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Application Processing Times

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is committed to helping you better understand our business, processes and challenges.

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Immigration Applications
* Processed in Canada
Find out how long it is currently taking CIC’s Case Processing Centres (CPCs) to process applications for temporary resident permits, permanent residence, sponsorships and Permanent Resident Cards.
* Processed Outside of Canada
Find out more information about applications which CIC processes at visa offices around the world.

 
Citizenship Applications
* Canadian Citizenship
Find out how long it takes to process applications for Canadian citizenship.
* Citizenship Certificate (Proof of Citizenship)
Find out how long it takes to process applications for a citizenship certificate (new or replacement).
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Registering and Retaining Canadian Citizenship
Find out how long it takes to process applications to register and retain Canadian citizenship.
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Renunciation of Canadian Citizenship
Find out how long it takes to process applications to renounce Canadian citizenship.
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Resumption of Canadian Citizenship
Find out how long it takes to process an application to resume Canadian citizenship.

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Last Updated: 2006-10-23 Return to top of page Important Notices