Check Latest IRCC Processing Time As of April 23

We’ve (INC – Immigration News Canada) been tracking these processing times since 2021 and updating them weekly for the benefit of our readers. The IRCC officially updates them once a week.

The IRCC upgraded its processing tool in early 2022 in order to offer realistic information on normal processing durations rather than simply service standards.

Prior to that, it only displayed IRCC service standards, which represent IRCC’s goal of expedited application processing. Service standards are seldom revised.

The majority of citizenship and permanent residency services now provide processing timelines for 80% of applications, which are updated weekly based on statistics from the past six months.

These updates provide more exact information that accounts for processing volumes as well as any changes to IRCC’s ability to handle applications.

Processing timeframes for temporary residence applications are also updated every week based on statistics from the previous 8 or 16 weeks.

These processing timetables are intended to give potential immigrants and visa applicants in Canada an idea of how long it will take to decide whether or not to accept their application.

This does not imply that your application will be processed in the same amount of time.

Given that it is based on the processing times of 80% of applicants, the processing time for your application may be longer or shorter than stated.

Check processing time for

  • PR cards & Citizenship
  • Family Sponsorship
  • Canadian Passport
  • Permanent Residency Economic Class
  • Temporary Resident Visas

PR cards & Citizenship

Application Type Current Processing
Time
Change Since April 16 Change Since April 9 Change Since April 2 Change Since March 26
Citizenship grant 14 months No Change No Change No Change No Change
Citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship)* 7 months No Change No Change No Change No Change
Resumption of citizenship Not enough data No Change No Change No Change No Change
Renunciation of Citizenship 13 months No Change No Change No Change -1 month
Search of citizenship records 13 months No Change No Change No Change No Change
New PR card 48 days No Change +1 day +1 day +1 day
PR card renewals 56 days -1 day -2 days -3 days -6 days

*Citizenship certificate: Requests from countries other than the United States and Canada may be delayed.

The IRCC is currently sending out AOR letters or emails to citizenship applicants who applied on paper or online between April 12, 2024.

Family Sponsorship

Application Type Current Processing Time Change Since April 16 Change Since April 9 Change Since April 2 Change Since March 26
Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada (intention to live outside Quebec) 12 months No Change No Change No Change No Change
Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada (intention to live in Quebec) 28 months No Change No Change No Change -2 months
Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live outside Quebec) 8 months No Change No Change No Change -1 month
Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live in Quebec) 24 months No Change No Change No Change -1 month
Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live outside Quebec) 27 months No Change No Change No Change +1 month
Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live in Quebec) 37 months -1 month -1 month -1 month -14 months

IRCC is now reporting different processing times for family sponsorship applications for Quebec and the rest of Canada.

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 applications mailed from outside Canada 20 business days No Change

Permanent Residency Economic Class

Application Type Current Processing Time Change Since April 16 Change Since April 9 Change Since April 2 Change Since March 26
Canadian Experience Class (CEC) 5 months No Change No Change No Change No Change
Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) 5 months No Change No Change No Change -1 month
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 No Change No Change
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via Express Entry 6 months No Change No Change No Change No Change
Non-Express Entry PNP 12 months No Change No Change No Change No Change
Quebec Skilled Workers (QSW) 9 months No Change No Change No Change No Change
Quebec Business Class
entrepreneurs (Quebec)
investors (Quebec)
self-employed persons (Quebec)
54 months No Change No Change No Change -3 months
Federal Self-Employed 52 months No Change No Change No Change No Change
Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) 6 months No Change No Change No Change No Change
Start-Up Visa 37 months No Change No Change No Change No Change

Temporary Resident Visas

Application Type Current Processing Time Change Since April 16 Change Since April 9 Change Since April 2 Change Since March 26
Visitor visa outside Canada (Varies by country) India: 22 Days
Nigeria: 164 Days
United States: 17 Days
Pakistan: 106 Days
Philippines: 25 Days
+1 Day for India
No Change for Nigeria
+1 Day for United States
-6 Days for Pakistan
No Change for Philippines
+1 Day for India
+2 Days for Nigeria
+3 Days for United States
-7 Days for Pakistan
+3 days for Philippines
+2 Days for India
+4 Days for Nigeria
+4 Days for United States
-6 Days for Pakistan
+5 days for Philippines
+1 Day for India
+7 Days for Nigeria
+4 Days for United States
-6 Days for Pakistan
+2 days for Philippines
Visitor visa inside Canada (TRV) Online: 20 days

Paper-Based: 33 days as of December 20
+3 Days +4 Days +7 Days +9 Days
Parents or Grandparents Super Visa
Varies by country
India: 52 Days
Nigeria: 180 Days
United States: 232 Days
Pakistan: 231 Days
Philippines: 178 Days
-2 Days for India
+5 Days for Nigeria
-76 Days for United States
+4 Days for Pakistan
-6 Days for Philippines
-7 Days for India
+5 Days for Nigeria
No Change for United States
+4 Days for Pakistan
-6 Days for Philippines
-4 Days for India
+8 Days for Nigeria
No Change for United States
+4 Days for Pakistan
+4 Days for Philippines
-4 Days for India
+15 Days for Nigeria
-44 Days for United States
No Change for Pakistan
-1 Day for Philippines
Study Permit Outside Canada 14 Weeks +1 Week +2 Weeks +3 Weeks +3 Weeks
Visitor Extension (Visitor Record) Online: 75 days

Paper-Based: 113 days as of December 20
+2 days No Change +1 day +3 days
Study Permit Inside Canada 12 weeks -1 Week No Change +2 Weeks +3 Weeks
Study Permit Extension Online: 60 Days

Paper-Based: 71 Days as of December 20
-4 Days -8 Days -17 Days -26 Days
Work Permit Outside Canada
Varies by country
India: 20 Weeks
Nigeria: 10 Weeks
United States: 22 Weeks
Pakistan: 39 Weeks
Philippines: 16 Weeks
No Change for India
No Change for Nigeria
-4 Weeks for United States
-1 Week for Pakistan
+2 Weeks for Philippines
No Change for India
No Change for Nigeria
-7 Weeks for United States
-2 Weeks for Pakistan
+2 Weeks for Philippines
No Change for India
No Change for Nigeria
-7 Weeks for United States
-2 Weeks for Pakistan
+3 Weeks for Philippines
No Change for India
-1 Week for Nigeria
-7 Weeks for United States
-16 Weeks for Pakistan
+3 Weeks for Philippines
Work Permit Inside Canada Online: 92 Days

Paper-Based: 15 Days as of December 20
-3 Days -5 Days -10 Days -9 Days
International Experience Canada (Current Season) 5 Weeks +1 Week +1 Week +1 Week +2 Weeks
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) 38 Days +3 Days +8 Days +11 Days +13 Days
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) 5 minutes No Change No Change No Change No Change

*Currently, IRCC is prioritizing work permit applications for priority occupations only. If you are not seeking employment in a critical profession, your processing time may be longer.

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