Here is the latest official IRCC processing time as of April 9, 2024, as well as a comparison to the previous week’s processing times.
Please read the information below carefully to fully comprehend what these processing timeframes imply.
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.
| Application Type | Current Processing Time |
Change Since April 2 | Change Since March 26 | Change Since March 19 | Change Since March 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | -1 month | -1 month | -1 month |
| Search of citizenship records | 13 months | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change |
| New PR card | 47 days | No Change | No Change | +1 day | +2 days |
| PR card renewals | 58 days | -1 day | -4 days | -5 days | -5 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 March 25, 2024.
| Application Type | Current Processing Time | Change Since April 2 | Change Since March 26 | Change Since March 19 | Change Since March 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | -2 months | -2 months | -2 months |
| Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live outside Quebec) | 8 months | No Change | -1 month | -1 month | -1 month |
| Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live in Quebec) | 24 months | No Change | -1 month | -1 month | -1 month |
| Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live outside Quebec) | 27 months | No Change | +1 month | +1 month | +1 month |
| Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live in Quebec) | 38 months | No Change | -13 months | -13 months | -13 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-Canada 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 2 | Change Since March 26 | Change Since March 19 | Change Since March 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Experience Class (CEC) | 5 months | No Change | No Change | No Change | No Change |
| Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) | 5 months | No Change | -1 month | -1 month | -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 | -3 months | -3 months | -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 2 | Change Since March 26 | Change Since March 19 | Change Since March 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visitor visa outside Canada (Varies by country) | India: 21 Days Nigeria: 162 Days United States: 14 Days Pakistan: 113 Days Philippines: 22 Days |
+1 Day for India +2 Days for Nigeria +1 Day for United States +1 Day for Pakistan +2 days for Philippines |
No Change for India +5 Days for Nigeria +1 Day for United States +1 Day for Pakistan -1 day for Philippines |
No Change for India +7 Days for Nigeria +1 Day for United States +1 Day for Pakistan +1 day for Philippines |
-2 days for India +8 Days for Nigeria No Change for United States +3 Days for Pakistan -5 days for Philippines |
| Visitor visa inside Canada (TRV) | Online: 16 days
Paper-Based: 33 days as of December 20 |
+3 Day | +5 days | +5 days | +5 days |
| Parents or Grandparents Super Visa Varies by country |
India: 59 Days Nigeria: 175 Days United States: 232 Days Pakistan: 227 Days Philippines: 184 Days |
+3 Days for India +3 Days for Nigeria No Change for United States No Change for Pakistan +10 Days for Philippines |
+3 Days for India +10 Days for Nigeria -44 Days for United States -4 Days for Pakistan +5 Days for Philippines |
+3 Days for India +14 Days for Nigeria +26 Days for United States +69 Days for Pakistan +12 Days for Philippines |
+4 Days for India +40 Days for Nigeria +47 Days for United States +116 Days for Pakistan +12 Days for Philippines |
| Study Permit Outside Canada | 12 Weeks | +1 Week | +1 Week | +1 Week | +2 Weeks |
| Visitor Extension (Visitor Record) | Online: 75 days
Paper-Based: 113 days as of December 20 |
+1 day | +3 days | +3 days | No Change |
| Study Permit Inside Canada | 12 weeks | +2 Weeks | +3 Weeks | +4 Weeks | +4 Weeks |
| Study Permit Extension | Online: 68 Days
Paper-Based: 71 Days as of December 20 |
-9 Days | -18 Days | -19 Days | -9 Days |
| Work Permit Outside Canada Varies by country |
India: 20 Weeks Nigeria: 10 Weeks United States: 29 Weeks Pakistan: 41 Weeks Philippines: 14 Weeks |
No Change for India No Change for Nigeria No Change for United States No Change for Pakistan +1 Week for Philippines |
No Change for India -1 Week for Nigeria No Change for United States -14 Weeks for Pakistan +1 Week for Philippines |
No Change for India -1 Week for Nigeria +1 Week for United States +3 Weeks for Pakistan +2 Weeks for Philippines |
No Change for India -1 Week for Nigeria +1 Week for United States -13 Weeks for Pakistan +2 Weeks for Philippines |
| Work Permit Inside Canada | Online: 97 Days
Paper-Based: 15 Days as of December 20 |
-5 Days | -4 Days | -1 day | No Change |
| International Experience Canada (Current Season) | 4 Weeks | No Change | +1 Week | +1 Week | +1 Week |
| Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) | 30 Days | +3 Days | +5 Days | +9 days | +12 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.