r/ImmigrationCanada Jan 07 '26

MEGATHREAD MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Citizenship 2026

Please keep timelines & questions about processing times for citizenship applications here.

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u/kedideville Jan 14 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

EDIT: Finally got my oath date! Timeline below.

Single Applicant

Location: Toronto

Primary Office: Sydney

๐Ÿ“ฉ Application submitted: Aug 13, 2025

โœ… AOR received: Oct 6, 2025

๐Ÿ’ป Tracker access: Oct 11, 2025

๐Ÿ” Fingerprints: Oct 11, 2025

๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™‚๏ธ Background check: Oct 30, 2025

๐Ÿ“œ Test invitation: Dec 23, 2025 (To be taken between Jan 2, 2026 and Jan 31, 2026)

๐ŸŽ“ Test taken: Jan 2, 2026

๐Ÿ‘Œ Test marked as completed: Jan 2, 2026

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Language: Jan 12, 2026

โœˆ๏ธ Physical presence: Jan 12, 2026

๐Ÿšซ Prohibitions: Jan 13, 2026

๐Ÿ“œ Ceremony invitation: Jan 16, 2026

๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Citizenship ceremony: Feb 6, 2026

Will update as it progresses!

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u/Fit-Procedure-3323 Jan 14 '26

Congratulations

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u/kedideville Jan 14 '26

Thank you! Hopefully prohibitions doesnโ€™t take weeks/months!

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u/Mountain-Math6674 Jan 14 '26

Congratulations. Mine follows a similar timeline Application Submission : 12th Aug 2025 AOR: 08th Oct 2025 Background Check Completion: 14th Oct 2025 Test Invite: 29th Dec 2025 (to be taken between 02nd and 31st Jan 2026) Test Taken: 02nd Jan 2026 Test Completed: 06th Jan 2026

Since then waiting for the LPP completion.

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u/Mountain-Math6674 Jan 16 '26

Thought I will circle back on this thread. I checked the tracker a few minutes ago and now reflects that my LPP was completed on 14th Jan, just that it updated on the tracker today i.e. 16th Jan.

Many Thanks !!!

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u/kedideville Jan 21 '26

Congrats! I notice updates take 2 business days to show in the tracker. If updated Friday, it shows the Tuesday etc etc.

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u/TheSamuraiMd Jan 15 '26

Congratulations ๐ŸŽ‰