May 2026 - Citizenship Applications Time Line

[Ishaan2000]

I got test invite till 11th Oct, any best resources anyone can suggest! I checked and I'm scoring constant 73-75 out of 80 in Richmond Library test.. Dates are giving me a little tough time it seems,

 

[tatertots]

Type: Online application
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Physical Presence Days: 1096
Application Type: Online
Application sent: May 27, 2026
AOR: August 24, 2026
Request for Fingerprints: August 25, 2026
Fingerprints Submitted: August 27, 2026
Tracker activated: Not yet
Test invitation email received: Sep. 01, 2026
Test in progress on tracker: Not yet
Test window: Sep. 04 - Oct. 03, 2026

Can you share the tracker address? I got my AOR on 22nd Aug; took my test on 7th Sept. But not able to register for the citizenship tracker. Tried in ECAS, there too no luck. Any tips?

 

[nagarajukomma]

I wrote test on 21Aug2026
It's been 21 days. Tracker is showing that test is not started and LPP and background chcek are in progress. Any one facing similar issue? Do we need to wait for 30 days completion to call IRCC about tracker update?

 

[jarvisw]

I got test invite till 11th Oct, any best resources anyone can suggest! I checked and I'm scoring constant 73-75 out of 80 in Richmond Library test.. Dates are giving me a little tough time it seems,

have you considered reading through this post? quite a few comments were about studying for the test.

also the test invitation already tells you the best way to learn.

you have a full month and 3 attempts. good luck!

 

[jarvisw]

Can you share the tracker address? I got my AOR on 22nd Aug; took my test on 7th Sept. But not able to register for the citizenship tracker. Tried in ECAS, there too no luck. Any tips?

J

Post in thread 'May 2026 - Citizenship Applications Time Line'

Wednesday at 12:32 PM

Wanna give a little update as I gave IRCC a call this morning asking about my app.

My timeline so far: submitted 5/10, AOR 8/12, invite to test 8/18, took test 8/23.

The agent confirmed that tracker has been showing outdated data since mid August, so don't worry if you don't see progress or can't register an account. It doesn't matter anymore because they have stopped updating info, and the agent couldn't guarantee when the tracker will be fixed.

They reported that my background was completed around mid August, probably between my AOR and test invite, but no exact date given. Test was...

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[Julia.jenn4]

Type: Online application
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Physical Presence Days: 1096
Application Type: Online
Application sent: May 27, 2026
AOR: August 24, 2026
Request for Fingerprints: August 25, 2026
Fingerprints Submitted: August 27, 2026
Tracker activated: Not yet
Test invitation email received: Sep. 01, 2026
Test in progress on tracker: Not yet
Test window: Sep. 04 - Oct. 03, 2026

Did u get results of bg

 

[Julia.jenn4]

I never got email for tracker. My AOR is 18th of August and since then got fingerprint request, test invitation but no tracker email. When I try to create tracker account by self - I get same invalid information error. I believe there are many post mid-august who are not able to create tracker account

Did u get results of fp

 

[dnomad]

Type: Single
Location: Calgary
Physical Presence Days: 1099
Application Type: Online
Application sent: 2026 May 02
Delivered: 2026 May 02
AOR: 2026 Aug 06
Invitation to take the test: 2026 Aug 18
Test Window:
TEST START DATE: 2026-08-21
TEST END DATE: 2026-09-19
Tracker activated: Done
Background complete: Done
Background complete shown on tracker: Yes
Test taken: September 13, 2026
Test complete:
Test complete in tracker:
LPP complete:
LPP complete shown on tracker:
Ceremony in progress:

 

[spandita]

Did u get results of fp

I am not sure what you are asking. Fingerprints are supposed to be sent to IRCC by RCMP itself. I don't think I will receive the result.

After submitting finger prints - I got test invite and that keeps me hoping, that my application is progressing normally.

 

[Care2Care]

nothing but wait.

i think different offices process applications in slightly different speed. that's why you see some people who applied later getting ahead of you. maybe you just got allocated to a slower team/office. when they give you AOR, it means they've checked your application to be complete. and if there's anything missing, they'll send you a request to re-upload something. so in some ways no news is good news. i'd just wait for another week or so.

I got the AOR few minutes ago today!!

Thanks to all those who responded

 

[stillwaiting26]

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