Canada processing-time changes: August 26, 2026

GovWait compared 1,926 IRCC records from August 19, 2026 with the official values dated August 26, 2026. Of 456 routes with a published value at both checks, 219 changed and 237 stayed at the same published value.

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219

published values changed

114

became longer

105

became shorter

237

same published value

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Largest increases

“Longer” means the agency’s newer published value increased; it does not mean every individual application slowed by that amount.

Route	August 19, 2026	August 26, 2026	Change
Work Permit from Jamaica	4 weeks	20 weeks	Longer 400%
Work Permit from United Arab Emirates	6 weeks	24 weeks	Longer 300%
Visitor Visa from Eritrea	21 days	68 days	Longer 223.8%
Visitor Visa from Paraguay	23 days	57 days	Longer 147.8%
Visitor Visa from Eswatini	148 days	359 days	Longer 142.6%
Work Permit from Thailand	6 weeks	12 weeks	Longer 100%
Visitor Visa from Malta	36 days	65 days	Longer 80.6%
Work Permit from Kenya	8 weeks	14 weeks	Longer 75%
Super Visa from Burundi	43 days	66 days	Longer 53.5%
Visitor Visa from Lithuania	20 days	30 days	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Afghanistan	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Kuwait	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Mongolia	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Switzerland	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from Gambia	68 days	99 days	Longer 45.6%

Largest decreases

“Shorter” means the newer official value fell. It remains a planning statistic, not a deadline or a promise for a particular case.

Route	August 19, 2026	August 26, 2026	Change
Work Permit from Singapore	16 weeks	8 weeks	Shorter 50%
Visitor Visa from Yemen	49 days	29 days	Shorter 40.8%
Study Permit from Bahamas	5 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 40%
Study Permit from Czechia	5 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 40%
Visitor Visa from Ethiopia	62 days	38 days	Shorter 38.7%
Work Permit from Mauritius	41 weeks	26 weeks	Shorter 36.6%
Visitor Visa from Malaysia	45 days	31 days	Shorter 31.1%
Super Visa from Jamaica	56 days	40 days	Shorter 28.6%
Visitor Visa from Palestinian Territories	32 days	23 days	Shorter 28.1%
Visitor Visa from WB	32 days	23 days	Shorter 28.1%
Super Visa from Hong Kong SAR China	51 days	37 days	Shorter 27.5%
Visitor Visa from Ukraine	35 days	26 days	Shorter 25.7%
Study Permit from Chad	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from Jamaica	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Super Visa from United Kingdom	136 days	104 days	Shorter 23.5%

Where changes were concentrated

Service	Changed routes	Longer	Shorter
Visitor Visa	135	68	67
Study Permit	29	17	12
Super Visa	27	15	12
Work Permit	22	13	9
Government-Assisted Refugee	1	0	1
International Experience Canada (current season)	1	0	1
PR card (renewal or replacement)	1	0	1
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	1	1	0
Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada)	1	0	1
Work permit extension	1	0	1

Availability changes

A missing official value is a separate state, not a zero-day wait. In this check, 3 routes gained a published value and 5 routes stopped showing one.

Route	Previous state	Current state
Visitor Visa from Equatorial Guinea	No processing time available	125 days
Visitor Visa from Sudan	No processing time available	26 days
Work Permit from Sweden	No processing time available	8 weeks
Super Visa from France	134 days	No processing time available
Super Visa from Guinea	44 days	No processing time available
Super Visa from Rwanda	57 days	No processing time available
Visitor Visa from Central African Republic	102 days	No processing time available
Work Permit from Libya	2 weeks	No processing time available

Complete list of changed published values

The table below contains all 219 numeric changes in this issue, not only the largest movements.

