Dependent child sponsorship · applying from China (People’s Republic of)
Canada dependent child sponsorship processing time from China (People’s Republic of)
For Canadian citizens and permanent residents sponsoring a dependent child who lives outside Canada.
Current processing time
13 months
IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool
If you apply today
If IRCC keeps this pace, 8 in 10 applications sent today would be decided by about November 2027.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 dependent child sponsorship applications from China (People’s Republic of) were decided within 13 months, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting longer. The figure was 11 months in July.
- The wait from China (People’s Republic of) is shorter than in 67% of the other 9 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 17 months.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 8 months (March 2025) to 25 months (August 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for dependent child sponsorship applications from China (People’s Republic of) at each update.
In months. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2026 | 13 months | +1 month |
| August 19, 2026 | 12 months | +1 month |
| July 7, 2026 | 11 months | +3 months |
| March 12, 2025 | 8 months | −2 months |
| May 28, 2024 | 10 months | −1 month |
| October 24, 2023 | 11 months | −11 months |
| September 6, 2022 | 22 months | −3 months |
| August 9, 2022 | 25 months | +3 months |
| June 21, 2022 | 22 months | −1 month |
| May 11, 2022 | 23 months | +2 months |
| March 8, 2022 | 21 months | +1 month |
| January 18, 2022 | 20 months | +7 months |
| February 2, 2021 | 13 months | +3 months |
| September 4, 2018 | 10 months | first figure |
How China (People’s Republic of) compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 10 countries with a figure.
Other applications from China (People’s Republic of)
What does this number mean?
It looks back, not forward
IRCC's figure is how long it took to decide 8 in 10 of the applications of this kind that it finished recently. The other 2 in 10 took longer.
The clock starts with a complete application
It counts from the day IRCC had a complete application to the day it made a decision.
It changes often
IRCC revises the figure regularly, usually every week. A single application can be faster or slower.
Common questions
How long does a dependent child sponsorship application from China (People’s Republic of) take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 13 months. That means 8 in 10 recent dependent child sponsorship applications from China (People’s Republic of) were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from China (People’s Republic of) getting shorter?
Waits are getting longer. The figure was 11 months in July.
How does China (People’s Republic of) compare with other countries?
The wait from China (People’s Republic of) is shorter than in 67% of the other 9 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 17 months. The shortest right now is India (8 months) and the longest is Haiti (32 months).
Is this an official government website?
No. Canada Visa Wait is an independent site and is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. The figures are IRCC's own. Before you rely on a date, check IRCC's official processing-times tool.