Canada Visa Wait

Cards and documents

PR card processing time

The permanent resident card shows your status when you travel back to Canada.

First PR card for a new permanent resident

30 days

about 4½ weeks

▼ 11 days shorter than in July

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 23, 2026.

Counted from the day you applied. IRCC counts from the day it had your complete application.

PR card renewal or replacement

40 days

about 5½ weeks

● About the same as in July

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 December 3, 2026.

Counted from the day you applied. IRCC counts from the day it had your complete application.

Is it getting faster or slower?

Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.

Related applications

All of them
Immigration document requests16 weeksabout 3½ months▲ 7 weeks longer

What does this number mean?

1

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.

2

The clock starts with a complete application

It counts from the day IRCC had a complete application to the day it made a decision.

3

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 PR card take?

IRCC's latest figures, from October 21, 2026: First PR card for a new permanent resident: 30 days; PR card renewal or replacement: 40 days.

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.

All published figures

Every published figure: First PR card for a new permanent resident
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202630 days−3 days
October 7, 202633 days−1 day
October 1, 202634 days−1 day
September 16, 202635 days−2 days
September 9, 202637 days−3 days
August 19, 202640 days−1 day
July 22, 202641 days+2 days
July 15, 202639 days+2 days
July 2, 202637 days−1 day
June 24, 202638 days−2 days
May 13, 202640 days−2 days
May 6, 202642 days−2 days
April 29, 202644 days−2 days
April 22, 202646 days−1 day
April 15, 202647 days−1 day
April 9, 202648 days−3 days
March 31, 202651 days−2 days
March 24, 202653 days−1 day
March 20, 202654 days−6 days
March 11, 202660 days−1 day
February 24, 202661 days−1 day
February 17, 202662 days+1 day
February 11, 202661 days−1 day
January 28, 202662 days+1 day
January 21, 202661 days+2 days
January 14, 202659 days+4 days
December 23, 202555 days−3 days
December 3, 202558 days−1 day
November 26, 202559 days+1 day
November 19, 202558 days−1 day
November 12, 202559 days−2 days
October 20, 202561 days+4 days
October 8, 202557 days+1 day
October 1, 202556 days+10 days
September 24, 202546 days+8 days
September 17, 202538 days+2 days
September 10, 202536 days+1 day
September 3, 202535 days−1 day
August 20, 202536 days−1 day
August 13, 202537 days−3 days
August 5, 202540 days−1 day
July 29, 202541 days−4 days
July 22, 202545 days−3 days
July 16, 202548 days−2 days
June 17, 202550 days+1 day
June 3, 202549 days+1 day
May 28, 202548 days+1 day
May 20, 202547 days+4 days
May 13, 202543 days+8 days
May 6, 202535 days+16 days
April 30, 202519 days+1 day
April 23, 202518 days+1 day
April 16, 202517 days+2 days
April 9, 202515 days+1 day
April 1, 202514 days+2 days
March 12, 202512 days−4 days
March 5, 202516 days−5 days
February 25, 202521 days−3 days
February 18, 202524 days−2 days
February 12, 202526 days+2 days
February 5, 202524 days−2 days
January 17, 202526 days+4 days
January 7, 202522 days+3 days
December 31, 202419 days−2 days
December 17, 202421 days−2 days
December 11, 202423 days−1 day
November 26, 202424 days−1 day
October 22, 202425 days+1 day
October 9, 202424 days−2 days
October 1, 202426 days+1 day
September 3, 202425 days−1 day
August 27, 202426 days−2 days
August 14, 202428 days−3 days
August 8, 202431 days−4 days
July 30, 202435 days−7 days
July 24, 202442 days−5 days
July 17, 202447 days−3 days
July 10, 202450 days−13 days
July 3, 202463 days−13 days
June 25, 202476 days−1 day
