Processing times have decreased for permanent residence applicants through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP), and Quebec Business Class.<\/p>\n
AIP applicants saw the most significant change, with wait times falling by 12 months. Provincial nominees saw a decrease of one month for both base applications and enhanced applications, while processing time for Quebec Business Class applications dropped by two months.<\/p>\n
See how competitive your Express Entry profile is On the other hand, wait times for most family sponsorship<\/a> applicants rose by one month, including for spouses and common-law partners, and parents and grandparents.<\/p>\n The wait times for non-PNP Express Entry<\/a> applications and for Quebec immigration<\/a> through the Skilled Worker Selection Program<\/a> (PSTQ) remained flat.<\/p>\n In this article, we compare wait time estimates for economic, family sponsorship, and citizenship applications as of June 8 against the previous update (May 12<\/a>).<\/p>\n PR: Economic immigration<\/p>\n Wait times for economic immigration applications did not rise across any category in the latest update, instead remaining steady or declining\u2014with AIP<\/a>, PNP<\/a>, and Quebec Business Class<\/a> applicants seeing improvements.<\/p>\n Atlantic Immigration Program<\/p>\n The wait time for AIP applications has declined substantially, falling by one year and hitting its lowest point since September 2025.<\/p>\n \tCurrent (June 8)Previous (May 12)<\/p>\n \t26 months38 months<\/p>\n Service standard: 11 months.<\/p>\n Applications in inventory awaiting assessment: 12,900<\/p>\n Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)<\/p>\n PNP applicants saw a one-month decline in processing time, for both enhanced and base<\/a> submissions.<\/p>\n \tApplication typeCurrent (June 8)Previous (May 12)<\/p>\n \tThrough Express Entry (enhanced)6 months7 months<\/p>\n \tNon-Express Entry (base)13 months14 months<\/p>\n Service standard: Six months for enhanced applications, 11 months for base applications.<\/p>\n Applications in inventory awaiting assessment:<\/p>\n Enhanced: 14,000. Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP streams Quebec immigration<\/p>\n The latest update brought no change for PSTQ applications, but Quebec Business Class applicants saw processing times fall by two months.<\/p>\n \tStreamCurrent (June 8)Previous (May 12)<\/p>\n \tSkilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ)11 months11 months<\/p>\n \tQuebec Business Class (QBC)76 months78 months<\/p>\n Service standard: 11 months for PSTQ applicants, unpublished for QBC applications.<\/p>\n Applications in inventory awaiting assessment:<\/p>\n PSTQ: 24,800. Learn more about your options for immigrating to Quebec Express Entry<\/p>\n Processing times have remained unchanged for Express Entry applicants since the previous update.<\/p>\n \tApplication typeCurrent (June 8)Previous (May 12)<\/p>\n \tCanadian Experience Class (CEC)7 months7 months<\/p>\n \tFederal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)7 months7 months<\/p>\n \t*Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)N\/AN\/A<\/p>\n *Current and previous processing times for FTSP<\/a> applications are not available, with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a> (IRCC) citing \u201cnot enough data.\u201d<\/p>\n Service standard: Six months for all Express Entry applications.<\/p>\n Applications in inventory awaiting assessment:<\/p>\n See your eligibility for all Express Entry streams Other economic programs<\/p>\n Start-up visa and Federal Self-Employed Persons Program<\/a> applicants continue to face estimated waits of over 10 years. Both programs are currently paused.<\/p>\n \tApplication typeCurrent (June 8)Previous (May 12)<\/p>\n \tStart-up visaMore than 10 yearsMore than 10 years<\/p>\n \tFederal Self-Employed Persons ProgramMore than 10 yearsMore than 10 years<\/p>\n IRCC does not publish service standards for the above programs.<\/p>\n Applications in inventory awaiting assessment:<\/p>\n Start-up visa: 46,600. PR: Family sponsorship<\/p>\n The only decline in wait time among family sponsorship applications can be seen under the Parents and Grandparents Program<\/a>; all other application types saw a one-month increase.<\/p>\n \tApplication typeCurrent (June 8) Previous (May 12) <\/p>\n \tSpouse or common-law partner living inside CanadaTo reside outside Quebec: 26 months <\/p>\n To reside in Quebec: 32 months <\/p>\n To reside outside Quebec: 25 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: 33 months <\/p>\n To reside outside Quebec: 16 months <\/p>\n To reside in Quebec: 32 months <\/p>\n \tParents and Grandparents ProgramTo reside outside Quebec: 32 months <\/p>\n To reside in Quebec: 67 months <\/p>\n To reside outside Quebec: 33 months <\/p>\n To reside in Quebec: 66 months <\/p>\n Service standard: 12 months for sponsorship of a spouse\/common-law partner<\/a> outside Quebec; unpublished for other application types.<\/p>\n Applications in inventory awaiting assessment:<\/p>\n Partner living in Canada<\/a>, outside Quebec: 55,200. Sponsor your family for Canadian immigration Citizenship<\/p>\n Processing times for citizenship<\/a> grants, renunciation of citizenship, and searches of citizenship records remain unchanged since May 12.<\/p>\n \tApplication typeCurrent (June 8)Previous (May 12)<\/p>\n \tCitizenship grant13 months13 months<\/p>\n \tRenunciation of citizenship7 months7 months<\/p>\n \tSearch of citizenship records17 months17 months<\/p>\n There are currently 326,400 citizenship grant applications in IRCC\u2019s inventory (+5,300 since May 12), for which the service standard is 12 months.<\/p>\n Schedule a Free Canadian Citizenship Consultation Processing times versus service standards<\/p>\n Processing times and services standards are two separate, distinct concepts.<\/p>\n
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\nBase: 110,200.<\/p>\n
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\nQuebec Business Class: 3,700.<\/p>\n
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\nFederal Self-Employed Persons Program: 8,100.<\/p>\n
\nPartner living in Canada, in Quebec: 12,100.
\nPartner living outside Canada<\/a>, outside Quebec: 51,300.
\nPartner living outside Canada, in Quebec: 18,600.
\nParent and Grandparents, outside Quebec: 43,500.
\nParents and Grandparents, in Quebec: 11,000.<\/p>\n
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