Canadian Immigration Application Processing Times for Skilled Workers

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

NOTE: Processing times for Federal Skilled Worker applications received on or after June 26, 2010, are not yet available. However, it is anticipated that applications submitted on or after June 26, 2010 will be processed in 6 -12 months.

Months Required to Finalize Canadian Permanent Resident Applications:

Processing Times at Individual Visa Offices shown in Months: (for 80% of cases)	for applications submitted before Feb 27, 2008	for applications submitted between Nov 28, 2008 and June 26, 2010	for applications submitted after June 26, 2010 *Anticipated, data not available
Americas
Bogota	63	15	12+/-
Buenos Aires	-	22	12+/-
Buffalo	61	25	12+/-
Caracas	60	22	12+/-
Guatemala City	-	18	12+/-
Havana	-	13	12+/-
Kingston	53	23	12+/-
Lima	-	19	12+/-
Mexico City	49	19	12+/-
Port-au-Prince	-	-	12+/-
Port of Spain	59	25	12+/-
Santiago	-	-	12+/-
Sao Paulo	54	14	12+/-
Africa and the Middle East
Abu Dhabi	-	-	12+/-
Accra	93	22	12+/-
Cairo	77	28	12+/-
Damascus	97	16	12+/-
Nairobi	77	25	12+/-
Pretoria	85	25	12+/-
Rabat	78	15	12+/-
Tel Aviv	59	20	12+/-
Asia and Pacific
Beijing	57	20	12+/-
Colombo	68	21	12+/-
Hong Kong	62	21	12+/-
Islamabad	88	27	12+/-
Kuala Lumpur	55	19	12+/-
Manila	82	18	12+/-
New Delhi	93	18	12+/-
Seoul	60	21	12+/-
Singapore	74	19	12+/-
Sydney	56	19	12+/-
Tokyo	68	17	12+/-
Europe
Ankara	50	19	12+/-
Berlin	50	20	12+/-
Bucharest	-	19	12+/-
Kiev	51	18	12+/-
London	60	27	12+/-
Moscow	57	24	12+/-
Paris	58	19	12+/-
Rome	-	23	12+/-
Vienna	59	20	12+/-
Warsaw	76	32	12+/-