June 13, 202477 days−1 day
June 6, 202478 days−1 day
May 28, 202479 days+2 days
May 21, 202477 days+5 days
May 14, 202472 days+5 days
May 7, 202467 days+19 days
April 16, 202448 days+1 day
March 26, 202447 days+1 day
March 19, 202446 days+1 day
March 12, 202445 days+7 days
March 5, 202438 days+3 days
February 28, 202435 days+1 day
February 20, 202434 days+2 days
February 13, 202432 days+9 days
February 6, 202423 days+5 days
January 31, 202418 days+3 days
January 16, 202415 days−1 day
January 9, 202416 days−13 days
January 2, 202429 days−13 days
December 28, 202342 days−16 days
December 20, 202358 days−7 days
December 13, 202365 days−1 day
December 5, 202366 days−2 days
November 21, 202368 days+1 day
November 15, 202367 days+1 day
November 7, 202366 days+2 days
October 31, 202364 days+1 day
October 24, 202363 days+1 day
October 17, 202362 days+1 day
October 11, 202361 days+2 days
October 6, 202359 days+1 day
September 28, 202358 days+3 days
September 19, 202355 days+19 days
August 22, 202336 days+2 days
August 9, 202334 days+1 day
August 2, 202333 days+5 days
July 6, 202328 days−1 day
June 14, 202329 days−1 day
June 6, 202330 days−4 days
May 26, 202334 days−2 days
May 16, 202336 days−1 day
May 10, 202337 days+1 day
May 2, 202336 days−1 day
April 18, 202337 days+2 days
April 12, 202335 days+5 days
April 6, 202330 days+1 day
March 29, 202329 days−3 days
March 23, 202332 days−2 days
March 14, 202334 days−2 days
March 7, 202336 days−3 days
February 28, 202339 days−1 day
February 23, 202340 days−1 day
February 15, 202341 days−1 day
February 1, 202342 days−1 day
January 25, 202343 days−128 days
January 18, 2023171 days+51 days
January 10, 2023120 days+31 days
December 29, 202289 days−1 day
December 20, 202290 days−2 days
December 14, 202292 days+1 day
November 30, 202291 days−11 days
November 9, 2022102 days+37 days
November 3, 202265 days−10 days
October 25, 202275 days+10 days
October 19, 202265 days+2 days
September 20, 202263 days−2 days
September 13, 202265 days−8 days
September 6, 202273 days+1 day
August 30, 202272 days−2 days
August 23, 202274 days−9 days
August 9, 202283 days+8 days
July 26, 202275 days+10 days
July 5, 202265 days−4 days
June 21, 202269 days−2 days
June 15, 202271 days−20 days
June 1, 202291 days−2 days
May 24, 202293 days−4 days
May 17, 202297 days+1 day
May 11, 202296 days−3 days
May 3, 202299 days+5 days
April 19, 202294 days−12 days
April 12, 2022106 days+4 days
April 5, 2022102 days−1 day
March 31, 2022103 days+12 days
March 22, 202291 days+11 days
March 16, 202280 days−8 days
March 8, 202288 days−14 days
March 1, 2022102 days+12 days
February 22, 202290 days+2 days
February 8, 202288 days−1 day
February 1, 202289 days+2 days
January 25, 202287 days+26 days
January 12, 202261 days+3 days
December 29, 202158 days+2 days
December 7, 202156 days−64 days
October 26, 2021120 days−7 days
October 19, 2021127 days−12 days
October 12, 2021139 days−2 days
October 6, 2021141 days+23 days
September 7, 2021118 days+67 days
August 25, 202151 days+1 day
August 3, 202150 days−17 days
July 27, 202167 days−66 days
June 22, 2021133 days+1 day
June 8, 2021132 days+12 days
May 25, 2021120 days−4 days
May 18, 2021124 days+3 days
May 4, 2021121 days+2 days
April 27, 2021119 days−2 days
April 20, 2021121 days−2 days
April 13, 2021123 days−2 days
March 24, 2021125 days−4 days
March 16, 2021129 days+11 days
March 9, 2021118 days+30 days
February 16, 202188 days−11 days
February 2, 202199 days−21 days
January 19, 2021120 days−9 days
December 8, 2020129 days−3 days
December 1, 2020132 days+7 days
November 18, 2020125 days+1 day
November 10, 2020124 days+2 days
November 3, 2020122 days+13 days
October 7, 2020109 days+4 days
September 29, 2020105 days−22 days
September 8, 2020127 days−1 day
July 29, 2020128 days−1 day
July 21, 2020129 days+1 day
July 14, 2020128 days+34 days
