<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">644<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td8\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td9\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">2,738<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td10\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">2,632<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Canadian Experience Class (EE)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">20,784<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">11,564<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td8\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Canadian Experience Class (No EE)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td9\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">59<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td10\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">93<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Caring for Children<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">102<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">85<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Federal Self Employed<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">4,942<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">5,272<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td8\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Federal Skilled Workers (C-50)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td9\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">222<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td10\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">196<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Federal Skilled Workers (EE)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">53,815<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">44,378<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td8\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Federal Skilled Workers (Pre C-50)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td9\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td10\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">High Medical Needs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td8\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Home Child Care Pilot<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td9\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">8,756<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td10\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">11,704<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Home Support Worker Pilot<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">2,679<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">3,627<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Interim Pathway Measure<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">1,815<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">1,241<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td8\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Live-in Caregiver<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td9\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">1,638<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td10\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">1,323<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Provincial\/Territorial Nominees (EE)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">40,132<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">37,053<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td8\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Provincial\/Territorial Nominees (No EE)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td9\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">28,059<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td10\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">32,902<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Quebec Entrepreneur<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">461<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">416<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td8\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Quebec Investor<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td9\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">14,424<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td10\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">14,070<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Quebec Self Employed<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">82<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">95<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Quebec Skilled Workers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">26,932<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">26,584<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td8\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td9\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">1,052<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td10\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">879<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Skilled Trades (EE)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">802<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">628<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td8\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Skilled Trades (No EE)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td9\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td10\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Start-up Business<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td6\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">1,264<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td7\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">1,378<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td8\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">TR to PR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td9\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">23,177<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td10\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">34,830<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td11\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Grand Total<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td12\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>234,740<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td13\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>231,635<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\">The number of people waiting for a decision on Federal Skilled Worker applications through the Express Entry program also fell by more than 17.5 per cent, from 53,815 at the end of last year to 44,378 by the end of February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Those bright spots, though, remain overshadowed by the increase in the backlog under several other programs.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Among the pathways which saw the greatest increases in the number of people waiting for a decision for permanent residency were the <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/the-federal-self-employed-class\"><span class=\"s3\">Federal Self-Employed<\/span><\/a> program backlog which grew by 330 people, to 5,272 from 4,942, during those same two months.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Pnp Economic Pathways See Growth of 17.3% in 2022<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The queue of people waiting for decisions on their permanent residency applications under the <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canadas-two-new-caregiver-immigration-pilots-to-open-for-applications\"><span class=\"s3\">Home Child Care Pilot<\/span><\/a> grew by 2,948, from 8,756 to 11,704. And the Home Support Worker Pilot also saw an increase of 948 people, or almost 35.4 per cent, on its wait list which grew from 2,679 people to 3,627.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/appercu-des-programmes-des-candidats-des-provinces\">Provincial Nominee Program<\/a><\/span> (PNP) and Territorial Nominee Program nominees outside of Express Entry increased in number by almost 17.3 per cent, from 28,059 to 32,902 during the two months that ended Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Frustrated by long delays, many applicants for permanent residency to Canada are taking to social media to voice their displeasure.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cGive us a definite timeline, we cannot wait forever to get a final decision,\u201d tweeted one person anxious to hear of improvements to the caregiver programs. \u201cHear us out please.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s a commonplace sentiment on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI just lost my trust in IRCC and the Canadian government who just played with our lives by keeping our permanent residency files on hold for around five years,\u201d alleged one man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Among the challenges facing Ottawa is not only the slowdown in operations during the Covid-19 pandemic at IRCC \u2013 and its resultant backlogs \u2013 but also the current government\u2019s commitment to ever-higher, record-breaking levels of immigration to help resolve labour shortages plaguing Canadian businesses.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Permanent Residence Applications Received between Nov. 1, 2021 and Jan. 31, 2022 under the Economic Class (in Applications)<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>Immigration Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>November 2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>December 2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>January 2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Agri-Food Pilot Program<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">24<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">22<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">11<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">225<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">391<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">246<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">862<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Canadian Experience Class (EE)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">450<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Canadian Experience Class (No EE)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Federal Self Employed<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">2<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Home Child Care Pilot<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">10<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Home Support Worker Pilot<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">27<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">31<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">3<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Live-in Caregiver<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Provincial\/Territorial Nominees (EE)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1,400<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1,454<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1,477<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">4,331<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Provincial\/Territorial Nominees (No EE)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">16<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">15<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">10<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Quebec Skilled Workers<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">204<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">175<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">109<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">488<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">91<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">94<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">42<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">227<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Start-up Business<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">TR to PR<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1,455<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1,455<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">Grand Total<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">3,895<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">2,186<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">1,911<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">7,992<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Permanent Residence Applications Received between Nov. 1, 2021 and Jan. 31, 2022 under the Economic Class (in Persons)<\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"t1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td52\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Immigration Category<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td18\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>November 2021<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td53\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>December 2021<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td54\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>January 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td55\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Total<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td56\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Agri-Food Pilot Program<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td24\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td57\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">51<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td58\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td59\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">127<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td56\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td24\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">396<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td57\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">668<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td58\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">437<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td59\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">1,501<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td60\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Canadian Experience Class (EE)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td30\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">647<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td61\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td62\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td63\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">647<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td56\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Canadian Experience Class (No EE)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td24\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td57\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td58\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td59\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td60\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Federal Self Employed<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td30\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td61\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td62\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td63\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td56\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Home Child Care Pilot<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td24\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td57\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td58\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td59\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td60\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Home Support Worker Pilot<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td30\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">72<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td61\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">74<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td62\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td63\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">157<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td56\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Live-in Caregiver<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td24\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td57\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td58\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td59\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td56\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Provincial\/Territorial Nominees (EE)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td24\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">3,109<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td57\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">3,225<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td58\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">3,232<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td59\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">9,566<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td60\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Provincial\/Territorial Nominees (No EE)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td30\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">46<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td61\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">46<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td62\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td63\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">112<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td56\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Quebec Skilled Workers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td24\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">473<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td57\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">433<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td58\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">268<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td59\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">1,174<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td60\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td30\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">184<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td61\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">206<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td62\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">104<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td63\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">494<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td56\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Start-up Business<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td24\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td57\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td58\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td59\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p 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2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In January this year, the IRCC received 1,911 PNP applications under economic programs and these applications alone added another 4,121 to the queue of those waiting for permanent residency to Canada.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Canada is also still processing tens of thousands of applications it received last year under the one-time, temporary-to-permanent resident pathway. 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