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Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) processing time

How long IRCC currently expects a Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) application to take — the official estimate, recorded daily and charted over time.

What this estimate means

IRCC's forward-looking estimate for a new Federal Skilled Worker application through Express Entry — roughly how long a complete application submitted today is expected to take until a final decision.

This is IRCC's published estimate, not a guarantee: individual applications can be faster or slower. Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada processing-times data (source data updated October 9, 2026; our snapshot 23 Oct 2026). Always confirm on the official IRCC processing-times page before making plans.

Processing time history

We record IRCC's published estimates every day so this page can chart the trend over time. History is still being collected — the first snapshot was recorded on 23 Oct 2026 (About 7 months), and the chart will appear here automatically as soon as the next daily snapshots are in.

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