Canada Immigration Processing Times Updated – August 2025

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has recently updated its latest processing times due to changes in Canada immigration applications. These figures reflect changes in August 2025 and are therefore crucial for those interested in apply for permanent residency, citizenship, or temporary visas in Canada.

IRCC continues to apply advanced analytics, introduced in 2022, in order to tackle extremely high volumes of applications more efficiently. The objective, nevertheless, remains the processing of 80% of complete applications within the published timelines, despite the increasing application demand.

Canada Visa Processing times for PR cards and temporary visas are being updated weekly, whereas citizenship and family sponsorship processing times are updated monthly.

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This is a summary of the current processing times by all major immigration streams.

Canada Citizenship Processing Times In August 2025:

• Citizenship grant Processing Times : August 6, 2025
• Renunciation of Citizenship: 5 months - August 13, 2025
• Search of Citizenship Records: 14 months - August 13, 2025

Canadian passports processing times: 10 business days
Outside Canada and the United States: 20 business days

PR Card Processing Times (August 13, 2025)

• New permanent resident (PR) card: 37 days
• Renewing or replacing a permanent resident card: 30 days
• Family Sponsorship Processing Times (Monthly): August 6, 2025
• Spouse/Common-Law Partner Sponsorship
• Outside Canada, Non-Quebec: 13 months
• Outside Canada, Quebec: 41 months
• Inside Canada, Non-Quebec: 36 months
• Inside Canada, Quebec: 40 months

Economic Class Permanent Residency: August, 2025

• Canadian experience class: Online via Express Entry: 5 months
• Provincial nominees: Online via Express Entry: 8 months
• Skilled workers (federal): 7 months
• Non-Express Entry PNP: 20 months (up by 1 month)
• Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP): 13 months
• Start-Up Visa: 52 months (August 13, 2025)

Insight: The longest waits are seen in the business and self-employed categories due to strict eligibility checks.

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1. Visitor Visa Processing Times - August 13, 2025

• India: 41 days
• UAE: 57 days
• USA: 23 days
• Nigeria: 41 days
• Pakistan: 47 days
• Philippines: 24 days
• Singapore: 46 days

2. Super Visa Processing Times - August 13, 2025

• India: 134 days
• UAE: 218 days
• USA: 79 days
• Nigeria: 57 days
• Pakistan: 125 days
• Philippines: 76 days

3. Study Permit Processing Times - August 13, 2025

• India: 3 weeks
• UAE: 10 weeks
• USA: 8 weeks
• Nigeria: 5 weeks
• Pakistan: 9 weeks
• Philippines: 8 weeks

4. Work Permit Processing Times - August 13, 2025

• India: 7 weeks
• UAE: 9 weeks
• USA: 3 weeks
• Nigeria: 8 weeks
• Pakistan: 8 weeks
• Philippines: 5 weeks

5. Other Visas

• Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP): 41 days
• International Experience Canada (IEC): 5 weeks
• Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA ): 5 min

Pro Quick Tips to Prevent Delays

• Perfect application with check your paperwork!
• Keep Monitor the weekly and monthly updates released by IRCC.
• Allow additional time if applying in Quebec PNP, where processing is longer.
• In complicated applications, refer to a specialist who understands immigration.

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Source: canada.ca

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