The citizenship estimator is the main thing here. This page reads the same published feed across every other application category IRCC reports a backlog for. There are no estimates and no projections on this page: just how many applications from each filing month were still pending at each snapshot, and what moved in between.
Federal Skilled Worker
How many applications from each filing month were still pending at each snapshot, with the change since the previous one. A − means applications were decided and left the queue; a + means the cohort grew, which is backdated registrations being entered rather than decisions being reversed. Everything filed before Apr '25 is grouped into the first row.
| Filing month | Jul 7 | Aug 10 | Sep 3 | Oct 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr '25 or earlier | 2,700 | 2,600−1003.7% | 2,500−1003.8% | 2,400−1004.0% |
| May '25 | 700 | 600−10014.3% | 600no change | 600no change |
| Jun '25 | 100 | 100no change | 0−100100.0% | 0no change |
| Jul '25 | 0 | 0no change | 0no change | 0no change |
| Aug '25 | 0 | 0no change | 100+100 | 100no change |
| Sep '25 | 300 | 300no change | 200−10033.3% | 200no change |
| Oct '25 | 700 | 600−10014.3% | 600no change | 500−10016.7% |
| Nov '25 | 900 | 800−10011.1% | 700−10012.5% | 600−10014.3% |
| Dec '25 | 3,600 | 2,600−1,00027.8% | 2,100−50019.2% | 1,700−40019.0% |
| Jan '26 | 5,900 | 4,100−1,80030.5% | 2,900−1,20029.3% | 2,400−50017.2% |
| Feb '26 | 6,200 | 5,200−1,00016.1% | 3,800−1,40026.9% | 2,800−1,00026.3% |
| Mar '26 | 4,900 | 4,600−3006.1% | 3,900−70015.2% | 2,700−1,20030.8% |
| Apr '26 | 12,000 | 10,700−1,30010.8% | 9,900−8007.5% | 7,900−2,00020.2% |
| May '26 | 8,900 | 7,800−1,10012.4% | 7,200−6007.7% | 6,400−80011.1% |
| Jun '26 | 8,900 | 8,300−6006.7% | 7,900−4004.8% | 7,200−7008.9% |
| Jul '26 | – | 4,100 | 3,800−3007.3% | 3,400−40010.5% |
| Aug '26 | – | – | 7,600 | 7,300−3003.9% |
| Sep '26 | – | – | – | 12,100 |
| All months | 55,800 | 52,400−3,4006.1% | 53,800+1,4002.7% | 58,300+4,5008.4% |
All categories at a glance
Everyone waiting in each category at the most recent snapshot, with the change since the previous one and IRCC’s own published processing time. Pick any category to see its filing-month breakdown above.
Economic
| Category | People waiting (Oct 9) | IRCC published time |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Skilled Worker | 58,300+4,5008.4% | About 7 months |
| Canadian Experience Class | 53,900−5,0008.5% | About 6 months |
| Provincial Nominee (non-Express Entry) | 96,500−5,0004.9% | About 13 months |
| Provincial Nominee (Express Entry) | 13,100+3002.3% | About 7 months |
| Atlantic Immigration Program | 11,500−3002.5% | About 26 months |
| Quebec Skilled Worker | 20,500+1000.5% | 11 months |
| Quebec business immigration | 3,600−1002.7% | About 75 months |
| Self-employed persons | 8,000no change | More than 10 years |
| Start-up Visa | 47,500no change | More than 10 years |
| Caregivers | 36,400−5001.4% | About 77 months |
Family
| Category | People waiting (Oct 9) | IRCC published time |
|---|---|---|
| Spouse or partner in Canada (outside Quebec) | 55,600+9001.6% | About 26 months |
| Spouse or partner in Canada (Quebec) | 14,500+3002.1% | About 32 months |
| Spouse or partner abroad (outside Quebec) | 65,600+3,0004.8% | About 18 months |
| Spouse or partner abroad (Quebec) | 19,400+2001.0% | About 33 months |
| Parents & grandparents (outside Quebec) | 35,600−1,9005.1% | About 28 months |
| Parents & grandparents (Quebec) | 10,300no change | About 63 months |
| Dependants abroad (outside Quebec) | 60,400−5000.8% | About 41 months |
| Dependants abroad (Quebec) | 22,900+3001.3% | More than 10 years |
Refugees & humanitarian
| Category | People waiting (Oct 9) | IRCC published time |
|---|---|---|
| Government-assisted refugees (outside Quebec) | 17,900no change | About 14 months |
| Government-assisted refugees (Quebec) | 400+10033.3% | About 9 months |
| Privately sponsored refugees (outside Quebec) | 71,000−1,2001.7% | About 40 months |
| Privately sponsored refugees (Quebec) | 2,200−1004.3% | About 54 months |
| Protected persons in Canada (outside Quebec) | 77,600−8,5009.9% | About 13 months |
| Protected persons in Canada (Quebec) | 42,600+5001.2% | More than 10 years |
| Humanitarian & compassionate (outside Quebec) | 58,800+9001.6% | More than 10 years |
| Humanitarian & compassionate (Quebec) | 20,800+4002.0% | More than 10 years |
Citizenship
| Category | People waiting (Oct 9) | IRCC published time |
|---|---|---|
| Citizenship grants | 322,700−4,4001.3% | About 12 months |
| Citizenship certificates (proof) | 130,700−5,3003.9% | About 34 months |