Last Updated On 19 April 2023, 10:38 AM EDT (Toronto Time)
Here are the latest official IRCC processing times as updated on April 18, 2023 as well as a comparison with last week’s processing times.
Please carefully read below information to properly understand what these processing times actually mean.
These processing times have been monitored by us for more than a year and updated weekly for the benefit of our readers. They are officially updated each week by the IRCC.
In order to provide accurate information on typical processing durations rather than just service standard timelines, the IRCC updated its processing tool at the beginning of 2022.
Prior to that, it exhibited only IRCC service standards, which represent IRCC’s goal of prompt application treatment. The service standards are seldom updated.
The majority of citizenship and permanent residency services now show processing times for 80% of the applications, which are updated each week based on data from the previous 6 months.
These updates give you more precise information that takes into account processing volumes and any changes to IRCC’s ability to process applications.
Processing times for applications for temporary residency are also updated every week based on data from the preceding 8 or 16 weeks.
These processing timelines are meant to provide potential immigrants and visa applicants to Canada a ballpark sense of how long it would take to decide whether or not to approve their application.
This does not indicate that processing of your application will take the same amount of time.
Given that it is an average based on the processing times for 80% of the applicants, the processing time for your application may be longer or shorter than mentioned.
Please be advised that the application processing time begins after it is received by the IRCC and concludes whenever the immigration officer determines whether or not to accept the application.
Check IRCC Processing times for
PR cards & Citizenship
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change From Last Week |
|---|---|---|
| Citizenship grant | 22 months | No Change |
| Citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship)* | 12 months | No Change |
| Resumption of citizenship | 30 months | No Change |
| Renunciation of Citizenship | 14 months | No Change |
| Search of citizenship records | 15 months | No Change |
| New PR card | 37 days | + 2 Days |
| PR card renewals | 65 days | + 3 Days |
*Citizenship certificate: Requests from countries other than the US and Canada may take longer to process.
The IRCC is now sending AOR letters or emails to citizenship applicants who filed paper-based or online applications between March 8, 2023.
Family Sponsorship
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change From Last Week |
|---|---|---|
| Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada | 16 months | No Change |
| Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada | 14 months | No Change |
| Parents or Grandparents PR | 25 months | No Change |
Canadian Passport
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change From Last Week |
|---|---|---|
| In-Canada New Passport (Regular application submitted in person at Service Canada Centre – Passport services) | 10 business days | No Change |
| In-Canada New Passport (Regular application submitted by mail to Service Canada Centre) | 20 business days | No Change |
| In-Canda Urgent pick-up | By the end of next business day | No Change |
| In-Canada Express pick-up | 2-9 business days | No Change |
| Regular passport application mailed from outside Canada | 20 business days | No Change |
Permanent Residency Economic Class
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change From Last Week |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Experience Class (CEC) | 5 months | No Change |
| Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) | 27 months | No Change |
| Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) | (not updated by IRCC since March 1) There could be no application in processing for FSTP now | No Change |
| Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via Express Entry | 10 months | No Change |
| Non-Express Entry PNP | 20 months | No Change |
| Quebec Skilled Workers (QSW) | 20 months | No Change |
| Quebec Business Class entrepreneurs (Quebec) investors (Quebec) self-employed persons (Quebec) | 67 months | No Change |
| Federal Self-Employed | 44 months | No Change |
| Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) | 4 months | No Change |
| Start-Up Visa | 35 months | No Change |
Temporary Visas
*At the moment, IRCC is prioritizing work permit applications for critical positions. If you are not looking for work in an essential profession, your processing time may be more.
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