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Canada Immigration Processing Times on 1 November 2026

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Canada Immigration Processing Times as of November 1, 2026 cover visitor visas, study and work permits, permanent residence and citizenship. This update reviews ten high-volume countries for visitor visas and study permits, alongside other major application categories.

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Visitor visa processing times:

These historical figures describe processing of completed applications; they are not an individual prediction for your case.

These 10 high-volume countries follow the largest source-country totals for V-1 visitor visas approved in IRCC’s 2025 operational data. This is a high-volume proxy, not a ranking of new applications received. Processing estimates below use the country selected in IRCC’s tool, rather than an applicant’s citizenship.

For eligibility and supporting documents, see our visitor visa guide.

Country Current Previous Change
India 31 days 29 days +2 days
China 50 days 42 days +8 days
Nigeria 105 days 106 days −1 day
Colombia 15 days 18 days −3 days
Mexico 14 days 16 days −2 days
Ukraine 25 days 22 days +3 days
Jamaica 40 days 39 days +1 day
Pakistan 59 days 63 days −4 days
Philippines 25 days 25 days unchanged
Vietnam 39 days 40 days −1 day

Study permit processing times:

These historical figures describe processing of completed applications; they are not an individual prediction for your case.

These 10 high-volume countries follow the largest source-country totals for new study permit applications processed, including approvals, refusals and withdrawals in IRCC’s 2025 operational data. This is a high-volume proxy, not a ranking of new applications received. Processing estimates below use the country selected in IRCC’s tool, rather than an applicant’s citizenship.

See our study permit guide for application requirements and our explanation of study permit processing times.

Country Current Previous Change
India 8 weeks 8 weeks unchanged
Nigeria 10 weeks 10 weeks unchanged
China 10 weeks 8 weeks +2 weeks
Guinea 6 weeks 6 weeks unchanged
Senegal 7 weeks 7 weeks unchanged
France 3 weeks 4 weeks −1 week
Philippines 6 weeks 6 weeks unchanged
Cameroon 9 weeks 9 weeks unchanged
Algeria 8 weeks 7 weeks +1 week
Ghana 12 weeks 8 weeks +4 weeks

Super visas and work permits outside Canada

Processing times for these applications vary by the country you apply from. Use the processing-times tool below to check the estimate for your application.

  • Super visa: Select Super visa and your country of application in the processing-times tool. See our visitor visa guide for related visitor information.
  • Work permit from outside Canada: Select your country of application in the processing-times tool. See our work permit guide for application requirements.

Inside Canada and PR cards

These historical figures describe processing of completed applications; they are not an individual prediction for your case.

Application Current Previous Change
Visitor visa inside Canada 12 days 12 days unchanged
Visitor record extension 321 days 341 days −20 days
Study permit extension 54 days 56 days −2 days
Work permit extension 123 days 121 days +2 days
First permanent resident card 28 days 30 days −2 days
Renewal or replacement of PR card 43 days 40 days +3 days

Permanent residence, sponsorship and citizenship:

These estimates concern a new application; they are not the remaining wait for an application already submitted.

Application Current Previous Change
Canadian Experience Class (CEC) About 6 months About 6 months unchanged
Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSW) About 7 months About 7 months unchanged
Provincial nominees through Express Entry About 7 months About 7 months unchanged
Provincial nominees outside Express Entry About 13 months About 13 months unchanged
Spouse sponsorship inside Canada, outside Quebec About 26 months About 26 months unchanged
Spouse sponsorship inside Canada, Quebec About 32 months About 32 months unchanged
Spouse sponsorship outside Canada, outside Quebec About 18 months About 18 months unchanged
Spouse sponsorship outside Canada, Quebec About 33 months About 33 months unchanged
Citizenship grant About 12 months About 12 months unchanged
Citizenship certificate About 34 months About 34 months unchanged

Permit extensions:

These estimates concern a new application; they are not the remaining wait for an application already submitted.

Application Current Previous Change
Study permit extension, new application estimate 6 weeks 8 weeks −2 weeks
Work permit extension, new application estimate 11 weeks 12 weeks −1 week

What these figures mean for applicants

A change in a published estimate does not establish a change in your own application status, a decision or the cause of a delay. Application volumes, processing capacity and case-specific circumstances can affect the time needed.

Processing times differ from service standards and are not a maximum or a guarantee. Days, weeks and months retain their official units, and historical and forward-looking measures are not compared with one another.

Check the estimate for your application

Check current IRCC processing times with the MapleVisa tool

Select your application type and, where required, the country you are applying from to check the current estimate.

Official source: IRCC: Check current processing times

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