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Statistical Information: Applications Processed at Canadian Visa Offices

Skilled Workers – Quebec

August 2005 to September 2006

Citizenship and Immigration Canada staff work at locations around the world. Officers in Canadian embassies, high commissions and consulates process applications abroad for permanent residence for people wishing to immigrate to Canada.

The tables below show the number of months that were required to approve or refuse applications at visa offices around the world.

The length of time it takes to finalize applications may be different at different visa offices.

Past processing times may not indicate the length of time it will take to finalize applications in the future.

Read more information about submitting applications from outside of Canada.

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All Regions / Africa and the Middle East / Asia and Pacific / Europe / Americas

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Months Required to Finalize Applications [see note]

ALL REGIONS
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in All Regions
6
8
12
15
AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Africa and the Middle East
15
17
19
20
 
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Africa and the Middle East 30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Abidjan
15
18
21
22
Accra
17
22
26
41
Cairo
13
14
16
23
Damascus
16
18
20
21
Nairobi
8
13
16
18
Pretoria
-
-
-
-
Rabat
16
17
19
19
Tel Aviv
7
10
11
14
ASIA AND PACIFIC
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Asia and Pacific
6
9
13
17
 
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Asia and Pacific 30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Beijing
10
14
23
25
Colombo
12
12
12
12
Hong Kong
5
6
9
11
Islamabad
-
-
-
-
Kuala Lumpur
-
-
-
-
Manila
9
11
15
15
New Delhi
5
7
9
13
Seoul
8
10
12
14
Singapore
4
9
21
27
Sydney
-
-
-
-
Taipei
-
-
-
-
EUROPE
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in Europe
5
7
8
10
 
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in Europe 30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Ankara
-
-
-
-
Berlin
7
8
10
11
Bucharest
6
6
8
9
Kyiv
15
17
21
23
London
6
8
10
12
Moscow
13
15
18
21
Paris
5
7
8
10
Rome
6
8
15
24
Vienna
3
4
9
12
Warsaw
10
12
14
16
THE AMERICAS
  30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Processing Times at Visa Offices in the Americas
8
10
12
15
 
Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices in the Americas 30% of cases finalized in:
(months)
50% of cases finalized in:
(months)
70% of cases finalized in:
(months)
80% of cases finalized in:
(months)
Bogota
10
13
16
18
Buenos Aires
8
9
13
16
Buffalo
9
10
12
15
Caracas
9
11
13
15
Guatemala City
5
7
14
16
Havana
-
-
-
-
Kingston
-
-
-
-
Lima
9
9
10
12
Mexico City
5
7
8
9
Port-au-Prince
8
10
12
14
Port of Spain
-
-
-
-
Santiago
12
14
17
18
Sao Paulo
7
8
8
9

* Processing times are presented only where an office has finalized 10 or more cases in the category in the above-mentioned 12-month time period.

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