Canada Immigration
Processing Times
Check current processing-time estimates for Canadian immigration, temporary residence, permanent residence, family sponsorship and citizenship applications.
Check a processing time
Select your application type. For applications where IRCC publishes country-specific processing times, you will also be asked to select a country or territory.
What does a processing time mean?
Current estimate
Processing times show an estimate of how long IRCC may take to process an application in a particular category.
Times can change
IRCC updates processing-time information as application volumes, inventory and processing capacity change.
Not a guarantee
An individual application may take more or less time depending on its circumstances and whether additional information is required.