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Last update: September 5, 2016 Updated weekly
These processing times only apply to the federal part of the processing (at the visa office) once we have received the complete application. It does not include the time it takes for the province or territory to process the nomination certificate.
Processing times tell you how long it took Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to process applications in the past after receiving a complete application package. Processing times can vary, depending on how many applications IRCC receives. Your application may be delayed if it’s not complete.
The red bold text indicates that the processing time for paper based application starts right after your application is delivered to CIO. If your application is not complete, they return your application and ask you resubmit it to CIO by completing it. If you have sent your application with each and every document related to you and according to the checklist, with complete information, your processing time gets start on your application package delivery!