Advanced data analytics to help IRCC officers triage temporary resident visa applications and facilitate processing

Ottawa, January 24, 2022 – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is improving the efficiency of its Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) application process by expanding the use of advanced data analytics, which will now help IRCC officers to triage and process all TRV applications submitted from outside Canada. Officers will continue to make final decisions on all applications, and only an IRCC officer can refuse an application . The system never denies requests, nor does it recommend their denial .

Using advanced data analytics is part of IRCC's commitment to finding new ways to improve its client service and processes. It should help manage the growing volume of TRV applications from IRCC. The analysis system speeds up IRCC's work by identifying simple applications that may benefit from streamlined processing, such as those submitted by some clients who have already been approved to visit Canada in the last 10 years.
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