Provincial Nominee — via Express Entry
Permanent residence · Canada · IRCC service standard
About this application
Provincial Nominee Program nominations channelled through the Express Entry pool.
No published processing-time figure for this category right now. IRCC publishes processing times based on how long it took to finalise 80% of complete applications in this category over the previous six months. Times can move week-to-week as new files enter the queue and as biometrics, medicals or admissibility checks resolve.
Official IRCC reference
All processing times are scraped from the canada.ca check-processing-times hub once per week. For the authoritative figure on the day you apply, follow the link above.
What can move pnp — ee faster?
The single biggest lever on IRCC processing time is application completeness — missing forms, biometrics, or supporting documents bump a file out of the standard queue and into a manual review track. Pay close attention to the document checklist on the canada.ca page above and respond promptly to any IRCC requests through your secure account.