Filipiniana News - December 2017 IRCC Vows to Clear LCP Backlog On 3 December 2017, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Ahmed Hussen, announced at a press conference in Toronto that the IRCC will be: Finalizing at least 80% of the cases that were in the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) inventory as of October 1, 2017 by the end of 2018; Processing 80% of new, complete LCP applications submitted on or after October 1, 2017 within 12 months; and Admitting high numbers of LCP caregivers and their family members as permanent residents until the remaining cases are processed. These measures are being taken to address the notoriously long processing times for permanent residence applications under the LCP which have resulted in many years of physical separation between LCP participants and their families. Aside from addressing the backlog, Minister Hus...