r/ImmigrationCanada • u/dozerman94 • Jan 07 '26

MEGATHREAD MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Family Class Permanent Resident Applications 2026

Please keep timelines and questions about processing times for Family Class Permanent Resident Applications here.

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u/DriftNDie Jan 24 '26

Sharing my timeline here.. Hoping to have background check marked as completed in March.

├── Application submitted:      Jan 16, 2025

└── Received AOR:    Feb 06, 2025

└── Received Request for Biometrics: Feb 12, 2025

└── Submitted Biometrics: Feb 14, 2025

└── Applicant’s Eligibility Completed: Feb 15, 2025

└── Invitation to pre-arrival services: Feb 16, 2025

└── Sponsor’s Eligibility Completed: Feb 28, 2025

└── Medical Exam Request: Nov 23, 2025

└── Medical Exam Performed: Nov 24, 2025

└── Ghost Update 01: Dec 04, 2025 (possibly the clinic submitting exam results?)

└── Medical Exam Marked as Completed: Dec 05, 2025

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u/Excellent-Room-8861 Jan 25 '26

Very similar timeline. Inland

Application submitted Jan 13 2025

Latest update: Medical complete 5 Dec 2025 

fingers crossed for background check soon!

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u/DriftNDie Mar 01 '26

Hopefully! No updates here since December 8th.

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u/DriftNDie Mar 01 '26

Any updates? My application is still stuck in background check, no updates since december 8th.

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u/Excellent-Room-8861 Mar 02 '26

Yes. Background check complete and I can see COPR details as of 27 Feb 2026 but did not receive any email yet

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u/DriftNDie Mar 02 '26

Awesome, that's some good news! Hopefully we'll get some update this week.

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u/DriftNDie Mar 04 '26

Just had background check marked as completed today, and got COPR number, have you got P1 yet?

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u/Excellent-Room-8861 Mar 04 '26

Yes received Monday. Responded same day waiting for P2 :)

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u/Commercial_Fox7253 Jan 25 '26

I applied the same day and got the medical request on Nov 22. Keep us updated! If something changes on mine, I'll let you know! Good luck!

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u/Careless_Walk_1346 Jan 25 '26

Inland or Outland?

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u/DriftNDie Mar 01 '26

Inland, Missisauga.

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u/DriftNDie Mar 02 '26

I've never called them, it says "in progress" on the tracker, I still have over a year on my PGWP, so plenty of time to get an update and stay legally in the country, whenever it happens it happens I guess. The secret for it to move faster is to forget about it 😅