New Delhi, March 19 -- Canada's immigration backlog has dipped below the one-million mark for the first time in months. According to a report by CIC News, as of January 31, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's (IRCC's) total application backlog dropped to 990,300 - marking the first time since October 2025 that such a figure has been recorded.

The figure includes a 14% increase in study permit backlogs and 8% decrease in work permit backlogs.

IRCC's total application inventory was 2,092,000, marking a drop of 35,500 over the past month. Of these, 1,101,700 applications were processed in line with service standards, mentioned the report.

As per IRCC definitions, an immigration application is counted as part of backlog when...