Canada’s immigration backlog has decreased to 821,200 as of March 2025, marking a 7.95% decline from 892,100 in January.
This reduction marks the third consecutive month the backlog has remained below one million, reflecting improved processing efforts by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
According to TravelBiz, as of February 2025, a total of 2,029,400 immigration applications were in progress, with 1,208,200 processed within the department’s service standards.