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The TRPR pathway opened on May 6, 2021. It received 40,000+ applications that day, and 77,000+ total. IRCC's goal was to finalize 35,000 to 44,000 applications in 2021. As of September 5 it had opened 20,256, did completeness checks on 12,730, and passed eligibility for 889.

IRCC's goal is to process 80% of caregiver applications within 12 months of the received date. The table below demonstrates the actual percentage of applications finalized by received month.

Here is a copy of the IRCC Training Manual (August 2018) Temporary Resident Processing: Temporary Workers, Module 1 - Authorizing Employment section on Work Permit Exemptions.

A September 3, 2021 Briefing Note states that IRCC anticipates that its processing inventory will be 760,000+ people by year end, with 360,000 in the economic class. The immigration goal for 2022 is 411,000, with 110,500 in the economic class. There is almost enough inventory for 2023 as well without any new applications.

IRCC REQ Q&A 2020-2916 Does IRCC accept cryptocurrency holdings towards settlement funds? Answer - No.

Here is the IRCC Memo on prioritizing the call center and case specific enquiries to matters involving the situation in Afghanistan. This does not appear to have been a popular measure, but the memo provides context on why it was implemented. The delays in Case Specific Enquiry have likely only worsened since this measure. Hopefully there is flexibility on deadlines as IRCC is experiencing several week delays in reviewing CSEs.