Processing times depend on the program you are applying to. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) aims to complete permanent residence applications through Express Entry programs in six months or less. Processing times for the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), Quebec, and other federal skilled worker programs may take six months or longer. Family class applications tend to take some 12 months to be processed (though this can be longer or shorter). Get a sense of processing times by using CanadaVisa’s free tool.