زمان پردازش PNP

A PNP application runs through two organisations, and only the second one is IRCC. First the province assesses and nominates you. Then you apply to IRCC for permanent residence. Only the federal stage has an IRCC processing time, and IRCC publishes two of them: a base PNP application is about 13 months (about 101,500 people waiting), and a PNP application routed through Express Entry is about 7 months (about 12,800 people waiting). Both figures were last updated 3 September 2026.

The provincial stage is not an IRCC figure and varies by province and stream, commonly a few months. Because provinces publish their own timelines on their own schedules, we give the federal figures here and link to the province you are applying through rather than adding the two together into a single national number that no authority publishes.

Each province and territory has different PNP streams targeting specific skills, work experience, or connections to that region. Some streams are aligned with Express Entry (providing 600 additional CRS points, essentially guaranteeing an ITA), while others are base PNPs processed outside Express Entry. Express Entry-aligned PNPs result in faster federal processing (about 7 months after nomination) compared to base PNPs (about 13 months federal processing).

Provincial nomination processing times vary widely: some provinces like Ontario (OINP) and British Columbia (BC PNP) have relatively faster processing (2-4 months), while others may take 4-6 months depending on the stream and application volume. Paper-based streams generally take longer than electronic applications. Once you receive a provincial nomination certificate, you have limited time to submit your federal PR application (typically 6 months for base PNP, 60 days for Express Entry PNP).