Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada provides many services including:

• Processing applications for Canadian citizenship
• Processing applications for Permanent Resident (PR) status
• Allowing people to immigrate to Canada to work, study or visit
• Processing sponsorship applications for family members who are trying to immigrate to Canada

Information on these and other services can be found at the CIC Homepage.

The length of time required to process an application regarding immigration and citizenship will vary depending on many factors including application volume, season and staffing issues. However, in nearly all cases, the process is quite involved and lengthy. Our office has been advised by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada not to inquire about applications that are within normal processing times as we will not receive a response.

For more processing times at various missions throughout the world, please click here.

The fees for applications can vary depending on a variety of factors. However, you can determine the cost by using Citizenship & Immigration Canada’s online fees calculator.

For any issues regarding the citizenship or immigration, we would advise you to visit Service Canada’s website at http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/audiences/newcomers/index.shtml. For any further assistance regarding these matters our constituency staff is always available to you. Please ensure that before you contact our office, you have all relevant case information available so that we may assist you as quickly as possible.