July 10, 202094 days−4 days
June 30, 202098 days+3 days
June 23, 202095 days−8 days
June 17, 2020103 days−10 days
June 3, 2020113 days+5 days
May 26, 2020108 days+95 days
February 18, 202013 days−3 days
January 31, 202016 days+3 days
December 31, 201913 days−9 days
December 11, 201922 days−4 days
November 12, 201926 days+8 days
October 16, 201918 days+4 days
September 11, 201914 days+2 days
August 14, 201912 days−1 day
July 31, 201913 days−1 day
June 26, 201914 days−29 days
April 3, 201943 days+1 day
January 30, 201942 days−11 days
December 6, 201853 days+6 days
November 1, 201847 days−23 days
October 12, 201870 days+8 days
September 4, 201862 daysfirst figure
Every published figure: PR card renewal or replacement
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202640 days+2 days
October 7, 202638 days+1 day
October 1, 202637 days−1 day
September 9, 202638 days−2 days
August 26, 202640 days−1 day
August 12, 202641 days−1 day
August 5, 202642 days−1 day
July 28, 202643 days+3 days
July 22, 202640 days+3 days
July 15, 202637 days+3 days
July 7, 202634 days+2 days
June 24, 202632 days+2 days
June 10, 202630 days+1 day
June 3, 202629 days+1 day
May 20, 202628 days+1 day
May 13, 202627 days−1 day
April 29, 202628 days+2 days
April 9, 202626 days−1 day
March 11, 202627 days−2 days
February 24, 202629 days−1 day
February 11, 202630 days−1 day
January 28, 202631 days−4 days
January 7, 202635 days+1 day
December 23, 202534 days−1 day
December 3, 202535 days+3 days
November 26, 202532 days+2 days
November 19, 202530 days+1 day
November 12, 202529 days−1 day
October 20, 202530 days−2 days
October 1, 202532 days−1 day
September 3, 202533 days+1 day
August 27, 202532 days+1 day
August 20, 202531 days+1 day
August 13, 202530 days+2 days
August 5, 202528 days+3 days
July 29, 202525 days+4 days
July 22, 202521 days+1 day
July 16, 202520 days+2 days
July 9, 202518 days+2 days
July 2, 202516 days+1 day
June 17, 202515 days+1 day
June 3, 202514 days+2 days
May 20, 202512 days+1 day
May 13, 202511 days+1 day
April 30, 202510 days+1 day
April 16, 20259 days−1 day
April 9, 202510 days−1 day
March 25, 202511 days−1 day
March 18, 202512 days−1 day
March 12, 202513 days−1 day
March 5, 202514 days−1 day
February 18, 202515 days−1 day
February 12, 202516 days−1 day
February 5, 202517 days−1 day
January 29, 202518 days−3 days
January 22, 202521 days−3 days
January 17, 202524 days−4 days
January 7, 202528 days−3 days
December 31, 202431 days−6 days
December 17, 202437 days−3 days
December 11, 202440 days−3 days
December 3, 202443 days−4 days
November 26, 202447 days−3 days
November 19, 202450 days−4 days
November 13, 202454 days−3 days
November 5, 202457 days−5 days
October 22, 202462 days−6 days
October 9, 202468 days−1 day
October 1, 202469 days−1 day
September 24, 202470 days−1 day
September 11, 202471 days−1 day
August 8, 202472 days−1 day
July 24, 202473 days−1 day
July 10, 202474 days−1 day
June 25, 202475 days+2 days
June 19, 202473 days+2 days
June 13, 202471 days+2 days
June 6, 202469 days+1 day
May 28, 202468 days+3 days
May 21, 202465 days+5 days
May 14, 202460 days+4 days
April 23, 202456 days−1 day
April 16, 202457 days−2 days
April 2, 202459 days−3 days
March 26, 202462 days−1 day
March 12, 202463 days−2 days
March 5, 202465 days−1 day
February 28, 202466 days+1 day
February 20, 202465 days+1 day
February 13, 202464 days+5 days
February 6, 202459 days+3 days
January 23, 202456 days−2 days
January 16, 202458 days−1 day
January 9, 202459 days−2 days
January 2, 202461 days−2 days
December 28, 202363 days−2 days
December 20, 202365 days−3 days
December 13, 202368 days−3 days
December 5, 202371 days−5 days
November 28, 202376 days−2 days
November 21, 202378 days−3 days
November 15, 202381 days−3 days
November 7, 202384 days−4 days
October 31, 202388 days−4 days
October 24, 202392 days−3 days
