IRCC Processing Times
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
May 12, 2026 (19d ago)
Total People Waiting
1,348,500
as of May 12, 2026
Categories Tracked
28
as of May 12, 2026
Fastest Processing
7m
Canadian Experience Class
Data Snapshots
2+
Updated every 6 hours
Biggest Changes
Faster2m
Atlantic Immigration Program
Now 3y 2m
Faster2m
Caregiver
Now 6y 10m
Slower3m
Protected Persons (Quebec)
Now 9y 9m
Slower2m
Citizenship Proofs
Now 1y
Economic Immigration
Skilled workers, entrepreneurs, and provincial nominees
Canadian Experience Class
unchanged
7mapprox
60,900 waiting
Federal Skilled Worker
1m slower
7mapprox
52,000 waiting
Provincial Nominee (Express Entry)
unchanged
7mapprox
14,000 waiting
Quebec Skilled Worker
unchanged
11m
24,800 waiting
Provincial Nominee (Base)
1m slower
1y 2mapprox
110,200 waiting
Atlantic Immigration Program
2m faster
3y 2mapprox
12,900 waiting
Quebec Business
unchanged
6y 6mapprox
3,700 waiting
Self-Employed
unchanged
10+ yrs
8,100 waiting
Start-up Visa
unchanged
10+ yrs
46,600 waiting
Family Sponsorship
Spousal, parents, grandparents, and dependants
Spousal (Abroad, Rest of Canada)
1m slower
1y 4mapprox
51,300 waiting
Spousal (In Canada, Rest of Canada)
1m slower
2y 1mapprox
55,200 waiting
Spousal (In Canada, Quebec)
unchanged
2y 7mapprox
13,100 waiting
Spousal (Abroad, Quebec)
unchanged
2y 8mapprox
18,600 waiting
Dependants Abroad (Rest of Canada)
unchanged
2y 8mapprox
59,200 waiting
Parents & Grandparents (Rest of Canada)
1m faster
2y 9mapprox
43,500 waiting
Parents & Grandparents (Quebec)
1m faster
5y 6mapprox
11,000 waiting
Caregiver
2m faster
6y 10mapprox
38,800 waiting
Dependants Abroad (Quebec)
unchanged
10+ yrs
21,400 waiting
Refugees & Protected Persons
Government and private sponsorship, humanitarian cases
Government Refugees (Quebec)
1m slower
10mapprox
400 waiting
Government Refugees (Rest of Canada)
unchanged
1y 2mapprox
17,300 waiting
Protected Persons (Rest of Canada)
1m faster
1y 3mapprox
104,300 waiting
Private Refugees (Rest of Canada)
1m faster
3y 6mapprox
76,200 waiting
Private Refugees (Quebec)
unchanged
4y 6mapprox
2,300 waiting
Protected Persons (Quebec)
3m slower
9y 9mapprox
39,100 waiting
Humanitarian & Compassionate (Quebec)
unchanged
10+ yrs
19,100 waiting
Humanitarian & Compassionate (Rest of Canada)
unchanged
10+ yrs
53,000 waiting
Citizenship
Grants and proofs of citizenship
Citizenship Proofs
2m slower
1yapprox
70,400 waiting
Citizenship Grants
1m slower
1y 1mapprox
321,100 waiting