IRCC Processing Times
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
July 7, 2026 (9d ago)
Total People Waiting
1,374,100
as of July 7, 2026
Categories Tracked
28
as of July 7, 2026
Fastest Processing
6m
Canadian Experience Class
Data Snapshots
2+
Updated every 6 hours
Biggest Changes
Faster2m
Parents & Grandparents (Quebec)
Now 5y 5m
Faster2m
Parents & Grandparents (Rest of Canada)
Now 2y 6m
Slower4m
Citizenship Proofs
Now 1y 7m
Slower3m
Dependants Abroad (Rest of Canada)
Now 3y 2m
Economic Immigration
Skilled workers, entrepreneurs, and provincial nominees
Canadian Experience Class
1m faster
6mapprox
61,500 waiting
Federal Skilled Worker
unchanged
7mapprox
55,800 waiting
Provincial Nominee (Express Entry)
1m slower
7mapprox
12,100 waiting
Quebec Skilled Worker
unchanged
11m
22,200 waiting
Provincial Nominee (Base)
1m faster
1yapprox
103,800 waiting
Atlantic Immigration Program
unchanged
2y 2mapprox
12,300 waiting
Quebec Business
1m faster
6y 3mapprox
3,700 waiting
Self-Employed
unchanged
10+ yrs
8,000 waiting
Start-up Visa
unchanged
10+ yrs
47,500 waiting
Family Sponsorship
Spousal, parents, grandparents, and dependants
Spousal (Abroad, Rest of Canada)
1m slower
1y 5mapprox
54,100 waiting
Spousal (In Canada, Rest of Canada)
1m slower
2y 3mapprox
56,900 waiting
Parents & Grandparents (Rest of Canada)
2m faster
2y 6mapprox
40,400 waiting
Spousal (In Canada, Quebec)
unchanged
2y 8mapprox
13,700 waiting
Spousal (Abroad, Quebec)
unchanged
2y 9mapprox
18,600 waiting
Dependants Abroad (Rest of Canada)
3m slower
3y 2mapprox
60,800 waiting
Parents & Grandparents (Quebec)
2m faster
5y 5mapprox
10,500 waiting
Caregiver
1m faster
6y 7mapprox
37,800 waiting
Dependants Abroad (Quebec)
unchanged
10+ yrs
22,100 waiting
Refugees & Protected Persons
Government and private sponsorship, humanitarian cases
Government Refugees (Quebec)
unchanged
10mapprox
300 waiting
Government Refugees (Rest of Canada)
unchanged
1y 2mapprox
17,000 waiting
Protected Persons (Rest of Canada)
1m faster
1y 2mapprox
98,300 waiting
Private Refugees (Rest of Canada)
unchanged
3y 5mapprox
73,600 waiting
Private Refugees (Quebec)
1m slower
4y 7mapprox
2,300 waiting
Humanitarian & Compassionate (Quebec)
unchanged
10+ yrs
19,700 waiting
Humanitarian & Compassionate (Rest of Canada)
unchanged
10+ yrs
54,500 waiting
Protected Persons (Quebec)
1m slower
10+ yrs
40,900 waiting
Citizenship
Grants and proofs of citizenship
Citizenship Grants
1m faster
1yapprox
326,200 waiting
Citizenship Proofs
4m slower
1y 7mapprox
99,500 waiting