Costing the Express Entry Immigration Process

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• Based on our analysis, current staffing levels at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are expected to be more than sufficient to meet the processing time goal for the next five years. In fact, we estimate that IRCC has 65% more staff than needed to meet their goal this fiscal year.

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{"id":45,"created_at":"2023-03-06T08:35:15-05:00","updated_at":"2023-03-07T08:57:02-05:00","slug":"immigration-refugees-and-citizenship-canada-has-more-than-enough-staff-to-meet-processing-goals-new-pbo-report-finds-dapres-le-nouveau-rapport-du-dpb-immigration-refugies-et-citoyennete-canada-a-un-nombre-plus-que-suffisant-demployes-pour-atteindre-ses-objectifs-de-traitement-des-demandes","title_en":"Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has more than enough staff to meet processing goals, new PBO report finds","title_fr":"D\u2019apr\u00e8s le nouveau rapport du DPB, Immigration, R\u00e9fugi\u00e9s et Citoyennet\u00e9 Canada a un nombre plus que suffisant d\u2019employ\u00e9s pour atteindre ses objectifs de traitement des demandes","body_en":"The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) today released his analysis of Canada\u2019s federal Express Entry immigration programs.\n\nThe report estimates the cost of the three federal immigration streams for skilled immigrants who want to settle in Canada permanently: the Federal Skilled Workers Program, the Canadian Experience Class and the Federal Skilled Trades Program. The federal government\u2019s stated goal is to process 80% of the applications received through these Express Entry immigration programs within six months.\n\nThe PBO projects that the gross cost of the federal Express Entry system \u2013 which includes processing, pre-arrival services and settlement services \u2013 will be $792 million over the next five years. This cost will be offset by $743 million in fee revenue collected from applicants, resulting in a net total cost of $48 million.\n\n\u201cBased on our analysis, current staffing levels at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are expected to be more than sufficient to meet the processing time goal for the next five years,\u201d says Yves Giroux, PBO. \u201cIn fact, we estimate that IRCC has 65% more staff than needed to meet their goal this fiscal year.\u201d\n\nQuebec does not participate in the federal Express Entry system. Instead, it receives federal funding to run separate immigration programs. The PBO\u2019s report does not estimate the costs of Quebec\u2019s immigration programs.","body_fr":"Le directeur parlementaire du budget (DPB) a publi\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui son analyse des programmes d\u2019immigration d\u2019Entr\u00e9e express du gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral.\n\nLe rapport \u00e9value les co\u00fbts des trois volets d\u2019immigration f\u00e9d\u00e9raux offerts aux immigrants qualifi\u00e9s qui veulent s\u2019\u00e9tablir de mani\u00e8re d\u00e9finitive au Canada, soit le Programme des travailleurs qualifi\u00e9s, la cat\u00e9gorie de l\u2019exp\u00e9rience canadienne et le Programme des travailleurs de m\u00e9tiers sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s. L\u2019objectif du gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral est de traiter dans un d\u00e9lai de six mois 80 % des demandes soumises dans le cadre de ces programmes.\n\nSelon les pr\u00e9visions du DPB, le co\u00fbt brut du syst\u00e8me f\u00e9d\u00e9ral d\u2019Entr\u00e9e express (qui englobe le traitement, les services avant l\u2019arriv\u00e9e et les services d\u2019\u00e9tablissement) s\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8vera \u00e0 792 millions de dollars au cours des cinq prochaines ann\u00e9es. Ce co\u00fbt sera compens\u00e9 par les recettes de 743 millions de dollars provenant des frais per\u00e7us aupr\u00e8s des demandeurs, pour un co\u00fbt total net de 48 millions de dollars.\n\n\u00ab Selon notre analyse, le nombre d\u2019employ\u00e9s \u00e0 Immigration, R\u00e9fugi\u00e9s et Citoyennet\u00e9 Canada (IRCC) devrait \u00eatre plus que suffisant pour respecter les d\u00e9lais de traitement au cours des cinq prochaines ann\u00e9es \u00bb, affirme le DPB, Yves Giroux. \u00ab En fait, nous estimons qu\u2019IRCC compte un effectif 65 % sup\u00e9rieur \u00e0 ce dont il a besoin pour atteindre son objectif au cours du pr\u00e9sent exercice. \u00bb\n\nLe Qu\u00e9bec ne participe pas au syst\u00e8me f\u00e9d\u00e9ral Entr\u00e9e express. Il re\u00e7oit plut\u00f4t des fonds f\u00e9d\u00e9raux pour ses propres programmes d\u2019immigration, dont les co\u00fbts ne sont pas \u00e9valu\u00e9s dans le rapport du DPB.","release_date":"2023-03-07T09:00:00-05:00","is_published":"2023-03-07T08:57:02-05:00","internal_id":"COM-2223-045","permalinks":{"en":{"website":"https:\/\/www.pbo-dpb.ca\/en\/blog\/news-releases--communiques-de-presse\/immigration-refugees-and-citizenship-canada-has-more-than-enough-staff-to-meet-processing-goals-new-pbo-report-finds-dapres-le-nouveau-rapport-du-dpb-immigration-refugies-et-citoyennete-canada-a-un-nombre-plus-que-suffisant-demployes-pour-atteindre-ses-objectifs-de-traitement-des-demandes"},"fr":{"website":"https:\/\/www.pbo-dpb.ca\/fr\/blog\/news-releases--communiques-de-presse\/immigration-refugees-and-citizenship-canada-has-more-than-enough-staff-to-meet-processing-goals-new-pbo-report-finds-dapres-le-nouveau-rapport-du-dpb-immigration-refugies-et-citoyennete-canada-a-un-nombre-plus-que-suffisant-demployes-pour-atteindre-ses-objectifs-de-traitement-des-demandes"}},"pivot":{"publication_id":731,"news_release_id":45}}