Last Updated On 26 June 2024, 6:51 PM EDT (Toronto Time)
This article lists the new official IRCC processing times, which were updated on June 25, 2024, as well as a comparison with previous processing times reported by the IRCC.
IRCC is now reporting prevailing processing times for various citizenship, family sponsorships, and economic immigration on a monthly basis, effective May 1, 2024.
Processing times for permanent resident cards, all temporary residence, and business immigration applications are being updated on a weekly basis.
These processing timelines are provided to help applicants understand how long it may take for a decision to be made on their application.
Furthermore, prospective candidates who wish to make an application in the future can have an understanding of what to expect before doing so.
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An important thing to always keep in mind is that the processing period starts when IRCC receives the complete application and ends when the immigration officer issues a decision on the application.
IRCC Processing Times for Citizenship (updated monthly) and PR cards (updated weekly)
The number of applications in their inventory, the number of staff members assigned to handle these kinds of applications, and the anticipated number of new applications that IRCC might receive all go into calculating citizenship processing times.
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change Since last update | Change Since April 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizenship grant | 8 months | No Change since May 1 | -6 months |
| Citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship) | 3 months | No Change since May 1 | -4 months |
| Resumption of citizenship | Not enough data | No Change as of June 13 | No Change |
| Renunciation of Citizenship | 13 months | No Change as of June 13 | No Change |
| Search of citizenship records | 13 months | No Change as of June 13 | No Change |
| New PR card | 76 days | -1 Day since June 19 | +28 days |
| PR card renewals | 75 days | +2 Days since June 19 | +19 days |
IRCC is now delivering acknowledgement of receipt (AOR) letters and emails to paper and online applications received during the week of June 13, 2024.
New permanent resident card and renewals’ processing time is updated on a weekly basis and is based on the time it took IRCC to process 80% of the complete applications in the past.
Family Sponsorship IRCC Processing Times (Updated monthly)
Family sponsorship processing times are now being updated on a monthly basis, beginning in May 2024 and are predominantly based on:
- number of applications in IRCC inventory
- number of IRCC staff processing these type of applications
- number of applications IRCC is expecting to get
It also includes the time taken for the person being sponsored to give biometrics, the assessment, and the eligibility of the applicant and sponsoring person.
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change Since May 1 | Change Since April 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada (intention to live outside Quebec) | 10 months | -3 months | -2 months |
| Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada (intention to live in Quebec) | 34 months | No Change | +6 months |
| Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live outside Quebec) | 10 months | -1 month | +2 months |
| Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live in Quebec) | 28 months | +1 month | +4 months |
| Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live outside Quebec) | 24 months | +4 months | -3 months |
| Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live in Quebec) | 48 months | +15 months | +11 months |
The immigration department is now using two new automation tools to speed up the processing of spousal sponsorship applications. Click here to read more about these automation tools.
According to the most recent official IRCC data, the Canadian immigration backlog was 897,100.
Furthermore, 1,323,100 applications were still being processed in compliance with IRCC service standards.
Overall, IRCC had a processing inventory of around 2.2 million applications as of April 30, 2024.
Click here for latest detailed data on immigration backlog.
Permanent Residency Economic Class (Updated monthly and weekly)
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change Since last update | Change Since April 23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Experience Class (CEC) | 5 months (updated monthly) | No Change | No Change |
| Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) | 5 months (updated monthly) | No Change | No Change |
| Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) | (not updated by IRCC since March 1 as there could be no application in processing for FSTP as of now | No Change | No Change |
| Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via Express Entry | 6 months (updated monthly) | No Change | No Change |
| Non-Express Entry PNP | 11 months (updated monthly) | No Change | -1 month |
| Quebec Skilled Workers (QSW) | 9 months (updated monthly) | No Change | No Change |
| Quebec Business Class entrepreneurs (Quebec) investors (Quebec) self-employed persons (Quebec) | 45 months (updated weekly) | No Change since June 13 | -9 months |
| Federal Self-Employed | 50 months (updated weekly) | No Change since June 13 | -2 months |
| Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) | 7 months (updated weekly) | No Change since June 13 | +1 month |
| Start-Up Visa | 38 months (updated weekly) | No Change since June 13 | +1 month |
Temporary residence processing times (updated weekly)
All the temporary residency applications’ processing times are updated on a weekly basis and are reflective of the time IRCC took to process most of the applications in the past.
