What Updates Does the Processing Time Include?

This new IRCC tool is intended to provide weekly computations based on the previous six months’ data, as well as exact processing timeframes.

Furthermore, it represents the application volume with operational concerns to help potential immigrants plan their immigration to Canada more effectively.

IRCC bases processing time on the time it takes to process previous comparable applications. The processing time begins when the application is received by IRCC and concludes when the immigration officer reaches a judgement on the application.

So, the processing period may fluctuate depending on whether the application was submitted on paper or online.

Processing Times for Citizenship & PR cards

Citizenship grant: 25 months
Citizenship Certificate (proof of citizenship): 17 months
Resumption of citizenship: 23 months
Renunciation of citizenship: 17 months
Search of citizenship records: 16 months
New PR card: 64 days (increased by 1 day since last week’s update)
Renewing PR card: 91 days (increased by 2 days since last week’s update)

Processing Time for Family Sponsorship

Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada: 22 months
Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada: 14 months
Parents or Grandparents: 37 months

Click here for October 4 processing update!

Processing time for Canadian Passport

1. Submitted in person at a passport office (Service Canada Centre – Passport Services) or Service Canada Centre that offers 10-day processing: 10 business days
2. Submitted in person at a regular Service Canada Centre, a Service Canada Scheduled Outreach Site that offers passport services or by mail: 20 business days
3. In-Canda Urgent pick-up: Within 2 business days (increased by 1 days since last week’s update)
4. In-Canada Express pick-up: 3-9 business days (increased by 1 days since last week’s update)
5. Regular passport application mailed from outside Canada: 20 business days after receiving.

Processing time for Economic Class

Canadian Experience Class (CEC): 17 months
Federal Skilled Worker (FSWP): 26 months
Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP): 47 months
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via express entry: 15 months
Non-Express Entry PNP: 23 months
Quebec skilled worker: 24 months.
Quebec business class: 65 months.
Federal Self-employed: 41 months
Atlantic Immigration Program: 15 months.
Start-up Visa: 32 months

Click here for October 4 processing update!

Canada Immigration Backlog Reduces By 95,204 – New IRCC Data

IRCC Processing Time for Temporary Residence Application

Visitor visa outside Canada: Varies by country (India: 134 days)
Visitor visa inside Canada: 15 days online and 39 days by paper. (Increased by 1 day (online) and by 4 days (paper based) since last update on October 4)
Parents or grandparents Super Visa: Varies by country (India: 62 days: Increased by 11 days since last update on October 4)
Visitor extension (Visitor record): 204 days online and 185 days by paper. (Increased by 3 days (online), but reduced by 5 days (paper based) since last update on October 4)
Study permit outside Canada: 13 weeks
Study permit inside Canada: 4 weeks
Work permit outside Canada: Varies by country (India: 20 weeks: Reduced by 1 week since last update on October 4). Applications for critical occupations are being prioritised. If you are not applying for a job in a critical occupation, your processing time may be longer than shown above.
Study permit extension: 73 days online and 78 days by paper. (Increased by 6 days (online), but reduced by 5 days (paper-based) last update on October 4)
Work permit inside Canada (initial application or extension): 168 days online and 91 days by paper. (Increased by 1 day (online) and reduced by 8 days (paper-based) since last update on October 4)
International Experience Canada (Current Season): 6 Weeks – IEC 2022 (International Experience Canada) To End On Oct 17