IRCC Monitor Community wait times and practice tools for the Canadian citizenship process.
Practice the test

How long does it really take?

Real wait times shared by people going through the process — from sending in your application to holding your certificate.

For people across Canada, the typical wait is
167days
Most people land between 128 and 213 days.
Based on what 265 people shared.
How the wait breaks down

Each circle is a step in the process. Numbers between them show how long, on average, people wait at each stage.

18 days45 days11 days8 days76 days1 daySubmitApplicationacknowledgedBackgroundcheck clearedInvitedto testTook thetestCeremonyCertificatereceived
Where people are

Pick two milestones below — the map colors each city by the wait between them. Scroll/pinch to zoom; click a city to add it to your filters.

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MontrealOttawaTorontoVancouver
Wait between selected steps:104 days412 days· bigger circle = more people shared

These numbers come from people who chose to share in a community group. They are NOT official processing times — those live at canada.ca. Updated 2026-05-10.