However, it does not include the time taken for your application to move between a visa application centre (VAC) and the official IRCC office.
Furthermore, the time taken to give biometrics is also NOT included in these processing times.
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change Since June 19 | Change Since June 13 | Change Since June 6 | Change Since May 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visitor visa outside Canada (Varies by country) | India: 44 Days Nigeria: 177 Days United States: 27 Days Pakistan: 110 Days Philippines: 21 Days | No Change for India +2 Days for Nigeria -1 Day for United States -10 Days for Pakistan +2 Days for Philippines | +2 Days for India +3 Days for Nigeria -1 Day for United States -11 Days for Pakistan +3 Days for Philippines | +10 Days for India +5 Days for Nigeria -1 Day for United States +9 Days for Pakistan -2 Days for Philippines | +19 Days for India +13 Days for Nigeria +7 Days for United States +5 Days for Pakistan -2 Days for Philippines |
| Visitor visa inside Canada (TRV) | Online: 20 days | -2 Days | -4 Days | -4 Days | -3 days |
| Parents or Grandparents Super Visa Varies by country | India: 52 Days Nigeria: 76 Days United States: 230 Days Pakistan: 140 Days Philippines: 110 Days | +1 Day for India -13 Days for Nigeria +48 Days for United States +6 Days for Pakistan No Change for Philippines | +2 Days for India -39 Days for Nigeria +9 Days for United States No Change for Pakistan -7 Days for Philippines | +3 Days for India -77 Days for Nigeria -1 Day for United States -7 Days for Pakistan -24 Days for Philippines | +2 Days for India -103 Days for Nigeria -41 Days for United States -147 Days for Pakistan -51 Days for Philippines |
| Study Permit Outside Canada | 9 Weeks | -1 Week | +1 Weeks | -1 Week | -1 Week |
| Visitor Extension (Visitor Record) | Online: 88 days | +3 Days | +4 Days | +5 Days | +12 days |
| Study Permit Inside Canada | 14 weeks | No Change | No Change | +1 Week | +6 Weeks |
| Study Permit Extension | Online: 55 54 Days | +1 Day | +2 Days | +6 Days | No Change |
| Work Permit Outside Canada Varies by country | India: 19 Weeks Nigeria: 21 Weeks United States: 15 Weeks Pakistan: 31 Weeks Philippines: 28 Weeks | -1 Week for India -1 Week for Nigeria +2 Weeks for United States -1 Week for Pakistan +2 Weeks for Philippines | -2 Weeks for India -2 Weeks for Nigeria +6 Weeks for United States -1 Week for Pakistan +3 Weeks for Philippines | -2 Weeks for India No Change for Nigeria +7 Weeks for United States -3 Weeks for Pakistan +6 Weeks for Philippines | -2 Weeks for India +11 Weeks for Nigeria -1 Week for United States -7 Weeks for Pakistan +10 Weeks for Philippines |
| Work Permit Inside Canada | Online: 101 Days | +2 Days | +4 Days | +8 Days | +9 Days |
| International Experience Canada (Current Season) | 6 Weeks | No Change | No Change | No Change | +1 Week |
| Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) | 55 Days | +1 Day | +2 Days | +5 Days | +11 Days |
| Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) | 5 minutes | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change |
For work permit applications outside Canada, the IRCC is currently prioritizing applications for essential occupations.
If you are not applying for a position in an essential occupation, your processing time may be longer than that mentioned above.
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