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 betweenApril 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. 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: April 24, 2013

Africa and Middle East
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates 40
Accra – Ghana 14
Amman – Jordan
Ankara – Turkey 34
Beirut – Lebanon 37
Cairo – Egypt 15
Dakar – Senegal 30
Nairobi – Kenya 15
Pretoria – South Africa 34
Rabat – Morocco 11
Tel Aviv – Israel 13

Asia and Pacific
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Beijing – China 15
Colombo – Sri Lanka
Hong Kong – China 9
Islamabad – Pakistan
Manila – Philippines 7
New Delhi – India 11
Seoul – South Korea 26
Singapore – Singapore 25
Sydney – Australia 18

Europe
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bucharest – Romania 14
Kyiv – Ukraine 17
London – United Kingdom 15
Moscow – Russia 19
Paris – France 11
Rome – Italy 22
Vienna – Austria 13
Warsaw – Poland 14

Americas
Visa Office Processing Times
IN MONTHS
(based on a complete application package)
Bogota – Colombia 47
Buenos Aires – Argentina 6
Caracas – Venezuela 18
Detroit – United States 20
Guatemala City – Guatemala 13
Havana – Cuba 9
Kingston – Jamaica
Lima – Peru 8
Los Angeles – United States 23
Mexico City – Mexico 16
New York – United States 22
Ottawa (Case Processing Pilot) - Canada 19
Port-au-Prince – Haiti 17
Port of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago
Santiago – Chile 22
Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic 15
Sao Paulo – Brazil 22
Seattle – United States

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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