Criminality check (2 to 12 months )+ security check ( 2 to 12 months )= background check 2 to one year and maybe more depend on your travel history, depending on your nationalty and on your employment historyToday I called IRCC helpline to know about my pr processing. Someone told that my application is in background checking stage. Could anyone plz help to know what is background checking n how long it could take? Plz help