IRCC Processing Times
Quick answer: IRCC's processing-times tool (permanent residence data as of October 9, 2026) shows Canadian Experience Class about 6 months, Federal Skilled Worker (Express Entry) about 7 months, a citizenship grant about 12 months and a PR card renewal 40 days. Times from outside Canada depend on your country of residence.
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Headline processing times
| Category | Application type | Processing time | People waiting | Method | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express Entry permanent residence | Canadian Experience Class (Express Entry) | About 6 months | About 53,900 people waiting | Estimate | October 9, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Express Entry permanent residence | Federal Skilled Worker (Express Entry) | About 7 months | About 58,300 people waiting | Estimate | October 9, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Express Entry permanent residence | Provincial Nominee Program via Express Entry | About 7 months | About 13,100 people waiting | Estimate | October 9, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Express Entry permanent residence | Federal Skilled Trades (Express Entry) | Not enough data | – | Historical (80%) | October 21, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Other permanent residence | Provincial Nominee Program (not via Express Entry) | About 13 months | About 96,500 people waiting | Estimate | October 9, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Family sponsorship | Spouse/common-law/conjugal partner living outside Canada (Outside Quebec) | About 18 months | About 65,600 people waiting | Estimate | October 9, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Family sponsorship | Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (Outside Quebec) | About 26 months | About 55,600 people waiting | Estimate | October 9, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Family sponsorship | Spouse/common-law/conjugal partner living outside Canada (Quebec) | About 33 months | About 19,400 people waiting | Estimate | October 9, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Family sponsorship | Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (Quebec) | About 32 months | About 14,500 people waiting | Estimate | October 9, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Family sponsorship | Parents and grandparents (Outside Quebec) | About 28 months | About 35,600 people waiting | Estimate | October 9, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Family sponsorship | Parents and grandparents (Quebec) | About 63 months | About 10,300 people waiting | Estimate | October 9, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Study permit | Study permit in Canada | 7 weeks | – | Historical (80%) | October 21, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Study permit | Study permit extension in Canada | 8 weeks | About 27,800 people waiting | Estimate | October 17, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Study permit | Study permit (from outside Canada) | Varies by country – see country table below | – | Historical (80%) | October 21, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Work permit | Work permit in Canada | 16 weeks | – | Historical (80%) | October 21, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Work permit | Work permit extension in Canada | 12 weeks | About 200,100 people waiting | Estimate | October 17, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Work permit | Work permit (from outside Canada) | Varies by country – see country table below | – | Historical (80%) | October 21, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Visitor visa | Visitor visa (from inside Canada) | 12 days | – | Historical (80%) | October 21, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Visitor visa | Visitor visa (from outside Canada) | Varies by country – see country table below | – | Historical (80%) | October 21, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Visitor visa | Visitor extension (visitor record) | 341 days | – | Historical (80%) | October 21, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Visitor visa | Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) | 5 minutes | – | Historical (80%) | October 21, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Citizenship | Citizenship grant | About 12 months | About 322,700 people waiting | Estimate | October 9, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Citizenship | Citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship) | About 34 months | About 130,700 people waiting | Estimate | October 9, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Permanent resident card | PR card renewal or replacement | 40 days | – | Historical (80%) | October 21, 2026 | IRCC tool |
| Permanent resident card | New PR card (first card) | 30 days | – | Historical (80%) | October 21, 2026 | IRCC tool |
Visa, study permit, work permit and super visa times by country
Processing times by country of residence (211 countries and territories)
| Country / territory | Visitor visa (outside Canada) | Study permit (outside Canada) | Work permit (outside Canada) | Super visa | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 44 days | 3 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Albania | 41 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Algeria | 23 days | 7 weeks | 12 weeks | 51 days | IRCC tool |
| Andorra | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Angola | 169 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Anguilla | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 28 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Argentina | 19 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Armenia | 11 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Aruba | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Australia | 8 days | 3 weeks | 7 weeks | 60 days | IRCC tool |
| Austria | 38 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Azerbaijan | 83 days | 6 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Bahamas | 32 days | 4 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Bahrain | 60 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Bangladesh | 37 days | 6 weeks | 49 weeks | 55 days | IRCC tool |
| Barbados | 18 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Belarus | 15 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Belgium | 39 days | 4 weeks | 2 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Belize | 20 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Benin | 59 days | 17 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Bermuda | 29 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Bhutan | 35 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Bolivia | 26 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Bonaire | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Botswana | 567 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Brazil | 28 days | 4 weeks | 3 weeks | 33 days | IRCC tool |
| British Virgin Islands | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Brunei | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Bulgaria | 34 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Burkina Faso | 37 days | 5 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Burma (Myanmar) | 43 days | 6 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Burundi | 89 days | 7 weeks | No processing time available | 71 days | IRCC tool |
