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IRCC’s Immigration Backlog is Shrinking in 2025!

A visual showing the shrinking immigration backlog and progress made by IRCC in 2025.

Good news for those waiting on their immigration applications! Canada’s Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been making progress in reducing its backlog of applications. As of January 31, 2025, the backlog has dropped below one million for the second month in a row, showing a 5.33% improvement compared to December 2024. Let’s break […]

IRCC Makes Big Progress in Reducing Immigration Backlog

IRCC updates on Canada's immigration backlog, showing progress in application processing.

Good news for those waiting on their Canadian immigration applications! Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has significantly reduced the backlog of pending applications. Fewer Applications in the Backlog As of December 31, 2024, the backlog dropped to 942,300 applications. This is a big improvement from the 1,006,500 applications at the end of November—a 6.38% […]