Auditor finds "delays, backlogs & inefficiencies" at IRCC

Auditor finds "delays, backlogs & inefficiencies" at IRCC

October 19, 2023 6:12 pm EST.

The Auditor General found serious backlogs and big delays in some of Canada's permanent residency programs. The report looked at 8 PR programs, but in that found under-resourced & overworked offices, and refugee applications in limbo.

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