May 2026 - Citizenship Applications Time Line

[jarvisw]

Fair point on the tracker - hopefully that gets fixed soon, I know it makes "LPP done" harder to pin down for a lot of people right now. In my case the tracker updated right before it went down, so I got lucky there.

On the office question - I don't actually know for sure whether the AOR letter's office reflects the real processing office, so take this with a grain of salt: in my own case, it was the "Team 2" label on my test invite that made me assume Vancouver, not what was on the AOR letter itself. Not authoritative, just what I went by.

Honestly the point of putting this together wasn't really about the tracker - waiting itself is the hard part, and I mostly wanted a way to see if my own case looked like an outlier or not, so I'd know whether it's worth calling IRCC or just sitting tight.

hmm i wasn't sure that test team is related to processing office.. i'm team 3, which one is that lol

 

[stillwaiting26]

honestly no idea, I just assumed based on other context (not the team number itself), so team 3 could be anywhere. haven't seen anyone confirm the team-to-office mapping actually holds up. if you find out for sure, curious to know too

 

[melkhatib]

Type: Single Adult Applicant
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Physical Presence Days: 1096
Application Type: Online
Application sent: May 27,2026
AOR: August 24, 2026
Tracker activated: Not yet
Test invitation email received: Sep. 01, 2026
Test in progress on tracker: N/A
Test window: Sep. 04 - Oct. 03, 2026
Background complete: N/A
Background complete shown on tracker: N/A
Test taken: Sep. 16, 2026
Test complete:
Test complete in tracker:
LPP complete:
LPP complete shown on tracker:
Ceremony in progress:
Instructions to download e-certificate email:
Oath Ceremony scheduled:

 

[Mahmoud Eltorkman]

Hello all, can someone explain the difference between a security check and a background check?

 

[haddad287]

Instructions are crystal clear. I wouldn't risk it. Just follow the instruction on your own, from end to end. If you passed your english requirements for citizenship, there shouldn't be any problem.

IIRC, the web cam was activated as soon as you click on the generated test link and started streaming your video feed immediately.

Good idea. I’ll have her click login and walk away then to follow instructions lol

 

[nylanovv]

Any applicants from May who didn't receive their AOR?

 

[Care2Care]

Hello everyone. i received AOR few days ago. I have read there are issues with the tracker systems. How will i know what the next steps are?

 

[melkhatib]

Hello everyone. i received AOR few days ago. I have read there are issues with the tracker systems. How will i know what the next steps are?

Call IRCC at:

1 (888) 242-2100

 

[lferfga]

Don't need to call IRCC for every little thing, that's why the lines are always busy.

After AOR it should be fingerprints or straight to exam. Either way, they will contact you by email, no need to contact them.

 

[LeD84]

I beileve you should contact IRCC only of your application is over the estimated process time.

 

[roamtabuser673492]

For anyone comparing notes on wait times by office — I've been putting timelines into a small community site called Waitbase alongside the usual trackers. It covers the whole process, not just one stage (application, AOR, background check, test, LPP, oath invite, oath day).

Still early days for the numbers (24 timelines so far), so take these as rough, not gospel:
- Vancouver: typically about 74 days from LPP to the oath ceremony, based on 4 people
- Montreal: about 98 days, based on 3 people
- Winnipeg: about 66 days, based on 2 people
- Toronto and Calgary: only one timeline each so far, too little to say much yet

Small numbers for now, but it's grown from 18 to 24 just this week. If you want to add your own timeline (no account needed, just your dates), it helps make the numbers more useful for the next person asking "is my wait normal": citizenship.waitbase.ca

You can also look at the numbers from Roamtab too.

 

[haddad287]

One more question

My wife need to pass test by oct 10, we are planning to do it oct 9

Lets say she does not pass, will she have to do test again by oct 10 date? Or will she be given new 30 day limit to do test

 

[jarvisw]

One more question

My wife need to pass test by oct 10, we are planning to do it oct 9

Lets say she does not pass, will she have to do test again by oct 10 date? Or will she be given new 30 day limit to do test

just don't do it near the end of the testing window.

 

[lferfga]

One more question

My wife need to pass test by oct 10, we are planning to do it oct 9

Lets say she does not pass, will she have to do test again by oct 10 date? Or will she be given new 30 day limit to do test

They will not give you an additional 30 days if you fail, why would they?
Not sure why you're waiting until the last day, it's a pretty easy test. If you have technical difficulties or fail, that leaves very little margin to sort it out.

 

[haddad287]

They will not give you an additional 30 days if you fail, why would they?
Not sure why you're waiting until the last day, it's a pretty easy test. If you have technical difficulties or fail, that leaves very little margin to sort it out.

Ok we will do it a week earlier makes sense

But it says online u have 3 tries? How do u do other 2 tries? I was just curious