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?