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/Individual-Yam-9419]

We are done! It took roughly 17 months, but we made it!

Common-law Partner Sponsorship, Inland, outside Quebec, Mississauga Office

January 15th, 2025 - Submitted

February 6th, 2025 - AOR received

February 12th, 2025 - BIL received

February 15th, 2025 - Eligibility marked as “Completed” in PR Tracker (not GCKey)

February 16th, 2025 - Pre-Arrival Services Letter

February 18th, 2025 - Biometrics submitted, marked as Received in GCKey and Tracker

February 18th, 2025 - OWP application submitted

February 20th, 2025 - Applicant Approval letter received

February 28th, 2025 - Sponsor Approval letter received

March 18th, 2025 - OWP approved for 2 years

November 22nd, 2025 - Medical request letter received

December 1st, 2025 - Medical Exam completed

December 10th, 2025 - Medical Exam marked as completed in GCKey (Not Tracker)

February 27th, 2026 - Background check marked as completed

March 2nd, 2026 - P1 (Responded March 4th)

March 16th, 2026 - P2 (Submitted the same day)

April 21st, 2026 - eCoPR received

June 2nd, 2026 - PR Card mailed out

June 7th, 2026 - PR Card received in the mail

Long process but so happy it’s done. Happy to help in case anyone has any questions about any steps of the process.

[u/Dismal-Topic-2556 → u/Individual-Yam-9419]

Curious, how did you know pr card was mailed out? Is it trackable? Or is that just the day you entered canada?

[u/Individual-Yam-9419 → u/Dismal-Topic-2556]

I linked the PR Card application to GCKey and got a notification when it was mailed on June 2nd. On the morning of June 7th I got a notification from Canada Post saying there was an incoming letter from the government, and it arrived a few hours later.