How IRCC processing times work

IRCC publishes forward-looking estimates for different application lines. Processing Radar keeps the current published signal next to an observed archive so readers can see what changed without treating history as a promise about an individual file.

01 / REPORT DATE

Start with the IRCC report date.

The report date tells you which published estimate is being shown. It is different from the time this page or the official feed was last checked.

02 / OBSERVED HISTORY

History shows movement, not a forecast.

Archived points are saved observations of what IRCC published on different dates. A rising or falling bar does not predict a case decision or an applicant’s personal timeline.

03 / QUEUE SIGNAL

Scale is not your position in line.

Approximate queue volume is not your position in a queue. Use the queue number for broad comparison only; it is not a case tracker.

04 / OFFICIAL SOURCE

Use Canada.ca for authority.

Processing Radar is a community comparison layer. Open the official processing-time page for eligibility, application instructions, and the authoritative current calculator.

How IRCC processing times work

Start with the IRCC report date.

History shows movement, not a forecast.

Scale is not your position in line.

Use Canada.ca for authority.

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