Here Are New Updated IRCC Processing Times As Of December 29

Year 2022 is coming to an end, but IRCC processing woes still continue. IRCC minister announced updating online processing tool on March 31, 2022 to provide accurate information on average processing times.

These processing times are to ensure that Canada immigration/visa applicants get a faint idea of their applications’ processing.

Furthermore, future applicants planning to apply for Canadian immigration/visa can also have an idea of what to expect before submitting their application.

As per latest available official IRCC data, the Canadian immigration backlog was at 1.09 million as of November 30, 2022.

Moreover, 1.02 million applications were still being processed within IRCC service standards. So, overall there were around 2.1 million applications under processing at IRCC.

Recently, IRCC shared the data that they processed record 4.8 million applications in 2022. This number is almost double the applications processing in 2021. 

This article enlists newly updated IRCC processing times as of December 29, 2022.

These processing times are meant to give new weekly timescales based on data collected over the past 6 months.

Additionally, the processing time begins when IRCC receives the application and ends when the immigration officer reaches a decision on the application.

IRCC Processing Times for Citizenship & PR cards

Application Type	Current Processing Time	Change From Last Week
Citizenship grant	24 months	No Change
Citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship)	16 months	No Change
Resumption of citizenship	34 months	No Change
Renunciation of Citizenship	16 months	No Change
Search of citizenship records	16 months	No Change
New PR card	89 days	– 1 days
PR card renewals	81 days	– 2 Days

IRCC Processing Time for Family Sponsorship

Application Type	Current Processing Time	Change From Last Week
Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada	18 months	No Change
Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada	14 months	No Change
Parents or Grandparents PR	38 months	No Change

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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

Processing time for Economic Class

Application Type	Current Processing Time	Change From Last Week
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	20 months	– 1 month
Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)	29 months	No Change
Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)	62 months	No Change
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via Express Entry	13 months	No Change
Non-Express Entry PNP	22 months	No Change
Quebec Skilled Workers	20 months	-1 month
Quebec Business Class	65 months	No Change
Federal Self-Employed	42 months	No Change
Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP)	12 months	No Change
Start-Up Visa	32 months	No Change

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Processing Time for Temporary Residence Application 

Application Type	Current Processing Time	Change From Last Week
Visitor visa outside Canada	Varies by country India: 145 Days Nigeria: 212 Days United States: 47 Days Pakistan: 290 Days Philippines: 115 Days UAE: 230 Days Bangladesh: 224 Days Sri Lanka: 215 Days United Kingdom: 180 Days	– 9 Days for India + 23 Days for Nigeria + 3 Days for United States + 23 Days for Pakistan + 1 Day for Philippines – 1 Day for UAE + 7 Days for Bangladesh + 3 Days for Sri Lanka + 41 Days for UK
Visitor visa inside Canada	Online: 23 days Paper-Based: 51 days	No Change for online – 2 Days for paper-based
Parents or Grandparents Supervisa	Varies by country India: 151 Days Nigeria: 235 Days United States: 315 Days Pakistan: 248 Days Philippines: 164 Days UAE: 176 Days Bangladesh: 194 Days Sri Lanka: 231 Days United Kingdom: 173 Days	– 4 Days for India + 7 Days for Nigeria – 10 Days for United States No Change for Pakistan – 7 Days for Philippines + 50 Days for UAE No Change for Bangladesh – 5 Days for Sri Lanka – 3 Days for UK
Visitor Extension (Visitor Record)	Online: 197 days Paper-Based: 161 days	+ 5 Day (Online) – 1 Day for Paper-Based
Study Permit Outside Canada	9 Weeks	No Change
Study Permit Inside Canada	4 Weeks	No Change
Study Permit Extension	Online: 118 Days Paper-Based: 111 Days	+ 21 Days (Online) + 2 Days (Paper-Based)
Work Permit Outside Canada*	Varies by country India: 9 Weeks Nigeria: 24 Weeks United States: 10 Weeks Pakistan: 66 Weeks Philippines: 12 Weeks UAE: 30 Weeks Bangladesh: 31 Weeks Sri Lanka: 33 Weeks United Kingdom: 8 Weeks	– 1 Week for India – 3 Weeks for Nigeria – 2 Weeks for United States + 6 Weeks for Pakistan No Change for Philippines No Change for UAE – 1 Week for Bangladesh + 1 Week for Sri Lanka No Change for UK
Work Permit Inside Canada	Online: 167 Days Paper-Based: 56 Days	No Change for Online – 19 Days for paper-based
International Experience Canada (Current Season)	5 Weeks	No Change
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP)	19 Days
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)	5 minutes	No Change

*Applications for critical occupations are being prioritized. If you are not applying for a job in a critical occupation, your processing time may be longer than shown above.

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Source: IRCC

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