| Cabo Verde | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Cambodia | 44 days | 6 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Cameroon | 48 days | 9 weeks | 9 weeks | 118 days | IRCC tool |
| Cayman Islands | 36 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Central African Republic | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Chad | 112 days | 4 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Chile | 25 days | 4 weeks | 7 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| China (People’s Republic of) | 42 days | 8 weeks | 5 weeks | 89 days | IRCC tool |
| Colombia | 18 days | 6 weeks | 5 weeks | 70 days | IRCC tool |
| Comoros Island | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Costa Rica | 21 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Croatia | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Cuba | 22 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | 58 days | IRCC tool |
| Cyprus | 36 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Czech Republic | 37 days | 5 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 46 days | 8 weeks | 12 weeks | 37 days | IRCC tool |
| Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Denmark | 42 days | 2 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Djibouti | 112 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Dominica | 20 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Dominican Republic | 27 days | 5 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Ecuador | 27 days | 7 weeks | 7 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Egypt | 61 days | 8 weeks | 8 weeks | 39 days | IRCC tool |
| El Salvador | 26 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Equatorial Guinea | 115 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Eritrea | 137 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | 232 days | IRCC tool |
| Estonia | 24 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Eswatini | 804 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Ethiopia | 133 days | 7 weeks | No processing time available | 109 days | IRCC tool |
| Fiji | 9 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Finland | 16 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| France | 37 days | 4 weeks | 3 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| GL | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Gabon | 45 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Gambia | 59 days | 4 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Georgia | 81 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Germany | 36 days | 5 weeks | 7 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Ghana | 86 days | 8 weeks | 21 weeks | 25 days | IRCC tool |
| Greece | 40 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Grenada | 19 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Guatemala | 23 days | No processing time available | 1 week | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Guinea | 71 days | 6 weeks | No processing time available | 47 days | IRCC tool |
| Guinea-Bissau | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Guyana | 15 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Haiti | 25 days | 3 weeks | 5 weeks | 33 days | IRCC tool |
| Holy See | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Honduras | 24 days | No processing time available | 2 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Hong Kong SAR | 21 days | 6 weeks | 16 weeks | 59 days | IRCC tool |
| Hungary | 41 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Iceland | 70 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| India | 29 days | 8 weeks | 10 weeks | 83 days | IRCC tool |
| Indonesia | 25 days | 8 weeks | 12 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Iran | 79 days | 21 weeks | 57 weeks | 231 days | IRCC tool |
| Iraq | 71 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Ireland | 22 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Israel | 33 days | No processing time available | 5 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Italy | 41 days | 5 weeks | 9 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Jamaica | 39 days | 3 weeks | 7 weeks | 49 days | IRCC tool |
| Japan | 55 days | 3 weeks | 3 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Jordan | 56 days | 8 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Kazakhstan | 10 days | 6 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Kenya | 124 days | 4 weeks | 5 weeks | 143 days | IRCC tool |
| Kiribati | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Kosovo | 40 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Kuwait | 64 days | 4 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10 days | 3 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Laos | 42 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Latvia | 27 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Lebanon | 66 days | 7 weeks | 6 weeks | 25 days | IRCC tool |
| Lesotho | 95 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Liberia | 104 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Libya | 33 days | 3 weeks | 2 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Liechtenstein | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Lithuania | 17 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Luxembourg | 37 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Macao SAR | 18 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Macedonia | 41 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Madagascar | 128 days | 13 weeks | 38 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Malawi | 198 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Malaysia | 21 days | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Maldives | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Mali | 70 days | 7 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Malta | 36 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Marshall Islands | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Martinique | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Mauritania | 92 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Mauritius | 135 days | 11 weeks | 11 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Mexico | 16 days | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | 78 days | IRCC tool |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Moldova | 47 days | No processing time available | 6 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Monaco | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Mongolia | 21 days | 3 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Montenegro | 26 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Morocco | 22 days | 8 weeks | 7 weeks | 25 days | IRCC tool |
| Mozambique | 418 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Namibia | 219 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Nauru | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Nepal | 43 days | 5 weeks | 10 weeks | 51 days | IRCC tool |
| Netherlands | 28 days | 4 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| New Caledonia | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| New Zealand | 8 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Nicaragua | 22 days | No processing time available | 4 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Niger | 77 days | 5 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Nigeria | 106 days | 10 weeks | 10 weeks | 34 days | IRCC tool |
