Check Out New IRCC Processing Times As Of February 23

Last Updated On 23 February 2023, 7:06 PM EST (Toronto Time)

This article includes the most recent official IRCC processing times as of February 23, 2023, along with a comparison to the previous week’s processing times.

Usually, processing times are updated by IRCC every week on Tuesday or Wednesday, but this week, IRCC provided the update later in the day today.

Please read the below information carefully to understand what these processing times mean.

In 2022, the IRCC processing tool was updated to offer exact information on typical processing times as opposed to only service standards.

The purpose of these processing times is to offer potential immigrants or visa applicants to Canada a rough idea of how long it could take for a decision to be made on their application.

Furthermore, potential applicants who desire to submit an application for a Canadian immigration or visa can learn more about the different categories timeline beforehand.

These times are based on data gathered over the preceding 6 months for 80% of the applications already finalized and are intended to provide new weekly processing times.

This does not imply that the processing of your application will necessarily take the same length of time.

As this processing update is an average of the processing times for 80% of the applications, it may take longer or even less time than the time shown.

Also keep in mind, the processing period starts when the application is received by IRCC and concludes when the immigration officer decides whether to approve or deny the application.

Since more than a year ago, we have been recording and comparing the processing timeframes that the IRCC officially updates on a weekly basis.

Canada Immigration Backlog Increases By 6% – New IRCC Data

IRCC Processing Times for Citizenship & PR cards

Application Type	Current Processing Time	Change From Last Week
Citizenship grant	23 months	No Change
Citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship)	14 months	No Change
Resumption of citizenship	24 months	No Change
Renunciation of Citizenship	15 months	No Change
Search of citizenship records	16 months	No Change
New PR card	40 days	– 1 Day
PR card renewals	71 days	+ 3 days

IRCC is presently issuing acknowledgement of receipt (AOR) letters or emails to paper and online citizenship applications submitted in the week of December 19, 2022.

IRCC Processing Time for 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	39 months	No Change

According to the most recent official IRCC data updated yesterday, the Canadian immigration backlog increased nearly to 1 million.

Furthermore, 969,900 applications were being processed according to the IRCC service standards. Overall, there were nearly 2 million applications under processing at IRCC as of January 31, 2023.

Processing time for 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

Here Are IRCC Service Standards For Processing Various Applications

IRCC Processing time for Economic Class

Application Type	Current Processing Time	Change From Last Week
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	16 months	No Change
Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)	31 months	No Change
Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)	70 months	No Change
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via Express Entry	11 months	No Change
Non-Express Entry PNP	21 months	No Change
Quebec Skilled Workers (QSW)	19 months	No Change
Quebec Business Class	67 months	No Change
Federal Self-Employed	42 months	– 1 month
Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP)	23 months	No Change
Start-Up Visa	33 months	No Change

Processing Time for Temporary Residence Application

Application Type	Current Processing Time	Change From Last Week
Visitor visa outside Canada	Varies by country India: 85 Days Nigeria: 317 Days United States: 27 Days Pakistan: 186 Days Philippines: 38 Days UAE: 316 Days Bangladesh: 204 Days Sri Lanka: 110 Days United Kingdom: 209 Days	– 14 Days for India – 8 Days for Nigeria – 6 Days for United States – 19 Days for Pakistan – 17 Days for Philippines No Change for UAE – 13 Days for Bangladesh – 41 Days for Sri Lanka – 7 Days for UK
Visitor visa inside Canada	Online: 14 days Paper-Based: 27 days	– 2 Days for online + 2 Days for paper-based
Parents or Grandparents Super Visa	Varies by country India: 132 Days Nigeria: 396 Days United States: 264 Days Pakistan: 428 Days Philippines: 210 Days UAE: 286 Days Bangladesh: 245 Days Sri Lanka: 280 Days United Kingdom: 163 Days	+ 1 Day for India – 31 Days for Nigeria – 9 Days for United States + 6 Days for Pakistan + 1 Days for Philippines + 48 Days for UAE – 11 Days for Bangladesh + 25 Days for Sri Lanka + 4 Days for UK
Study Permit Outside Canada	10 Weeks	No Change
Visitor Extension (Visitor Record)	Online: 182 days Paper-Based: 87 days	– 35 Days (Online) – 8 Days for Paper-Based
Study Permit Inside Canada	5 Weeks	No Change
Study Permit Extension	Online: 134 Days Paper-Based: 111 Days	– 3 Days (Online) – 6 Days (Paper-Based)
Work Permit Outside Canada*	Varies by country India: 8 Weeks Nigeria: 52 Weeks United States: 16 Weeks Pakistan: 40 Weeks Philippines: 14 Weeks UAE: 39 Weeks Bangladesh: 32 Weeks Sri Lanka: 20 Weeks United Kingdom: 12 Weeks	No Change for India + 3 Weeks for Nigeria – 1 Week for United States – 27 Weeks for Pakistan + 3 Weeks for Philippines + 5 Weeks for UAE No Change for Bangladesh – 2 Weeks for Sri Lanka + 1 Week for UK
Work Permit Inside Canada	Online: 159 Days Paper-Based: 60 Days	– 2 Days (Online) + 1 Day for paper-based
International Experience Canada (Current Season)	2 Weeks	No Change
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP)	22 Days	– 1 Day
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)	5 minutes	No Change