June 7th, 2024 at 03:51 am

Canada Immigration: IRCC Processing Times June 2024

The IRCC is now providing monthly reports on average processing times for different types of citizenship, family sponsorships, and business immigration. These processing timetables, which go into effect on May 1, 2024, are meant to provide applicants with an idea of how long it would take to hear back regarding their application.

Additionally, potential applicants can be prepared for what to expect before applying in the future. It’s crucial to remember that the application processing time begins when the IRCC receives the entire submission and concludes when the immigration officer decides about the application.

IRCC Processing Times for Citizenship (Updated Monthly) and PR Cards (Updated Weekly)

Citizenship processing times are determined by the number of applications in the IRCC’s inventory, the number of staff members allocated to handle various types of applications, and the number of new applications the IRCC may receive.

Current Processing Times for Various Citizenship and Permanent Residency Applications

• Citizenship Grant: Since May 1, the processing time has remained the same at eight months; however, when compared to April 23, the Citizenship Certificate processing time has significantly improved by six months.
• Proof of Citizenship: Since May 1, the processing time has been constant at three months. When compared to April 23, this shows a notable improvement of minus 4 months.
• Resumption of Citizenship: As of May 28, there haven’t been any modifications, but there wasn’t enough current data to give an exact processing time.
• Renunciation of Citizenship: As of May 28, the processing time stays at 13 months without any modifications.
• Search of Citizenship Records: As of May 28, the processing period for obtaining citizenship records remains unchanged at 13 months, much like the renunciation process.
• New PR Card: Since May 1, the processing time has increased by 31 days to 79 days. Still, nothing has changed since then.
• PR Card Renewals: With 68 days remaining in the processing time, it has increased by +12 days since May 1. Since then, nothing more has changed.

Acknowledgment of receipt letters and emails are currently being sent by IRCC to paper and online applications that were received in the week of May 23, 2024. The processing time for new permanent residence cards and renewals is updated every week and is based on how long it took the IRCC to process 80% of all completed applications in the past.

Family Sponsorship IRCC Processing Times Updated Monthly

Starting in May 2024, family sponsorship processing timeframes will be revised monthly. These updates will primarily take into account the number of applications in the IRCC inventory, the number of staff members handling these kinds of applications, and the number of applications that the IRCC anticipates receiving.

It also covers the time needed for the sponsor to complete the examination, the applicant’s eligibility, and the sponsor’s biometric data.

Current Processing Times for Various Spousal and Parental Permanent Residency Applications

• Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada (intention to live outside Quebec): With a noteworthy improvement of minus 3 months since May 1 and minus 2 months since April 23, the current processing time is 10 months.
• Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada (intention to live in Quebec): The processing time has increased by six months as compared to April 23 but has remained at 34 months after May 1.
• Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live outside Quebec): At 10 months, the processing period is one month shorter than it was on May 1 and two months longer than it was on April 23.
• Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live in Quebec): The current processing time is 28 months, which is one month more than it was on May 1 and four months longer than it was on April 23.
• Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live outside Quebec): The processing time is currently 24 months, which is 4 months more than it was on May 1 and 3 months shorter than it was on April 23.
• Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live in Quebec): With a processing time of 48 months, this represents a notable increase of 15 months from May 1 and 11 months from April 23.

Two new automation technologies have been implemented by the immigration department to expedite the processing of applications for spousal sponsorship. The most current official IRCC data indicated that there were 897,100 applications for immigration to Canada pending approval.

In addition, 1,323,000 applications were still being handled according to IRCC service guidelines. As of April 30, 2024, the IRCC has around 22 million applications in its processing inventory overall.

Permanent Residency Economic Class (updated monthly and weekly)

The most recent details regarding the processing times for different Canadian immigration programs may be found here.

• Canadian Experience Class (CEC): since May 1 and April 23, the processing period has remained at five months.
• Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP): The processing period for the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) is currently five months, and it hasn’t changed since May 1 and April 23.
• Federal Skill Trades Program (FSTP): Since March 1, there have been no updates from the IRCC because no applications are currently being processed for the program.
• Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) through Express Entry: since May 1 and April 23, the processing duration has remained at six months.
• Non-Express Entry PNP: The processing period is 11 months, which is unchanged from May 1 but down 1 month from April 23.
• Quebec Skilled Workers (QSW): There has been no change in the processing time after May 1 and April 23. It is still nine months.
• Quebec Business Class (entrepreneurs, investors, and self-employed persons): processing time is 48 months, which is a 6-month improvement over April 23 and May 1.
• Federal Self-employed: 51 months is the current processing time, which is a little less than one month since May 1 and April 23.
• Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP): There has been no change in the processing time between May 1 and April 23; it is still six months.
• Startup Visa: Processing time is currently 37 months, and it hasn’t changed since April 23 and May 1.

Temporary Residency Processing Times (updated weekly)

The time it took the IRCC to handle the majority of applications in the past is reflected in the weekly updates for all temporary residency application processing times. It does not, however, account for the time it takes for your application to be processed between an official IRCC office and a Visa Application Center (VAC).

Moreover, these processing timeframes do not account for the time required to provide biometrics. Below is a summary of the current processing times for different applications for Canadian visas and permits, including any updates since April 23 and May 1.

Visitor Visa Outside Canada

Varies by country

• India: 34 days (+9 days since May 1, +12 days since April 23)
• Nigeria: 172 days (+8 days since May 1, +8 days since April 23)
• United States: 28 days (+8 days since May 1, +11 days since April 23)
• Pakistan: 101 days (-4 days since May 1, -5 days since April 23)
• Philippines: 23 days (no change since May 1, -2 days since April 23)

Visitor Visa Inside Canada (TRV)

• Online processing time: 24 days (+1 day since May 1, +4 days since April 23)

Parents’ or Grandparents’ Super Visa

Varies by country

• India: 49 days (-2 days since May 1, -3 days since April 23)
• Nigeria: 153 days (-26 days since May 1, -27 days since April 23)
• United States: 192 days (-40 days since May 1, -40 days since April 23)
• Pakistan: 147 days (-140 days since May 1, – 84 days since April 23)
• Philippines: 134 days (-27 days since May 1, -34 days since April 23)

Study Permit Outside Canada

• Processing time: 14 weeks, no change since May 1, no change since April 23

Visitor Extension Visitor Record

• Online processing time: 83 days (+7 days since May 1, +8 days since April 23)

Study Permits Inside Canada

• Processing time: 13 weeks (+5 weeks since May 1, +1 week since April 23)

Study Permit Extension

• Online processing time: 49 days (-6 days since May 1, -11 days since April 23)

Work Permit Outside Canada

Varies by country

• India: 21 weeks (no change since May 1, +1 week since April 23)
• Nigeria: 21 weeks (+11 weeks since May 1, +11 weeks since April 23)
• United States: 8 weeks (-8 weeks since May 1, -14 weeks since April 23)
• Pakistan: 34 weeks (-4 weeks since May 1, -5 weeks since April 23)
• Philippines: 22 weeks (+4 weeks since May 1, +6 weeks since April 23)

Work Permit Inside Canada

• Online processing time: 93 days (+1 day since May 1, +1 day since April 23)
• International Experience Canada (IEC) current season processing time: 6 weeks (+1 week since May 1, +1 week since April 23)
• Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) processing time: 49 days (+6 days since May 1, +11 days since April 23)
• Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) processing time: 5 minutes (no change since May 1, no change since April 23)

The IRCC is now giving applications for vital vocations priority when it comes to work visa applications filed outside of Canada. Your application may take longer to process if it’s not for a position in a critical profession.