The processing time of Canada visa with IRCC is affected by many factors of which even the number of backlogs of yesteryears will count. But, IRCC manages to keep up with the optimal processing time for economic-class programs including Express Entry, CEC, and FSWP.
Here are the visa processing times for applications with IRCC as of March 31, 2022.
| Economic class immigration | |
| Express Entry Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) | 27 months |
| Express Entry Canadian Experience Class (CEC) | 7 months |
| Express Entry Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) | 27 months |
| Non-Express Entry aligned PNP | 27 months |
| Express Entry Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) | 22 months |
| Atlantic Immigration Program | 14 months |
| Quebec skilled worker streams | 31 months |
| Canada Study Visa | |
| Study permit inside Canada | 9 weeks |
| Study permit outside Canada | 13 weeks |
| Study permit extension | 75 days (online), 156 days (paper-based) |
| Application for temporary residence application | |
| Visitor visa inside Canada | 16 days (online), 48 days (paper-based) |
| Visitor visa outside Canada | Subject to variations by country |
| Work permit outside Canada | Subject to variations by country |
| Parents/Grandparents Super Visa | Subject to variations by country |
| Work permit inside Canada (initial application/extension) | 133 days (online), 239 days (paper-based) |
| Family class immigration | |
| Spouse/Common-law partner living outside Canada | 19 months |
| Spouse/Common-law partner living in Canada | 12 months |
| Protected persons and convention refugees in Canada | 22 months |
| Parents/grandparents | 32 months |