Application Processing Times

Find out how long it currently takes CIC to process:

• Immigration applications
• Citizenship applications

Immigration Applications

Temporary Residence

• Visit, study, work temporarily
  (including off-campus work permits and protected person status documents)

Permanent Residence

• Economic Classes
  (Canadian Experience Class, Entrepreneur Class, Investor Class, Provincial Nominees, Self-Employed Class, Skilled Workers)
• Family Class Sponsorship
• Permanent Resident Cards
• Other Classes
  (Humanitarian and Compassionate Cases, Live–in Caregiver, Protected Persons and Convention Refugees, Government-Assisted Refugees, Privately Sponsored Refugees)

Other Immigration Documents

• Certified true copy, correction or replacement of an immigration document, amendments to records of landing, confirmation of permanent residence

Citizenship applications

• Canadian citizenship
• Citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship)
• Resumption of Canadian citizenship
• Renunciation of Canadian citizenship
• Search of citizenship records