On August 18, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published new data on application throughput for permanent residence, temporary residence, and citizenship files.<\/p>\n
These latest figures, published on the government\u2019s \u201cInside IRCC\u2019s application processing system\u201d webpage, provide a snapshot accurate as of June 30, 2026, and detail the numbers of applications that have been finalized since the previous update, as well as the numbers that remain in inventory.<\/p>\n
Assess your eligibility for Canadian permanent residence Overall, IRCC<\/a> finalized 2,011,375 applications over the first six months of 2026, including 362,410 in June.<\/p>\n The department reports a total of 1,539,785 applications in inventory. Compared to the total number of applications in IRCC\u2019s inventory as of May\u2019s end, this represents an increase of 22,015.<\/p>\n Permanent residence applications<\/p>\n As of June 30, the immigration department had a total of 712,795 PR<\/a> applications in its inventory awaiting finalization\u20147,480 more compared to the month prior.<\/p>\n Included in IRCC\u2019s PR application count are the following three categories: economic, family, and protection.<\/p>\n Economic<\/p>\n IRCC had 249,555 economic applications awaiting processing as of June 30. That\u2019s 11,220 more compared to its end-of-May count.<\/p>\n Of these, 77% were in processing, while 23% were waitlisted for future processing due to insufficient PR admissions spaces under the federal government\u2019s latest immigration levels plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Economic category includes pathways such as Express Entry<\/a>, federal business programs (Start-Up Visa Program and Self-Employed Persons Program), and regional economic immigration programs such as the Provincial Nominee Program<\/a> and Atlantic Immigration Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n From January 1\u2013June 30, 2026, IRCC finalized a total of 141,105 economic immigration applications. Of these, 30,105 were processed in June.<\/p>\n See your eligibility for all Express Entry streams Family<\/p>\n By June 30, the immigration department had 163,780 applications in its inventory awaiting finalization under the family category\u2014an increase of 4,015 compared to the end of May.<\/p>\n Of these applications, 59% were in processing, while 41% were waiting for space.<\/p>\n According to IRCC, this category covers \u201creunification and international adoptions,\u201d with reunification including sponsorship of spouses, partners<\/a>, and dependents<\/a>, and sponsorship applications made under the Parents and Grandparents Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n IRCC finalized 54,520 applications under the family category between January 1\u2013June 30, with 8,620 applications finalized in June.<\/p>\n Sponsor your family for Canadian immigration Protection<\/p>\n There were 299,460 applications awaiting finalization under the protection category as of June 30, 7,755 more than IRCC reported as of May\u2019s end.<\/p>\n This category holds the greatest share of applications awaiting finalization.<\/p>\n IRCC\u2019s update shows that 55% of these applications were in processing, and 45% were waiting for space.<\/p>\n This category includes protected persons in Canada, government-assisted refugees, privately sponsored refugees, and humanitarian and compassionate grounds.<\/p>\n Between January 1\u2013June 30, the immigration department finalized a total of 55,295 applications under the protection category, with 12,495 of these finalized in June.<\/p>\n Temporary residence applications<\/p>\n As of June 30, IRCC had 401,280 temporary residence applications in its inventory awaiting finalization.<\/p>\n This category consists of initial study permits, work permits<\/a>, and visitor visas<\/a>.<\/p>\n Work permits: As of June 30, IRCC had 27,655 work permit applications pending finalization, a decrease of 7,385 from the previous month.<\/p>\n From January 1\u2013June 30, the department finalized a total of 161,325 work permit applications, with 20,550 of these finalized in June.<\/p>\n Study permits: The number of applications awaiting a final decision climbed to 36,520 by the end of June, up 4,855 from the previous month.<\/p>\n IRCC recorded 99,075 study permit finalizations over the first six months of the year, with June accounting for 24,705.<\/p>\n Visitor visas: IRCC had 337,100 visitor visa applications pending a final decision at the end of June\u2014265 fewer than at the end of May.<\/p>\n June accounted for 232,300 of the 1,306,055 visitor visa applications IRCC finalized in the first half of 2026.<\/p>\n Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation Citizenship applications<\/p>\n As of June 30, the immigration department reported having 425,710 citizenship<\/a> applications in its inventory pending finalization.<\/p>\n This category consists of citizenship grants<\/a> and proof of citizenship<\/a> applications.<\/p>\n Citizenship grants: IRCC reported 326,365 citizenship grant applications awaiting a final decision at the end of June, marking a month-over-month decline of 82,020.<\/p>\n IRCC reported 162,020 new citizens from January 1\u2013June 30, with June accounting for 30,600.<\/p>\n Proof of citizenship certificates: There were 99,520 proof of citizenship certificate applications awaiting finalization as of June 30. That’s 17,500 more than the month prior.<\/p>\n This figure includes applications to get or replace a citizenship certificate.<\/p>\n Certificate issuances totalled 31,980 over the first six months of the year, with June accounting for 3,040.<\/p>\n
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