On May 12, Canada’s immigration department published updated processing times for various permanent residence and citizenship application types.<\/p>\n
Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) applications each saw one-month jumps in processing time. This update saw the Canadian Experience (CEC) queue increase by over 6,000 applicants, and the base PNP inventory by more than 2,000.<\/p>\n
See how competitive your Express Entry profile is On the other hand, wait times for the Atlantic Immigration Program<\/a> (AIP) dropped by two months, along with the Parents and Grandparents Program<\/a> (PGP) seeing a one-month dip.<\/p>\n In this article, current permanent residence<\/a> (economic and family sponsorship) and citizenship application wait times as of May 12 are compared against the prior April 7 update<\/a>.<\/p>\n PR: Economic immigration<\/p>\n The only economic immigration pathway type to see a decrease in wait time is the AIP, while all others have either increased or remained the same.<\/p>\n Express Entry<\/p>\n The wait time for FSWP<\/a> applications has once again increased, after having previously dipped for the first time in months.<\/p>\n \tApplication typeCurrent (May 12)Previous (April 7)<\/p>\n \tCanadian Experience Class (CEC)7 months7 months<\/p>\n \tFederal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)7 months6 months<\/p>\n \tFederal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)*N\/AN\/A<\/p>\n *Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a> (IRCC) \u00a0does not publish FSTP<\/a> processing time estimates, due to insufficient data.<\/p>\n Service standard: six months for all Express Entry<\/a> applications.<\/p>\n Applications in inventory awaiting assessment:<\/p>\n CEC: 60,900 (+6,300) Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)<\/p>\n In just over a one-month period, the wait time for base PNP<\/a> applications jumped by one month, while remaining unchanged for base applications.<\/p>\n \tApplication typeCurrent (May 12)Previous (April 7)<\/p>\n \tThrough Express Entry (enhanced)7 months7 months<\/p>\n \tNon-Express Entry (base)14 months13 months<\/p>\n Service standard: For enhanced applications, the service standard is six months, whereas base applications have an 11-month standard.<\/p>\n Applications in inventory awaiting assessment:<\/p>\n Enhanced: 14,000 (+300) Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP streams Quebec Immigration<\/p>\n Processing times remain unchanged for both the Quebec Skilled Worker Selection Program<\/a> (PSTQ) and the Quebec Business Class.<\/p>\n \tApplication typeCurrent (May 12)Previous (April 7)<\/p>\n \tSkilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ)11 months11 months<\/p>\n \tQuebec Business Class78 months78 months<\/p>\n Service standard: 11months, for PSTQ applications.<\/p>\n Applications in inventory awaiting assessment:<\/p>\n PSTQ: 24,800 (-900) Learn more about your options for immigrating to Quebec Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP)<\/p>\n Though wait time estimates for AIP applications are still over three years, they have decreased by two months since the prior update.<\/p>\n \tCurrent (May 12)Previous (April 7)<\/p>\n \t38 months40 months<\/p>\n Service standard: 11 months.<\/p>\n Applications in inventory awaiting assessment: 12,900 (-300).<\/p>\n Other economic programs<\/p>\n Processing times for the Start-Up Visa<\/a> and Federal Self-Employed Persons Program<\/a> applications are unchanged, each over a decade\u2019s wait.<\/p>\n \tApplication typeCurrent (May 12)Previous (April 7)<\/p>\n \tStart-Up VisaMore than 10 yearsMore than 10 years<\/p>\n \tFederal Self-Employed Persons ProgramMore than 10 years More than 10 years<\/p>\n Neither of the abovementioned programs have a published service standard.<\/p>\n Applications in inventory awaiting assessment:<\/p>\n Start-Up Visa: 46,000 (-200) PR: Family sponsorship<\/p>\n An increase in processing time can be seen across the board for spousal sponsorship applicants seeking to settle outside Quebec, while wait times for the sponsorship of a parent or grandparent have dipped\u2014regardless of location.<\/p>\n \tApplication typeCurrent (May 12)Previous (April 7)<\/p>\n \tSpouse or common-law partner living inside CanadaTo reside outside Quebec: 25 months <\/p>\n To reside in Quebec: 31 months <\/p>\n To reside outside Quebec: 24 months <\/p>\n To reside in Quebec: 31 months <\/p>\n \tSpouse or common-law partner living outside CanadaTo reside outside Quebec: 16 months <\/p>\n To reside in Quebec: 32 months <\/p>\n To reside outside Quebec: 15 months <\/p>\n To reside in Quebec: 32 months <\/p>\n \tParents and Grandparents Program (PGP)To reside outside Quebec: 33 months <\/p>\n To reside in Quebec: 66 months <\/p>\n To reside outside Quebec: 34 months <\/p>\n To reside in Quebec: 67 months <\/p>\n Service standard: The service standard for sponsorship of a spouse\/common-law partner outside Quebec is 12 months. IRCC does not publish service standards for other family sponsorship<\/a> application types.<\/p>\n Applications in inventory awaiting assessment:<\/p>\n Partner living in Canada<\/a>, outside Quebec: 55,200 (+1,300) Citizenship<\/p>\n Though wait times for citizenship grants<\/a> were previously trending downward, they have once again increased by one month\u2014while renunciation applications have dropped by three.<\/p>\n \tApplication typeCurrent (May 12)Previous (April 7)<\/p>\n \tCitizenship grant13 months12 months<\/p>\n \tRenunciation of citizenship7 months10 months<\/p>\n \tSearch of citizenship records17 months17 months<\/p>\n There are currently 321,100 citizenship grant applications in the inventory awaiting assessment (+7,900 since April 7), for which the service standard is 12 months.<\/p>\n
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\nFSWP: 52,000 (+7,900)<\/p>\n
\nBase: 110,200 (+2,100)<\/p>\n
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\nQuebec Business Class: 3,700 (-100)<\/p>\n
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\nFederal Self-Employed: 8,100 (unchanged)<\/p>\n
\nPartner living in Canada, in Quebec: 13,100 (+400)
\nPartner living outside Canada, outside Quebec: 51,300 (+2,100)
\nPartner living outside Canada<\/a>, in Quebec: 18,600 (-100)
\nParent and Grandparents, outside Quebec: 43,500 (-1,400)
\nParents and Grandparents, in Quebec: 11,000 (-200)<\/p>\n