Canada visitor visa times, analyzed by country
IRCC currently publishes visitor-visa processing times for 171 applicant countries (of 211 tracked). The median is 38 days, while current published values run from 1 days to 560 days. Data as of October 1, 2026.
Major corridors right now
| Applying from | Official time | vs. typical |
|---|---|---|
| India | 30 days | typical |
| Nigeria | 97 days | much slower than typical |
| Philippines | 26 days | typical |
| Pakistan | 75 days | slower than typical |
| China | 36 days | typical |
| Brazil | 30 days | typical |
| Mexico | 23 days | typical |
| Bangladesh | 36 days | typical |
| Vietnam | 37 days | typical |
| Colombia | 21 days | faster than typical |
Popular country processing-time pages
Each page keeps that country’s official value, source date and differing history together. Country comparisons describe published processing statistics, not approval odds.
The ten shortest currently published times
IRCC does not publish the route-level sample size or a reason beside each country value. The ranking therefore shows only the current processing-time statistic; it cannot establish capacity, approval likelihood or why one country is shorter.
The ten slowest
A longer country value calls for more planning room, but it does not identify the cause. IRCC lists completeness, verification, response time, application volume and complexity among factors that can affect a wait. Watch the dated route history instead of relying on an undated screenshot.
Read the movement, not just the level
Because IRCC recalculates weekly from completed cases, each route's history (which we record and the official site does not keep) tells you whether a corridor is clearing or clogging. Every country page on this site shows that history alongside today's figure — see the full table of all 211 countries.