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What are IRCC’s processing times right now?
As of March 31, processing times are the following:
Economic class immigration
Express Entry Canadian Experience Class (CEC): 7 months
Express Entry Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP): 27 months
Express Entry Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP): 27 months
Express Entry Provincial Nominee Program (PNP): 22 months
Non-Express Entry aligned PNP: 27 months
Quebec skilled worker streams: 31 months
Quebec business class: 65 months
Federal Self-employed persons: 42 months
Atlantic Immigration Program: 14 months
Start-up Visa: 31 months
Caregivers Pilots: No processing times available
Family class immigration
Spouse or common-law partner living in Canada: 16 months
Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada: 19 months
Parents or grandparents: 32 months
Dependent child: Varies by country
Adopted child or relative: Varies by country
Refugees and humanitarian & compassionate (H&C) applicants
Government-assisted refugees: Varies by country
Privately-sponsored refugees: Varies by country
Protected persons and convention refugees in Canada: 22 months
H&C cases: 16 months
Temporary residence application
Visitor visa outside Canada: Varies by country
Visitor visa inside Canada: 16 days online and 48 days by paper
Visitor extension: 162 days online and 201 days by paper
Parents or grandparents Super Visa: Varies by country
Study permit outside Canada: 13 weeks
Study permit inside Canada: 9 weeks
Study permit extension: 75 days online and 156 days by paper
Work permit outside Canada: Varies by country
Work permit inside Canada (initial application or extension): 133 days online and 239 days by paper
International Experience Canada: Varies by country
Electronic Travel Authorization: 5 minutes
Citizenship
Citizenship grant: 27 months
Citizenship certificate (Proof of citizenship): 17 months
Resumption of citizenship: 23 months
Renunciation of citizenship: 15 months
Search of citizenship record: 15 months
Adoption: 11 months for part 1; part 2 varies on complexity
Permanent resident (PR) cards
Renewing or replacing a PR card: 108 days
Waiting for first card: 103 days
Replacing or amending documents, verifying status
Verification of status: 26 weeks
Replacement of valid temporary resident documents: 22 weeks
Amendments of immigration documents: 47 weeks
Amendments of valid temporary resident documents: 27 weeks |
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