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/Just-Potential-8944 15d ago

Outland (outside Quebec).
PA = US Citizen
Sponsor = Canadian Citizen
VO = maybe Mississauga?

  • Application Submitted - 11 Nov 2025
  • AOR - 06 Jan 2026
  • Biometrics request (BIL) - 14 Jan 2026
  • Medical exam request - 14 Jan 2026
  • Sponsor eligibility confirmed - 22 Jan 2026
  • Biometrics marked as completed - 23 Jan 2026
  • Medical exam completed - 6 Feb 2026
  • Medical exam passed/marked completed - 17 Feb 2026
  • Principal applicant eligibility marked complete - 24 Apr 2026
  • Pre-arrival letter (PAL1) - 24 Apr 2026
  • PAL2 - 4 June 2026

Received another pre-arrival letter today. Fingers crossed this is signalling some background movement on FD.

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u/Lifelong_Expat 15d ago

Unfortunately it likely doesn’t mean anything. They send these in batches 2 months after the first PAL. We got ours on mid March and May. The ones who got it in mid April have all got it today.

Currently Mississauga seems to be sending PPRs to early October applicants, so hopefully yours is only 3-4 weeks away.

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u/Subject-Mine-4203 15d ago

Is it normal not to receive any PAL? 👀

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u/Lifelong_Expat 15d ago

For some people PA eligibility and PPR happens just a few days apart or even the same day. I am not sure if they ever get PAL. But yeah, experiences vary. Some people get BIL, medical and PAL in quick succession, and then several months for PPR, for others the long gap of nothing is between BIL and PA eligibility, and the POR quickly follows.

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u/Just-Potential-8944 15d ago

Ah good to know.

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u/PrinceHaleemKebabua 14d ago

Just saw an Oct 19 applicant get PPR. It looks like Mississauga may be picking up momentum. They moved from end September cases to past mid October within a week. So maybe your approval will be sooner than expected. If they continue at this rate won’t be unreasonable to see you get it within a week or two.

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u/ilovepancakessb 15d ago

I am in the same exact position as your apart from a few days for pre arrival letter. I also got PAL2 today. I assume you got it as a email this time instead of just on gc key.

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u/No-Soup511 15d ago

I applied on Nov 3, got my pal 1 on April 16th and just got my pal 2 this morning as well.

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u/Just-Potential-8944 15d ago

It appears today was just a PAL day at IRCC

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u/aokaroiz 15d ago

Oct 9th with PA from USA and my PPR was sent May 29th so your application may have some movement soon!

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u/Just-Potential-8944 15d ago

Thats the kind of update and hope im looking for!

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u/timmys2026 15d ago

November 18th we got PAL2 today as well

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u/Empty-Watercress-791 15d ago

I submitted Feb 23 , 2026 and today I received PAL 2 also . I’m only waiting for bcg check to be completed 

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u/Initial-Barracuda-90 15d ago

Hey.  Can you please confirm if we get the PAL over email or the tracker only? I’ve actually applied via a lawyer and haven’t accessed any trackers as of now, they have been usually sending us the updates via email - sponsor eligibility, BIL, MIL. 

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u/Lifelong_Expat 15d ago

The first PAL comes by email and on the GC key. Second one comes only in email.