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cic.gc.ca Desktop Performance
87/100
These metrics represent real-world Chrome users experience viewing cic.gc.ca web page. Reports are focused on loading performance and other critical factors that most affect user experience. Follow our guide to track, optimize, and improve the quality of your web pages.
User Loading Experience
First Input Delay
First Contentful Paint
Cumulative Layout Shift
Largest Contentful Paint
Metrics
Speed Index69/100 1.8 s
Speed Index shows how quickly the contents of a page are visibly populated. Learn more.
Largest Contentful Paint74/100 1.7 s
Largest Contentful Paint marks the time at which the largest text or image is painted. Learn More
First Contentful Paint85/100 1.0 s
First Contentful Paint marks the time at which the first text or image is painted. Learn more.
Cumulative Layout Shift100/100 0.019
Cumulative Layout Shift measures the movement of visible elements within the viewport. Learn more.
Time to Interactive100/100 1.2 s
Time to interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more.
Total Blocking Time100/100 20 ms
Sum of all time periods between FCP and Time to Interactive, when task length exceeded 50ms, expressed in milliseconds. Learn more.
Should Fix (11)
Opportunities
These suggestions can help your page load faster. They don't directly affect the Performance score.
Avoid multiple page redirects
Potential savings of 340 ms
340 ms
Eliminate render-blocking resources
Potential savings of 200 ms
200 ms
Remove unused CSS
Potential savings of 73 KiB
160 ms
Remove unused JavaScript
Potential savings of 110 KiB
120 ms
Diagnostics
More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.
Ensure text remains visible during webfont load
Serve static assets with an efficient cache policy
12 resources found
Avoid long main-thread tasks
1 long task found
Largest Contentful Paint element
1 element found
Avoid chaining critical requests
13 chains found
Keep request counts low and transfer sizes small
27 requests • 436 KiB
Avoid large layout shifts
4 elements found
Passed Audits (18)
Avoids `document.write()`
Efficiently encode images
Enable text compression
Properly size images
Preload key requests
Minimize third-party usage
Third-party code blocked the main thread for 30 ms
Defer offscreen images
Use video formats for animated content
Avoids an excessive DOM size
33 elements
Preconnect to required origins
Uses passive listeners to improve scrolling performance
Serve images in next-gen formats
Minify JavaScript
Potential savings of 36 KiB
JavaScript execution time
0.3 s
Minimizes main-thread work
0.5 s
Avoids enormous network payloads
Total size was 436 KiB
Initial server response time was short
Root document took 590 ms
Minify CSS
cic.gc.ca Desktop SEO
91/100
These checks ensure that your page is optimized for search engine results ranking. There are additional factors Lighthouse does not check that may affect your search ranking. Learn more. Run these additional validators on your site to check additional SEO best practices.
Should Fix (1)
Crawling and Indexing
To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.
Page is blocked from indexing
Passed Audits (10)
robots.txt is valid
Has a `<meta name="viewport">` tag with `width` or `initial-scale`
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links have descriptive text
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a `<title>` element
Links are crawlable
Document avoids plugins
Document has a meta description
cic.gc.ca Desktop Best Practices
69/100
These checks highlight opportunities to improve the overall code health of cic.gc.ca page. Current recommendations will help to make your page fast and secure, to create a good user experience and to avoid deprecated technologies.
Should Fix (4)
General
Browser errors were logged to the console
Trust and Safety
Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities
4 vulnerabilities detected
Does not use HTTPS
1 insecure request found
User Experience
Displays images with incorrect aspect ratio
Passed Audits (10)
Properly defines charset
Avoids deprecated APIs
Serves images with appropriate resolution
Detected JavaScript libraries
Page has the HTML doctype
Avoids Application Cache
Allows users to paste into password fields
Links to cross-origin destinations are safe
Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
cic.gc.ca Desktop Progressive Web App
48/100
These checks validate the aspects of a Progressive Web App. Learn more. These checks are required by the baseline PWA Checklist but are not automatically checked by Lighthouse. They do not affect your score but it's important that you verify them manually.
Should Fix (8)
PWA Optimized
Manifest doesn't have a maskable icon
Is not configured for a custom splash screen
Does not set a theme color for the address bar.
Fast and reliable
Current page does not respond with a 200 when offline
`start_url` does not respond with a 200 when offline
Installable
Does not use HTTPS
1 insecure request found
Web app manifest does not meet the installability requirements
Does not register a service worker that controls page and `start_url`
Passed Audits (5)
Has a `<meta name="viewport">` tag with `width` or `initial-scale`
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
Provides a valid `apple-touch-icon`
Page load is fast enough on mobile networks
Contains some content when JavaScript is not available
cic.gc.ca Desktop Accessibility
100/100
These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Only a subset of accessibility issues can be automatically detected so manual testing is also encouraged. These items address areas which an automated testing tool cannot cover. Learn more in our guide on conducting an accessibility review.
Passed Audits (15)
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
Links have a discernible name
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
`[role]` values are valid
`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a `<title>` element
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
Desktop Speed
85/100
These checks analyze the performance of cic.gc.ca on desktop devices and return PageSpeed score and information on how to improve the load time. What makes a good Progressive Web App?
Should Fix (5)
Eliminate render-blocking JavaScript and CSS in above-the-fold content
Leverage browser caching
Minify JavaScript
Enable compression
Minify CSS
Passed Audits (5)
Avoid landing page redirects
Reduce server response time
Minify HTML
Optimize images
Prioritize visible content
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