What does my status mean in the application status tracker?

In your application status tracker account, you’ll find

your overall application status
application details
your application history
contact details
the status of your documents
your next steps (if this applies)

Application status updates will only show up after you get an acknowledgement of receipt (AOR) letter or email. You’ll get an AOR after we get your application and check that it’s complete.

Until then, you may be able to find

the date we got your application
your contact information

Overall status

At the top of the page, you’ll see 1 of these statuses:

Received means we got your application and we’re checking if it’s complete.
In progress means we’re still reviewing your application.
- You can also see the progress for each section of your application.
Closed means
- we approved your application
- we refused your application or
- you withdrew (cancelled) or abandoned your application
  - We’ll contact you before we close your application.

Application details

You’ll find 4 sections of your application that we need to review:

Eligibility
Medical exam(opens in a new tab)
Background verification
- We check your background to make sure you’re admissible to Canada.
Biometrics (opens in a new tab)

Each section can have 1 of these statuses:

Not started means we haven’t started reviewing this section.
Waiting on you means we need more information or documents from you.
In progress means we’re still reviewing the section.
Completed means we finished reviewing that section of your application.
Exempted means you don’t need to complete this section for your application.