Canada Immigration
Updated Application Processing Times - September 2024
After submitting your application, candidates often feel stressed while waiting for processing. The processing time depends on various factors. Monitoring monthly updates for citizenship, family sponsorship, and economic immigration applications, along with weekly updates for business immigration, all temporary residency applications, and permanent resident cards, will give you a better idea of the waiting time, as well as help you plan and arrange your work, family, and other related matters.
Proper and complete preparation of your documents is crucial for your application to be approved as soon as IRCC opens it. If your application is incomplete or unclear, IRCC will request additional information, which may extend the processing time. iCanPR, operated by RCIC, ensures that your application will be handled by two specialists simultaneously. This helps ensure that your documents are thorough and meet all of IRCC's requirements.
Proper and complete preparation of your documents is crucial for your application to be approved as soon as IRCC opens it. If your application is incomplete or unclear, IRCC will request additional information, which may extend the processing time. iCanPR, operated by RCIC, ensures that your application will be handled by two specialists simultaneously. This helps ensure that your documents are thorough and meet all of IRCC's requirements.
Citizenship
(Updated Monthly):
- Citizenship Grant: 7 months (No change since July 31, but reduced by 1 month since June 3)
- Citizenship Certificate (Proof of Citizenship): 3 months (No change since June 3)
- Renunciation of Citizenship: 16 months (Increased by 3 months since July 31)
- Search of Citizenship Records: 11 months (Reduced by 2 months since July 31)
PR Cards
(Updated Weekly):
- New Permanent Resident Card: 25 days (Reduced by 3 days since August 20 and 17 days since July 30)
- PR Card Renewals: 71 days (Reduced by 1 day since September 4 and 4 days since June 25)
Family Sponsorship
(Updated Monthly):
Spouses
- Outside Canada (excluding Quebec): 10 months (No change)
- Outside Canada (Quebec): 35 months (Increased by 3 months since July 3)
- Inside Canada (excluding Quebec): 13 months (Increased by 2 months since July 31)
- Inside Canada (Quebec): 27 months (Increased by 3 months since July 31)
Parents or Grandparents
- Outside Quebec: 24 months (No change)
- Quebec: 48 months (No change)
Express Entry
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC): 5 months (No change)
- Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP): 5 months (No change)
- Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP): No updates since March 1, 2023
- Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via Express Entry: 6 months (No change)
Non-Express Entry
- Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) outside Express Entry: 12 months (Increased by 1 month since July 31)
- Quebec Skilled Workers (QSW): 9 months (No change)
- Quebec Business Class: 47 months (Increased by 1 month since July 31)
- Federal Self-Employed: 48 months (Increased by 1 month since July 31)
- Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP): 7 months (No change)
- Start-Up Visa: 40 months (Increased by 2 months since July 31)
Visitor Visa
- Vietnam: 66 days
- India: 83 days
- Nigeria: 171 days
- United States: 37 days
- Pakistan: 35 days
- Philippines: 24 days (Reduced by 1 day since September 4)
Visitor Visa Extension
- 110 days
Super Visa
- Vietnam: 72 days
- India: 77 days
- Nigeria: 66 days
- United States: 237 days
- Pakistan: 149 days
- Philippines: 108 days
Study Permit
- Vietnam: 7 weeks
- India: 5 weeks
- Nigeria: 8 weeks
- United States: 12 weeks
- Pakistan: 9 weeks
- Philippines: 7 weeks
Inside Canada
- 13 weeks (Increased by 1 week since September 4, 2 weeks since August 14, and 3 weeks since July 24)
Study Permit Extension
- 96 days (Increased by 7 days since September 4 and 26 days since August 20)
Work Permit
- Vietnam: 10 weeks
- India: 27 weeks
- Nigeria: 15 weeks
- United States: 16 weeks
- Pakistan: 8 weeks
- Philippines: 10 weeks