IRCC Processing Times
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
October 9, 2026 (5d ago)
As of October 9, 2026, IRCC has about 1,378,300 immigration applications in process across 28 categories tracked here. The fastest stream is Canadian Experience Class at 6 months; the slowest is Humanitarian & Compassionate (Quebec) at 120 months.
Total People Waiting
1,378,300
as of October 9, 2026
Categories Tracked
28
as of October 9, 2026
Fastest Processing
6m
Canadian Experience Class
Data Snapshots
2+
Updated every 6 hours
Biggest Changes
Slower1m
Citizenship Proofs
Now 2y 10m
Economic Immigration
Skilled workers, entrepreneurs, and provincial nominees
Canadian Experience Class
unchanged
6mapprox
53,900 waiting
Federal Skilled Worker
unchanged
7mapprox
58,300 waiting
Provincial Nominee (Express Entry)
unchanged
7mapprox
13,100 waiting
Quebec Skilled Worker
unchanged
11m
20,500 waiting
Provincial Nominee (Base)
unchanged
1y 1mapprox
96,500 waiting
Atlantic Immigration Program
unchanged
2y 2mapprox
11,500 waiting
Quebec Business
unchanged
6y 3mapprox
3,600 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)
unchanged
1y 6mapprox
65,600 waiting
Spousal (In Canada, Rest of Canada)
unchanged
2y 2mapprox
55,600 waiting
2y 4mapprox
35,600 waiting
Spousal (In Canada, Quebec)
unchanged
2y 8mapprox
14,500 waiting
Spousal (Abroad, Quebec)
unchanged
2y 9mapprox
19,400 waiting
Dependants Abroad (Rest of Canada)
unchanged
3y 5mapprox
60,400 waiting
Parents & Grandparents (Quebec)
unchanged
5y 3mapprox
10,300 waiting
Caregiver
unchanged
6y 5mapprox
36,400 waiting
Dependants Abroad (Quebec)
unchanged
10+ yrs
22,900 waiting
Refugees & Protected Persons
Government and private sponsorship, humanitarian cases
Government Refugees (Quebec)
unchanged
9mapprox
400 waiting
Protected Persons (Rest of Canada)
unchanged
1y 1mapprox
77,600 waiting
Government Refugees (Rest of Canada)
unchanged
1y 2mapprox
17,900 waiting
Private Refugees (Rest of Canada)
unchanged
3y 4mapprox
71,000 waiting
Private Refugees (Quebec)
unchanged
4y 6mapprox
2,200 waiting
10+ yrs
20,800 waiting
10+ yrs
58,800 waiting
Protected Persons (Quebec)
unchanged
10+ yrs
42,600 waiting
Citizenship
Grants and proofs of citizenship
Citizenship Grants
unchanged
1yapprox
322,700 waiting
Citizenship Proofs
1m slower
2y 10mapprox
130,700 waiting