25th March 2021, Update on IRCC processing capacity for your Family Class – Parents and Grandparents application

Due to the impacts of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we’re experiencing longer than usual processing delays. Rest assured, we are still actively processing your Family Class – Parents and Grandparents application, but it will take longer than usual to get back to you.

This also means that we are unable to provide accurate processing times on individual applications at this time. As a result, we have removed the progress bar in the online account of Family Class – Parents and Grandparents clients. You can still get the most current information about the status of your Family Class – Parents and Grandparents application by checking the ‘Details about application status’ section in your online Account

In order to provide you with the most up-to-date information about our current processing capacity, we are posting weekly updates on expected processing delays by type of application.

Important information about Canada’s travel restrictions due to COVID-19

To protect Canadians from COVID-19, Travel redistricts are in place for individuals travelling to CANADA.

Even when your application is complete, you may not be able to travel to Canada right away. As the COVID-19 situation changes, we regularly update our website We are sorry to keep you waiting and thank you for your patience.