This is a game-changing development. It offers those who meet certain requests a real-time opportunity when they cannot leave Canada and visit family and friends. It provides those who want to immigrate to Canada with the information they need to end their lives in their current country and begin their journey around the world.

Key Points

• Candidates applying to special programs will benefit from a longer application period.
• Some programs include Spousal Support, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Employee, and PNP (Private Entry and Non-Promotional). See the full list below.
• Application deadlines for other programs can also be provided through the online application tool. However, the working hours of these services are retroactive and inaccurate.
• IRCC may continue to disclose processing times for other applications in the future.
• This change does not mean that these requests will be processed faster. It refers only to the actual program determined by IRCC.

What is the Processing Time?

Future processing time is an estimate of how long applicants today can expect to wait before a final decision is made on their application. These are more accurate and precise than the working time review that IRCC previously used to estimate working time.

The future work program contains the full list of applications that IRCC expects to process.

Defines the backtracking function

Backdated processing time is calculated as the time required for IRCC to process 80% of the application at once. The duration of the permanent program is 6 months, and the duration of the temporary program is 8 or 16 weeks.

As you can imagine, these times are less accurate than forward times because they do not include recent changes. These lookback periods do not include personnel changes, changes in data volumes, or many of the other factors considered in previous periods.

How accurate is the preview time?

• IRCC updates its future work schedule every month so that they are accurate enough to be used as a general guide.
• However, it is worth noting that the next processing time depends on the applications in the IRCC inventory, IRCC staff and future application forecasts.
• It is important to note that some applications may exceed this processing time. For instance, should your application be incomplete, it will be sent back. Delays may also occur if there are certain elements of your application that are more complex or require more research.

What practices should be taken into consideration during the development application process?

The following applications will benefit from the next processing time:

• Canadian Experience Class (Express Entry)
• Government Services (Express Entry and Non-Express Entry)
• Federal Employees Program (Express Entry)
• Quebec skilled workers
• Citizenship Grant and Citizenship Certificate
• Spouse or common-law partner (spousal support) in Canada
• Spouse, common-law partner or de facto partner living outside Canada (spousal support)
• Parent or Parent (Super Visa)

What happens to the submitted application?

Applications sent to IRCC will not be processed in the next processing period.

This means that candidates who have already applied will have to wait longer than the new estimated time. This should be taken into account because the next processing time will take into account how long it takes for the application submitted that day to be used from start to finish. working hours can and do vary depending on many factors.

If the processing time seems shorter than you expected, please do not return your application. Your application has been moved to the front of the queue and will be processed with priority over applications submitted today.