| North Korea | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Norway | 41 days | 4 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Oman | 61 days | 4 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Pakistan | 63 days | 7 weeks | 9 weeks | 104 days | IRCC tool |
| Palestine (Gaza) | 1 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Palestine (West Bank) | 1 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Panama | 26 days | 6 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Papua New Guinea | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Paraguay | 21 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Peru | 26 days | 5 weeks | 5 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Philippines | 25 days | 6 weeks | 9 weeks | 103 days | IRCC tool |
| Poland | 11 days | 4 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Portugal | 37 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Puerto Rico | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Qatar | 61 days | 5 weeks | 11 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) | 38 days | 8 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Republic of Korea | 56 days | 2 weeks | 7 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Romania | 38 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Russia | 20 days | 4 weeks | 5 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Rwanda | 61 days | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Samoa | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| San Marino | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Sao Tome and Principe | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Saudi Arabia | 49 days | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | 91 days | IRCC tool |
| Senegal | 62 days | 7 weeks | 13 weeks | 35 days | IRCC tool |
| Serbia | 38 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Seychelles | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Sierra Leone | 114 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Singapore | 21 days | 9 weeks | 9 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Slovakia | 22 days | 3 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Slovenia | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Solomon Islands | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Somalia | 121 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| South Africa | 178 days | 19 weeks | 16 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| South Sudan | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Spain | 37 days | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Sri Lanka | 41 days | 6 weeks | 9 weeks | 40 days | IRCC tool |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 25 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| St. Lucia | 16 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 20 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Sudan | 74 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Suriname | 27 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Sweden | 40 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Switzerland | 38 days | 3 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Syria | 89 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | 652 days | IRCC tool |
| Tahiti | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Taiwan | 52 days | 7 weeks | 5 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Tajikistan | 16 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Tanzania | 63 days | 9 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Thailand | 41 days | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Timor-Leste (Timor oriental) | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Togo | 48 days | 16 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Tonga | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 17 days | 6 weeks | 3 weeks | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Tunisia | 36 days | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | 19 days | IRCC tool |
| Turkmenistan | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 35 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Tuvalu | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Türkiye | 76 days | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 81 days | IRCC tool |
| US Virgin Islands | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Uganda | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Ukraine | 22 days | 7 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| United Arab Emirates | 56 days | 7 weeks | 7 weeks | 72 days | IRCC tool |
| United Kingdom | 24 days | 5 weeks | 4 weeks | 97 days | IRCC tool |
| United States of America | 18 days | 5 weeks | 6 weeks | 75 days | IRCC tool |
| Uruguay | 17 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Uzbekistan | 16 days | 4 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Vanuatu | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Venezuela | 32 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Vietnam | 40 days | 5 weeks | 5 weeks | 46 days | IRCC tool |
| Yemen | 53 days | No processing time available | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Zambia | 336 days | 12 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
| Zimbabwe | 195 days | 15 weeks | No processing time available | No processing time available | IRCC tool |
Source: IRCC check processing times tool. As-of dates: permanent residence and citizenship October 9, 2026; temporary residence and PR cards October 21, 2026; study and work permit extensions October 17, 2026.
How to use this tracker and what changes next
- Find your application type, note the "As of" date and the method, and treat the number as an official estimate, not a guarantee. For visitor visas, study permits and work permits from outside Canada, look up your country in the country table.
- What changes next: IRCC updates the permanent-residence and citizenship times monthly and the temporary-residence and PR-card times weekly. This tracker is refreshed when the official data changes.
Frequently asked questions
How long does Canadian Experience Class processing take?
IRCC shows about 6 months as of October 9, 2026 (about 53,900 people waiting).
How long does a citizenship grant take?
IRCC shows about 12 months as of October 9, 2026 (about 322,700 people waiting).
How long does PR card renewal take?
IRCC shows 40 days for a PR card renewal or replacement and 30 days for a new (first) PR card, as of October 21, 2026.
How long does a study permit or work permit take?
As of October 21, 2026, IRCC shows 7 weeks for a study permit applied for in Canada and 16 weeks for a work permit in Canada. Applications from outside Canada vary by country of residence; see the country table.
How does IRCC calculate these times?
The tool page describes two methods, shown in the Method column: a forward-looking estimate for permanent residence programs, citizenship and some extensions, and the time taken to process 80% of past applications for the others.
Why is Federal Skilled Trades missing a time?
IRCC shows "Not enough data" for Federal Skilled Trades (Express Entry) as of October 21, 2026, so no processing time is published for it.
Related guides and trackers
- Express Entry Processing Times: What to Expect in 2026
- How Long to Get PR Card: Processing Times and Renewal
- Check the Latest Canada Immigration Processing Times for July 2026
- More coverage: IRCC Processing Times
- Express Entry Latest Draws (CRS cut-offs)
- PNP Draws by Province
- Canada Benefit Payment Dates 2026-2027 (CPP, OAS, GIS, CCB, GST/HST)
- Minimum Wage in Canada by Province
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