October 17, 202395 days+2 days
October 11, 202393 days+5 days
October 6, 202388 days+14 days
September 28, 202374 days+8 days
September 19, 202366 days−17 days
August 22, 202383 days−8 days
August 9, 202391 days−3 days
August 2, 202394 days−1 day
June 22, 202395 days+1 day
June 14, 202394 days+1 day
June 6, 202393 days+4 days
May 26, 202389 days+6 days
May 16, 202383 days+7 days
May 10, 202376 days+6 days
May 2, 202370 days+5 days
April 18, 202365 days+3 days
April 6, 202362 days−1 day
March 29, 202363 days−3 days
March 23, 202366 days−1 day
March 14, 202367 days−2 days
March 7, 202369 days−2 days
February 23, 202371 days+3 days
February 15, 202368 days+3 days
February 1, 202365 days−1 day
January 25, 202366 days−11 days
January 10, 202377 days−4 days
December 29, 202281 days−2 days
December 20, 202283 days−1 day
December 14, 202284 days−5 days
November 30, 202289 days−1 day
November 9, 202290 days−3 days
November 3, 202293 days+1 day
October 25, 202292 days−1 day
October 19, 202293 days+4 days
October 4, 202289 days+1 day
September 28, 202288 days+3 days
September 20, 202285 days+4 days
September 13, 202281 days+3 days
August 30, 202278 days+2 days
August 23, 202276 days+10 days
August 9, 202266 days+6 days
July 26, 202260 days+3 days
July 12, 202257 days−2 days
June 29, 202259 days−1 day
June 15, 202260 days−1 day
June 1, 202261 days−2 days
May 24, 202263 days−1 day
May 17, 202264 days−2 days
May 11, 202266 days−4 days
May 3, 202270 days−14 days
April 19, 202284 days−7 days
April 12, 202291 days−14 days
April 5, 2022105 days−3 days
March 31, 2022108 days−4 days
March 22, 2022112 days−1 day
March 16, 2022113 days−1 day
March 8, 2022114 days−3 days
March 1, 2022117 days−3 days
February 22, 2022120 days−1 day
February 1, 2022121 days+1 day
January 25, 2022120 days−5 days
January 12, 2022125 days−3 days
December 29, 2021128 days−5 days
December 7, 2021133 days−5 days
October 19, 2021138 days+1 day
October 6, 2021137 days+9 days
September 7, 2021128 days+9 days
August 25, 2021119 days+10 days
August 3, 2021109 days+6 days
July 27, 2021103 days+13 days
June 29, 202190 days+2 days
June 22, 202188 days+8 days
June 8, 202180 days+10 days
May 25, 202170 days+1 day
May 18, 202169 days+3 days
May 4, 202166 days+1 day
April 27, 202165 days−1 day
April 20, 202166 days−5 days
April 13, 202171 days−9 days
March 24, 202180 days−3 days
March 16, 202183 days−3 days
March 9, 202186 days−2 days
February 16, 202188 days−2 days
February 2, 202190 days−2 days
January 19, 202192 days−11 days
December 8, 2020103 days−2 days
December 1, 2020105 days−5 days
November 18, 2020110 days−4 days
November 10, 2020114 days−6 days
November 3, 2020120 days−42 days
October 7, 2020162 days−1 day
September 29, 2020163 days−2 days
September 1, 2020165 days+1 day
August 25, 2020164 days+4 days
August 11, 2020160 days+19 days
August 4, 2020141 days+3 days
July 29, 2020138 days+1 day
July 21, 2020137 days+5 days
July 14, 2020132 days−167 days
July 10, 2020299 days+12 days
June 23, 2020287 days−12 days
June 17, 2020299 days+125 days
June 9, 2020174 days+8 days
June 3, 2020166 days−8 days
May 26, 2020174 days+147 days
March 17, 202027 days+1 day
March 10, 202026 days+2 days
February 25, 202024 days−1 day
February 18, 202025 days−3 days
January 31, 202028 days+4 days
January 7, 202024 days−1 day
December 31, 201925 days−1 day
November 27, 201926 days+1 day
November 12, 201925 days+1 day
October 16, 201924 days+3 days
September 11, 201921 days+1 day
September 4, 201920 days+6 days
August 14, 201914 days+2 days
July 31, 201912 days−9 days
June 26, 201921 days−3 days
April 3, 201924 days−36 days
January 30, 201960 days−19 days
December 6, 201879 days−27 days
November 1, 2018106 days+27 days
October 12, 201879 days−14 days
September 4, 201893 daysfirst figure

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