IRCC Processing Times July 2026: Citizenship Backlog Surges As PR Categories Improve
Canada’s immigration department has released its latest data, and the IRCC processing times July 2026 update tells two very different stories at once. Citizenship certificate processing has ballooned to 19 months, with 17,500 additional applicants joining the queue since the last cycle—the third consecutive month of sharp increases in this category. Meanwhile, several permanent residency…