Immitracker

We're presenting the in-depth analysis for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) stream under Express Entry where we examine draw frequency, CRS cutoff scores and average processing times based on the data in our trackers. The timeline being reviewed is from January through May 2025.

Within the first 5 months of 2025, the IRCC made noticeable changes in its approach to the CEC program. The number and size of CEC-specific draws have significantly decreased since February, with only three rounds of invites issued across four months. With only 500 invites sent since then, these draws were significantly smaller than in prior years when draw numbers frequently exceeded 4,000 to 6,000 applicants.

Despite the decreased intake, the processing times have not gotten quicker. We calculated that the wait times to receive PPR between February and May were averaging 5.7 months and 5.9 months respectively.

You can find the full CEC report on our blog by clicking the link in our bio!

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Applying for a Canadian study permit this year? Curious to know what the processing times look like now?

Immitracker has advanced analytics and a study permit tracker with hundreds of cases that you can refer to and review to better understand how long applicants like you are waiting for their case approval. Accessing the tracker is free! You can find it through the link in our bio ⬆

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We're excited to present the latest Canada 🇨🇦 processing time analysis report for September and October! This time around, we've combined the data for both months into one analysis AND included a new program in the report - Spousal Sponsorship.

Here are some interesting observations:

1. Our case numbers have grown! For some of the programs, we took over 50/60 cases for our analysis which demonstrated very clear trends 🙌

2. Citizenship processing times steadily remain much faster than what the IRCC mentions, 4.5 months on average on Immitracker compared to the 7 months posted by the IRCC... 🚀

3. The distribution of shortest to longest processing times for CEC and PNP are huge! The longest cases took over 2 years. And what do these long cases mostly have in common? Interestingly, nationality 🤯

Looking for additional data? Let us know in the comments! 🤔

For the full case analysis, check out our latest Immitracker Canada Processing Time Analytics blogpost through the link in our bio!

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Excited to share that our CEO, , will be coming back as a speaker to the annual Immigrants in Tech Summit this year!

If you’re a newcomer to Canada interested in the tech industry, you can join us and Scale Without Borders on Monday, Nov 4th at the ROM.

What is some of the value you can gain from attending this event?

1. Learn from top speakers, immigrant founders and tech leaders. There’s quite a few successful immigrant founders now!
2. Meet potential employers and build your network
3. Dive into the latest trends in AI, cybersecurity, and tech innovation

Looking forward to seeing you all there! 🚀🇨🇦

We’re excited to present the special edition of the Canadian Government / IRCC 🏛️ vs. Immitracker ⏰ processing time estimates for both July and August 2024!

Based on the case data thoughtfully put in by our users, we can glean insights into actual processing times applicants are experiencing for some of the most popular Canadian immigration programs and citizenship 🇨🇦

We have a few interesting takeaways from this reports:
1. PNPs continue to display outlier cases that took significantly over processing times to complete. For both July and August, cases that took 500+ days to process can be found. Could it be that this summer the IRCC was catching up on a forgotten PNP case backlog?

2. Citizenship grant is the only program listed below where the Immitracker processing times significantly differ from the IRCC time estimates. It’s for the fourth month in a row now that we see citizenship processing accelerating and taking under 5 months to be completed.

Are you surprised by any of the results or trends we discovered? Looking for additional data? Let us know in the comments! 🤔

For the full case analysis, check out our Immitracker Canada Monthly Processing Time Analytics blogpost through the link in our bio!

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