As of July 19, 2023, we have the latest official processing times from the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), along with a comparison to the previous week’s processing times. Please read the following information carefully to fully understand the implications of these processing timeframes.
At INC – Immigration News Canada, we have been diligently tracking these processing times for over a year and providing weekly updates for the benefit of our readers. The IRCC officially updates these processing times once a week.
The IRCC made significant improvements to its processing tool in early 2022 to provide more realistic information on normal processing durations, rather than just displaying service standards. Previously, only IRCC service standards were shown, which represented the agency’s goal of expediting application processing. These service standards are rarely changed.
Currently, most citizenship and permanent residency services offer processing timelines for 80% of applications. These timelines are updated weekly based on statistical data from the past six months. This approach allows for more accurate information, taking into account processing volumes and any changes in IRCC’s capacity to handle applications.
For temporary residence applications, processing timeframes are also updated every week, using data from the previous 8 or 16 weeks.
It is essential to note that these processing timetables are intended to provide potential immigrants and visa applicants in Canada with an idea of how long it may take to process their applications. However, it does not guarantee that your application will be processed in the same duration.
Since the processing times are based on the experiences of 80% of applicants, the actual processing time for your application may be longer or shorter than the stated average.
For more specific information, you can check the processing times for the following types of applications:
- Permanent Resident (PR) cards & Citizenship
- Family Sponsorship
- Canadian Passport
- Permanent Residency under the Economic Class
- Temporary Resident Visas
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change From Last Week |
| Citizenship grant | 19 months | No Change |
| Citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship)* | 10 months | No Change |
| Resumption of citizenship | 30 months | No Change |
| Renunciation of Citizenship | 14 months | No Change |
| Search of citizenship records | 14 months | No Change |
| New PR card | 28 days | No Change |
| PR card renewals | 95 days | No Change |
*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 June 9, 2023.
Family Sponsorship
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change From Last Week |
| Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada (intention to live outside Quebec) | 14 months | No Change |
| Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada (intention to live in Quebec) | 24 months | No Change |
| Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live outside Quebec) | 11 months | No Change |
| Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live in Quebec) | 26 months | No Change |
| Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live outside Quebec) | 23 months | No Change |
| Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live in Quebec) | 45 months | No Change |
IRCC is now reporting different processing times for family sponsorship applications for Quebec and rest of the 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 application mailed from outside Canada | 20 business days | No Change |
Permanent Residency Economic Class
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change From Last Week |
| Canadian Experience Class (CEC) | 4 months | No Change |
| Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) | 7 months | 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 |
| Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via Express Entry | 9 months | No Change |
| Non-Express Entry PNP | 18 months | No Change |
| Quebec Skilled Workers (QSW) | 20 months | No Change |
| Quebec Business Class entrepreneurs (Quebec) investors (Quebec) self-employed persons (Quebec) |
64 months | No Change |
| Federal Self-Employed | 50 months | No Change |
| Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) | 5 months | No Change |
| Start-Up Visa | 37 months | No Change |
Temporary Resident Visas
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change From Last Week |
| Visitor visa outside Canada | Varies by country India: 29 Days Nigeria: 588 Days United States: 46 Days Pakistan: 45 Days Philippines: 42 Days UAE: 99 Days Bangladesh: 57 Days Sri Lanka: 36 Days United Kingdom: 310 Days |
– 1 Day for India – 28 Days for Nigeria + 2 Days for United States + 2 Days for Pakistan – 1 Day for Philippines – 1 Day for UAE – 14 Days for Bangladesh + 5 Days for Sri Lanka + 26 Days for UK |
| Visitor visa inside Canada (TRV) | Online: 18 days Paper-Based: 31 days |
+ 1 Day for online – 4 Days for paper-based applications |
| Parents or Grandparents Super Visa | Varies by country India: 52 Days Nigeria: 441 Days United States: 119 Days Pakistan: 213 Days Philippines: 206 Days UAE: 450 Days Bangladesh: 314 Days Sri Lanka: 120 Days United Kingdom: 427 Days |
– 1 Day for India + 181 Days for Nigeria – 14 Days for United States – 32 Days for Pakistan – 7 Days for Philippines No Change for UAE + 65 Days for Bangladesh No Change for Sri Lanka + 16 Days for UK |
| Study Permit Outside Canada | 7 Weeks | + 1 Week |
| Visitor Extension (Visitor Record) | Online: 150 days Paper-Based: 128 days |
– 3 Days for online No Change for Paper-Based |
| Study Permit Inside Canada | 7 Weeks | No Change |
| Study Permit Extension | Online: 88 Days Paper-Based: 133 Days |
– 6 Days (Online) – 15 Days for Paper-Based |
| Work Permit Outside Canada | Varies by country India: 8 Weeks Nigeria: 19 Weeks United States: 8 Weeks Pakistan: 19 Weeks Philippines: 10 Weeks UAE: 19 Weeks Bangladesh: 9 Weeks Sri Lanka: 9 10 Weeks United Kingdom: 8 Weeks |
+1 Week for India No Change for Nigeria + 2 Weeks for United States No Change for Pakistan + 1 Week for Philippines – 1 Week for UAE – 1 Week for Bangladesh – 1 Week for Sri Lanka No Change for UK |
| Work Permit Inside Canada | Online: 147 Days Paper-Based: 14 Days |
+ 2 Days for Online – 4 Days for paper-based |
| International Experience Canada (Current Season) | 11 Weeks | + 1 Week |
| Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) | 70 66 Days | + 4 Days |
| Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) | 5 minutes | No Change |