Curated answers and advice for everything under Processing Times. Written by Gustave and The Raven, explained clearly.
Gustave translates IRCC's processing time tool into actual human guidance. The charts look helpful but don't reflect reality. Here's what to track instead — and when to actually worry.
The Raven reveals the truth about IRCC's processing time tool. It's not a forecast — it's a rearview mirror. Averaged from past approvals, a shadow of action, not a promise of movement.
Gustave explains what's normal when IRCC's backlog rises above 950,000 applications. The silence is deafening, the waiting is endless, and your status bar hasn't moved in months. Here's when to worry — and when to simply wait.
Gustave explains what's actually normal in IRCC processing delays in 2025. The timelines have stretched, the status bar is stuck, and ghost updates mean nothing. Here's when to worry — and when to simply wait.
Gustave translates The Queue's cosmic wisdom into plain English with footnotes. Two applicants, same day, different outcomes—not punishment, just procedure. She's older than government buildings and twice as patient, but not quite practical.
The Queue speaks. It remembers applications through pandemics, elections, restructures. It does not punish. It does not reward. It simply continues. You were told twelve months. They were approved in eight. You are all standing beside it.
The Compliance Raven observes the ancient art of timeline interpretation. Averages are the refuge of bureaucrats and gamblers. This is not a clock. It is a tide.
Gustave can build you a step-by-step plan tailored to your specific situation — minus the legal jargon.
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