Canada: official processing times
All figures below are published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and re-checked by us on a weekly schedule. Source update cadences range from weekly to monthly. Click a service for the full breakdown by applicant country.
The API tracks all 28 current IRCC forward-looking programs and 12 high-interest programs have reviewed human pages in this release. These projections are labeled separately from IRCC’s backward-looking recent-case figures.
| Service | Coverage | Official value | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment of an immigration record | current published wait | 11 weeks | October 1, 2026 |
| Amendment of a temporary resident record | current published wait | 8 weeks | October 1, 2026 |
| Atlantic Immigration Program | monthly forward-looking projection | About 26 months | September 3, 2026 |
| Canadian Experience Class | monthly forward-looking projection | About 6 months | September 3, 2026 |
| Citizenship for a person adopted abroad (Part 1) | current published wait | Part 1: 4 months | October 1, 2026 |
| Citizenship: search of citizenship records | current published wait | 18 months | October 1, 2026 |
| Citizenship: renunciation | current published wait | 4 months | October 1, 2026 |
| Citizenship: resumption | current published wait | Not enough data | October 1, 2026 |
| Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) | current published wait | 5 minutes | October 1, 2026 |
| Federal Skilled Trades (Express Entry) | current published wait | Not enough data | October 1, 2026 |
| Federal Skilled Worker Program | monthly forward-looking projection | About 7 months | September 3, 2026 |
| International Experience Canada (current season) | current published wait | 6 weeks | October 1, 2026 |
| International Experience Canada (previous season) | current published wait | Not enough data | October 1, 2026 |
| Parents and grandparents sponsorship — outside Quebec | monthly forward-looking projection | About 28 months | September 3, 2026 |
| Parents and grandparents sponsorship — Quebec | monthly forward-looking projection | About 63 months | September 3, 2026 |
| Passport (in person at a passport office) | service standard | up to 2 weeks, plus mail time | August 22, 2026 |
| Passport (Service Canada Centre or by mail) | service standard | up to 17 weeks, plus mail time | August 22, 2026 |
| PR card (first card) | current published wait | 34 days | October 1, 2026 |
| PR card (renewal or replacement) | current published wait | 37 days | October 1, 2026 |
| Provincial Nominee Program (Express Entry) | monthly forward-looking projection | About 7 months | September 3, 2026 |
| Provincial Nominee Program (non-Express Entry) | monthly forward-looking projection | About 13 months | September 3, 2026 |
| Quebec Skilled Worker Program | monthly forward-looking projection | 11 months | September 3, 2026 |
| Government-assisted refugee resettlement | 212 countries (17 with published times) | 7 months (fastest) | October 1, 2026 |
| Privately sponsored refugee: refugee processing | 212 countries (18 with published times) | 14 months (fastest) | October 1, 2026 |
| Privately sponsored refugee: sponsor processing | 212 countries (16 with published times) | 1 month (fastest) | October 1, 2026 |
| Replacement of an immigration document | current published wait | 8 weeks | October 1, 2026 |
| Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program | current published wait | 106 days | October 1, 2026 |
| Sponsorship: adopted child | 212 countries (4 with published times) | 15 months (fastest) | October 1, 2026 |
| Sponsorship: dependent child | 212 countries (10 with published times) | 7 months (fastest) | October 1, 2026 |
| Spouse or partner sponsorship — inside Canada, outside Quebec | monthly forward-looking projection | About 26 months | September 3, 2026 |
| Spouse or partner sponsorship — inside Canada, Quebec | monthly forward-looking projection | About 32 months | September 3, 2026 |
| Spouse, partner or conjugal sponsorship — outside Canada, outside Quebec | monthly forward-looking projection | About 18 months | September 3, 2026 |
| Spouse, partner or conjugal sponsorship — outside Canada, Quebec | monthly forward-looking projection | About 33 months | September 3, 2026 |
| Study permit | 212 countries (97 with published times) | 2 weeks (fastest) | October 1, 2026 |
| Study permit extension | current published wait | 60 days | October 1, 2026 |
| Super visa (parents and grandparents) | 212 countries (36 with published times) | 18 days (fastest) | October 1, 2026 |
| Verification of status (VoS) | current published wait | 11 weeks | October 1, 2026 |
| Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada) | current published wait | 385 days | October 1, 2026 |
| Visitor visa | 211 countries (171 with published times) | 1 days (fastest) | October 1, 2026 |
| Visitor visa (applying from inside Canada) | current published wait | 11 days | October 1, 2026 |
| Work permit | 212 countries (63 with published times) | 1 week (fastest) | October 1, 2026 |
| Work permit extension | current published wait | 108 days | October 1, 2026 |