Canada appears to have a big problem. What is it? A glitch in the Canadian immigration system led the government to accept an additional 7,307 immigration applications, exceeding the imposed limit.
This included files from international applicants who aspired to change their temporary visa status to permanent residency.
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‘A bug led the system to accept 7,307 applications above the limit
Canadian immigration law typically sets an annual limit on the number of immigration applications that can be accepted in a year.
For example, eligible graduates in Canada can apply to adjust their temporary residence status to permanent residency (PR) through an online application.
For 2021, the service had a cap of 40,000 applications. However, an error in the online system led to thousands of applications being accepted beyond the limit.
BleepingComputer reached out to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to learn more:
“Due to a technical issue, IRCC accepted applications above the allowed limit,” said Philippe Couvrette.
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The error caused the system to treat multiple requests as one:
“In some cases where two or more applications were submitted at the same time, the online application system counted them as a single application.”
“As a result, the online application system received approximately 7,300 applications over the 40,000 limit,” Couvrette continued.
Information source: bleepingcomputer.com
