Here is the latest official IRCC processing time as of May 1, 2024, as well as a comparison to the previous week’s processing times.
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Please read the information below carefully to fully comprehend what these processing timeframes imply.
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 upgrade its processing tool in early 2022 in order to offer realistic information on normal processing duration rather than simply service standards.
Prior to that, it only display 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 update in 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.
It is bases on the processing times of 80% of applicants, the processing time for your application may be longer or shorter than state.
Check processing time for
- PR cards & Citizenship
- Family Sponsorship
- Canadian Passport
- Permanent Residency Economic Class
- Temporary Resident Visas
PR cards & Citizenship
| Application Type | Current ProcessingTime | Change Since April 23 | Change Since April 16 | Change Since April 9 | Change Since April 2 |
| Citizenship grant | 8 months | -6 months | -6 months | -6 months | -6 months |
| Citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship)* | 3 months | -4 months | -4 months | -4 months | -4 months |
| 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 | No Change |
| Search of citizenship records | 13 months | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change |
| New PR card | 48 days | No Change | No Change | +1 day | +1 day |
| PR card renewals | 56 days | No Change | -1 day | -2 days | -3 days |
IRCC Processing Time: May 1
*Citizenship certificate: Requests from countries other than the United States and Canada may be delay.*
The IRCC is currently sending out AOR letters or emails to citizenship applicants who applied on paper or online between April 19, 2024.
Family Sponsorship
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change Since April 23 | Change Since April 16 | Change Since April 9 | Change Since April 2 |
| Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada (intention to live outside Quebec) | 13 months | +1 month | +1 month | +1 month | +1 month |
| Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada (intention to live in Quebec) | 34 months | +6 months | +6 months | +6 months | +6 months |
| Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live outside Quebec) | 11 months | +3 months | +3 months | +3 months | +3 months |
| Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live in Quebec) | 27 months | +3 months | +3 months | +3 months | +3 months |
| Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live outside Quebec) | 20 months | -7 months | -7 months | -7 months | -7 months |
| Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live in Quebec) | 33 months | -4 months | -5 months | -5 month | -5 months |
IRCC Processing Time: May 1
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 FromLast 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 |
Updated on May 1
Permanent Residency Economic Class
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change Since April 23 | Change Since April 16 | Change Since April 9 | Change Since April 2 |
| 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 | No Change |
| Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) | (not updatedby IRCC since March 1 asthere could be no applicationin 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 | 11 months | -1 month | -1 month | -1 month | -1 month |
| Quebec Skilled Workers (QSW) | 9 months | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change |
| Quebec Business Classentrepreneurs (Quebec)investors (Quebec)self-employed persons (Quebec) | 54 months | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change |
| 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 |
Updated on May 1
Temporary Resident Visas
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change Since April 23 | Change Since April 16 | Change Since April 9 | Change Since April 2 |
| Visitor visa outside Canada (Varies by country) | India: 25 DaysNigeria: 164 DaysUnited States: 20 DaysPakistan: 105 DaysPhilippines: 23 Days | +3 Days for IndiaNo Change for Nigeria+3 Days for United States-1 Day for Pakistan-2 Days for Philippines | +4 Days for IndiaNo Change for Nigeria+4 Days for United States-7 Days for Pakistan-2 Days for Philippines | +4 Days for India+2 Days for Nigeria+6 Days for United States-8 Days for Pakistan+1 day for Philippines | +5 Days for India+4 Days for Nigeria+7 Days for United States-7 Days for Pakistan+3 days for Philippines |
| Visitor visa inside Canada (TRV) | Online: 23 days Paper-Based: 33 days as of December 20 | +3 Days | +6 Days | +7 Days | +10 Days |
| Parents or Grandparents Super VisaVaries by country | India: 51 DaysNigeria: 179 DaysUnited States: 232 DaysPakistan: 287 DaysPhilippines: 161 Days | -1 Day for India-1 Day for NigeriaNo Change for United States+56 Days for Pakistan-17 Days for Philippines | -3 Days for India+4 Days for Nigeria-76 Days for United States+60 Days for Pakistan-23 Days for Philippines | -8 Days for India+4 Days for NigeriaNo Change for United States+60 Days for Pakistan-23 Days for Philippines | -5 Days for India+7 Days for NigeriaNo Change for United States+60 Days for Pakistan+21 Days for Philippines |
| Study Permit Outside Canada | 14 Weeks | No Change | +1 Week | +2 Weeks | +3 Weeks |
| Visitor Extension (Visitor Record) | Online: 76 days Paper-Based: 113 days as of December 20 | +1 day | +3 days | +1 day | +2 days |
| Study Permit Inside Canada | 8 weeks | -4 Weeks | -5 Weeks | -4 Weeks | -2 Weeks |
| Study Permit Extension | Online: 55 Days Paper-Based: 71 Days as of December 20 | -5 Days | -9 Days | -13 Days | -22 Days |
| Work Permit Outside CanadaVaries by country | India: 21 WeeksNigeria: 10 WeeksUnited States: 16 WeeksPakistan: 38 WeeksPhilippines: 18 Weeks | +1 Week for IndiaNo Change for Nigeria-6 Weeks for United States-1 Week for Pakistan+2 Weeks for Philippines | +1 Week for IndiaNo Change for Nigeria-10 Weeks for United States-2 Weeks for Pakistan+4 Weeks for Philippines | +1 Week for IndiaNo Change for Nigeria-13 Weeks for United States-3 Weeks for Pakistan+4 Weeks for Philippines | +1 Week for IndiaNo Change for Nigeria-13 Weeks for United States-3 Weeks for Pakistan+5 Weeks for Philippines |
| Work Permit Inside Canada | Online: 92 Days Paper-Based: 15 Days as of December 20 | No Change | -3 Days | -5 Days | -10 Days |
| International Experience Canada (Current Season) | 5 Weeks | No Change | +1 Week | +1 Week | +1 Week |
| Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) | 43 Days | +5 Days | +8 Days | +12 Days | +16 Days |
| Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) | 5 minutes | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change |
Updated on May 1
*Currently, IRCC is prioritising 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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