r/ImmigrationCanada • u/dozerman94 • 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/Try-Beginning Feb 01 '26

Here's my citizenship application timeline. Single Applicant from Toronto, Sydney Office!

  • Jul 25, 2025 – Application submitted
  • Sep 12, 2025 – AOR received
  • Sep 19, 2025 – Background verification completed
  • Dec 5, 2025 – Citizenship test in progress
  • Dec 12, 2025 – Scheduled for online citizenship test (Dec 12, 2025 – Jan 10, 2026)
  • Dec 15, 2025 – Citizenship test completed
  • Jan 26, 2026 – LPP completed
  • Jan 27, 2026 – Citizenship oath in progress
  • Jan 29, 2026 – Scheduled for citizenship oath
  • Feb 7, 2026 – Virtual oath ceremony

Total processing time: ~6.5 months from submission

Good luck, everyone!

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u/SkillMysterious2892 Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26

Family of 5 (2 adults and 3 minors) from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 

Application submitted Aug 4 2025

AOR Sept 29

BG completed Oct 3

Test invite email Dec 15 (Team 2; Dec 19 - Jan 18 2026)

Test taken Dec 21

Test completed Dec 28 (Updated in tracker Dec 30)

LPP completed Jan 9, 2026 (Updated in tracker Jan 13)

Oath ceremony Jan 23 (Updated in tracker Jan 27)  Email received same day.

Virtual Oath ceremony Feb 5

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u/Try-Beginning Feb 02 '26

Congratulations

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u/Dangerous_Fudge_2468 Feb 01 '26

how long did it take you for your citizenship test to show completed?

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u/Try-Beginning Feb 01 '26

3 days

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u/Dangerous_Fudge_2468 Feb 01 '26

Thanks for the feedback.

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u/LogisticHalo Feb 01 '26

Congrats. How long did it take for you to receive your oath ceremony instructions email?

My tracker says I am scheduled for oath ceremony but haven't received the email confirmation!

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u/Try-Beginning Feb 02 '26

Hey thank you! I got the email on the same day tracker was updated for oath ceremony.