The Latest IRCC Processing Times: August 2022
This year, Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser, announced major updates to IRCC’s online processing times tool. Moreover, the Minister said he was looking to give clients more up-to-date information by publishing, not just accurate service standards, but also status updates on the actual processing time.
This article will explore processing times for:
- PR, citizenship, family sponsorships and temporary resident visas, also
- applications under Economic Immigration, humanitarian, refugees and caregivers visa category, and
- IRCC Backlog
<<Check the Latest IRCC Processing Times in February 2023>>
Processing times for PR, citizenship, family sponsorships and temporary resident visas
As of August 2, processing times were the following:
1. Permanent resident (PR) cards
- Renewing or replacing a PR card: 62 days
- Waiting for first card: 81 days
2. Citizenship
- Citizenship grant: 26 months, also
- Certificate/Proof of citizenship: 17 months
- Resumption of citizenship: 19 months
- Renunciation of citizenship: 16 months
- Search of citizenship record: 15 months
- Citizenship for adopted persons – Part 1: 13 months, Part 2: Varies by complexity
3. Family Sponsorship
- Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada: 15 months
- Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada: 24 months
- Dependent child: depends on where the child lives
- Parents or grandparents: 36 months
- Adopted child/relative: depends on where the adopted child/relative live
4. Temporary residence application
- Visitor visa outside Canada: Varies by country
– inside Canada: 17 days online and 20 days by paper, also
– extension: 174 days online and 196 days by paper - Parents or grandparents Super Visa: Varies by country
- Study permit outside Canada: 12 weeks
– inside Canada: 3 weeks
– extension: 54 days online and 112 days by paper - Work permit outside Canada: Varies by country
– Work permit inside Canada (initial application or extension): 164 days online and 148 days by paper - International Experience Canada: Varies by country
- Electronic Travel Authorization: 5 minutes
Processing times for applications under Economic Immigration, humanitarian, refugees and caregivers visa category
The processing times for applications under Economic Immigration, humanitarian, refugees and caregivers, were the following:
- Canadian Experience Class (CEC): 14 months
- Caregivers: No processing time available
- Provincial Nominee Program (PNP): 17 months (online via Express Entry)
- Self-employed persons (Federal): 41 months
- Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP): 26 months
- Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP): 46 months
- Atlantic Immigration Program: 18 months
- Start-up visa: 32 months
- Humanitarian & Compassionate: 20 months, also
- Refugees: depends where you are applying from
Please be aware that this data was retrieved from the Government of Canada, on August 2, 2022. This is subject to change on the website due to fresh updates.
Relevant articles:
- Canadian Immigration Processing Times: Seven Factors,
- Check Your Application Status Canada,
- IRCC Online Profile for Immigration, Visa, or Permit to Canada
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