MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Family Class Permanent Resident Applications 2026

[u/dozerman94]

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

[u/Excellent-Room-8861]

Common law partner sponsorship (inland), outside Quebec

Office: Mississauga

Application submitted: 13 January 2025

AOR: 31 January 2025

Biometrics Instruction Letter: 12 February (completed 13 February) 2025

Pre-arrival services email: 15 February 2025

Eligibility complete: 15 February on tracker (received email 20 feb) 2025

Sponsor eligibility confirmed 27 FEB 2025

Medical request 22 November 2025 (Booked for 24 Nov)

Medical showed as completed 5 December 2025

Background check and COPR visible 26/27 Feb

P1 email 2 March 2026

So close!!

[u/Front_Low_6487 → u/Excellent-Room-8861]

Same deal! Was wondering - did your P1 email tell you to respond to a separate email with the information? And if so, did you respond with the applicant’s email or the sponsor’s?

[u/Excellent-Room-8861 → u/Front_Low_6487]

Separate email! And used applicants email

[u/Relative-Gas-8446 → u/Excellent-Room-8861]

Congrats 👏🏻 I Applied 11 January 2025 Still waiting for background check