The IRCC’s backlog of applications has surpassed 2.1 million persons.
In just 18 days, the backlog of PR, TR, and citizenship applications at Immigration Canada swelled by over 99,000 persons.

Canada’s immigration backlog has grown beyond 2.1 million across all lines of business as of April 29, according to the latest Canadian government data obtained via email

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s backlog has progressed as follows since last summer:

• April 30-May 2, 2022: 2,130,385 persons
• April 11-12, 2022: 2,031,589 persons
• March 15 and 17, 2022: 1,844,424 persons
• February 1, 2022: 1,815,628 persons
• December 15, 2021: 1,813,144 persons
• October 27, 2021: 1,792,404 persons
• July 6, 2021: 1,447,474 persons

The number of persons in IRCC’s inventory has grown by 98,796 in the 18 days between April 11 and April 29. This increase is largely driven by the temporary residence inventory. Over this same period, the permanent residence backlog increased by 638 persons. Between April 12 and May 2, IRCC reduced its citizenship backlog by 258 people.