Processing times for Quebec skilled worker applications

The tables below indicate application processing times at Canadian visa offices. The times are based on how long it took to process 80 percent of all cases between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012. Processing times are subject to change.

These processing times only apply to the federal part of the processing (at the visa office) once we have received the complete application. It does not include the time it takes for the province of Quebec to process the Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ).

Last quarterly update: January 16, 2013

Africa and Middle East
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates 37
Accra – Ghana 14
Amman – Jordan
Ankara – Turkey 34
Beirut – Lebanon 36
Cairo – Egypt 14
Dakar – Senegal 27
Nairobi – Kenya 14
Pretoria – South Africa
Rabat – Morocco 11
Tel Aviv – Israel 11

Asia and Pacific
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Beijing – China 11
Colombo – Sri Lanka
Hong Kong – China 9
Islamabad – Pakistan
Manila – Philippines 6
New Delhi – India 10
Seoul – South Korea 12
Singapore – Singapore 23
Sydney – Australia 10

Europe
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bucharest – Romania 14
Kyiv – Ukraine 15
London – United Kingdom 14
Moscow – Russia 17
Paris – France 11
Rome – Italy 18
Vienna – Austria 12
Warsaw – Poland 12

Americas
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bogota – Colombia 51
Buenos Aires – Argentina 7
Caracas – Venezuela 27
Detroit – United States 17
Guatemala City – Guatemala 13
Havana – Cuba 8
Kingston – Jamaica
Lima – Peru 9
Los Angeles – United States 21
Mexico City – Mexico 13
New York – United States 19
Ottawa (Case Processing Pilot) - Canada 12
Port-au-Prince – Haiti 15
Port of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago
Santiago – Chile 20
Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic 15
Sao Paulo – Brazil 22
Seattle – United States 19

Notes

  • You can view your application status online.
  • If it has been longer than the time shown above since you applied and your visa office has not contacted you, you may wish to contact the visa office that is processing your application by e-mail, letter or fax. The Call Centre does not have information about applications processed outside Canada.
  • (-) indicates that not enough data are available. Processing times are shown only where an office has finalized 10 or more cases in the past 12 months.

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