Federal Skilled Workers / Professionals Processing Times

Application Processing Times at the Canadian Immigration Visa Offices are based on the latest information available from Canadian Immigration Authorities.

• Americas
• Africa and the Middle East
• Asia and Pacific
• Europe

Months Required to Finalize Canadian Permanent Resident Applications

Processing Times at Visa Offices	Finalized in months (Updated on 2009-07-22)
Americas	30%	50%	70%	80%
Bogota	39	45	48	55
Buenos Aires	21	23	26	29
Buffalo	14	16	21	25
Caracas	24	25	27	30
Guatemala City	18	20	23	25
Havana	22	24	26	27
Kingston	24	26	28	30
Lima	18	22	25	26
Mexico City	28	30	32	32
Port-au-Prince	28	30	32	34
Port of Spain	33	36	40	42
Santiago	17	20	22	25
Sao Paulo	21	23	24	25
Africa and the Middle East	30%	50%	70%	80%
Abidjan	16	18	22	24
Abu Dhabi	-	-	-	-
Accra	77	81	85	88
Cairo	53	55	57	58
Damascus	62	65	69	74
Nairobi	42	46	54	58
Pretoria	18	32	48	55
Rabat	32	35	40	43
Tel Aviv	32	34	36	37
Asia and Pacific	30%	50%	70%	80%
Beijing	26	29	37	43
Colombo	22	25	31	39
Hong Kong	33	35	37	39
Islamabad	61	65	70	75
Kuala Lumpur	32	35	37	39
Manila	58	60	63	65
New Delhi	60	67	73	75
Seoul	30	33	34	34
Singapore	48	51	53	54
Sydney	33	35	39	41
Taipei	35	37	39	40
Tokyo	-	-	-	-
Europe	30%	50%	70%	80%
Ankara	30	36	48	56
Berlin	29	31	35	37
Bucharest	17	24	48	58
Kiev	35	54	76	83
London	34	36	39	42
Moscow	17	19	21	23
Paris	21	27	40	50
Rome	20	23	25	27
Vienna	25	28	30	32
Warsaw	17	60	63	64