Route	Previous	Current	Direction
Work Permit from Jamaica	4 weeks	20 weeks	Longer 400%
Work Permit from United Arab Emirates	6 weeks	24 weeks	Longer 300%
Visitor Visa from Eritrea	21 days	68 days	Longer 223.8%
Visitor Visa from Paraguay	23 days	57 days	Longer 147.8%
Visitor Visa from Eswatini	148 days	359 days	Longer 142.6%
Work Permit from Thailand	6 weeks	12 weeks	Longer 100%
Visitor Visa from Malta	36 days	65 days	Longer 80.6%
Work Permit from Kenya	8 weeks	14 weeks	Longer 75%
Super Visa from Burundi	43 days	66 days	Longer 53.5%
Work Permit from Singapore	16 weeks	8 weeks	Shorter 50%
Visitor Visa from Lithuania	20 days	30 days	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Afghanistan	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Kuwait	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Mongolia	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Switzerland	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from Gambia	68 days	99 days	Longer 45.6%
Visitor Visa from Myanmar (Burma)	14 days	20 days	Longer 42.9%
Visitor Visa from Yemen	49 days	29 days	Shorter 40.8%
Study Permit from Bahamas	5 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 40%
Study Permit from Czechia	5 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 40%
Visitor Visa from Montenegro	20 days	28 days	Longer 40%
Visitor Visa from Ethiopia	62 days	38 days	Shorter 38.7%
Work Permit from Mauritius	41 weeks	26 weeks	Shorter 36.6%
Study Permit from Barbados	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Belgium	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Chile	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Netherlands	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Oman	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from South Korea	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Visitor Visa from North Macedonia	28 days	37 days	Longer 32.1%
Visitor Visa from Malaysia	45 days	31 days	Shorter 31.1%
Super Visa from Jamaica	56 days	40 days	Shorter 28.6%
Work Permit from Senegal	7 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 28.6%
Visitor Visa from Palestinian Territories	32 days	23 days	Shorter 28.1%
Visitor Visa from WB	32 days	23 days	Shorter 28.1%
Visitor Visa from Iraq	72 days	92 days	Longer 27.8%
Super Visa from Hong Kong SAR China	51 days	37 days	Shorter 27.5%
Visitor Visa from Laos	15 days	19 days	Longer 26.7%
Visitor Visa from Greece	35 days	44 days	Longer 25.7%
Visitor Visa from Ukraine	35 days	26 days	Shorter 25.7%
Study Permit from Chad	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from Jamaica	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Visitor Visa from Zimbabwe	270 days	337 days	Longer 24.8%
Super Visa from Saudi Arabia	78 days	97 days	Longer 24.4%
Super Visa from Algeria	38 days	47 days	Longer 23.7%
Super Visa from United Kingdom	136 days	104 days	Shorter 23.5%
Visitor Visa from Russia	34 days	26 days	Shorter 23.5%
Work Permit from Iran	31 weeks	38 weeks	Longer 22.6%
Work Permit from Egypt	9 weeks	11 weeks	Longer 22.2%
Visitor Visa from Iran	197 days	157 days	Shorter 20.3%
Study Permit from Azerbaijan	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Guinea	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Taiwan	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Work Permit from Dominican Republic	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Work Permit from Ecuador	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Visitor Visa from Czechia	25 days	20 days	Shorter 20%
Visitor Visa from Kyrgyzstan	25 days	20 days	Shorter 20%
Visitor Visa from St. Lucia	20 days	16 days	Shorter 20%
Visitor Visa from Singapore	36 days	29 days	Shorter 19.4%
Visitor Visa from Suriname	42 days	34 days	Shorter 19%
Visitor Visa from Barbados	43 days	35 days	Shorter 18.6%
Visitor Visa from St. Vincent & Grenadines	27 days	22 days	Shorter 18.5%
Visitor Visa from Benin	155 days	127 days	Shorter 18.1%
Super Visa from Nepal	84 days	99 days	Longer 17.9%
Visitor Visa from Poland	28 days	23 days	Shorter 17.9%
Visitor Visa from Guinea	51 days	60 days	Longer 17.6%
Visitor Visa from Bosnia & Herzegovina	29 days	24 days	Shorter 17.2%
Visitor Visa from Dominica	35 days	29 days	Shorter 17.1%
Study Permit from Cameroon	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from Jordan	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Martinique	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from Senegal	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Uganda	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Work Permit from Germany	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Work Permit from Philippines	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Super Visa from Brazil	30 days	35 days	Longer 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Belarus	39 days	33 days	Shorter 15.4%
Visitor Visa from Malawi	140 days	161 days	Longer 15%
Visitor Visa from Uzbekistan	20 days	17 days	Shorter 15%
Visitor Visa from Ghana	67 days	77 days	Longer 14.9%
Visitor Visa from South Africa	357 days	409 days	Longer 14.6%
Visitor Visa from Kenya	83 days	95 days	Longer 14.5%
Visitor Visa from Niger	91 days	78 days	Shorter 14.3%
International Experience Canada (current season)	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Study Permit from Israel	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Study Permit from Rwanda	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Work Permit from Bangladesh	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Work Permit from Pakistan	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Super Visa from Bangladesh	42 days	48 days	Longer 14.3%
Super Visa from Morocco	21 days	24 days	Longer 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Netherlands	29 days	25 days	Shorter 13.8%
Visitor Visa from Armenia	22 days	19 days	Shorter 13.6%
Visitor Visa from Mauritania	68 days	59 days	Shorter 13.2%
Super Visa from Ethiopia	38 days	33 days	Shorter 13.2%
Visitor Visa from Kosovo	24 days	21 days	Shorter 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Togo	153 days	134 days	Shorter 12.4%
Work Permit from Hong Kong SAR China	17 weeks	19 weeks	Longer 11.8%
Visitor Visa from Austria	26 days	23 days	Shorter 11.5%
Super Visa from Mexico	173 days	154 days	Shorter 11%
Super Visa from United States	138 days	123 days	Shorter 10.9%
Visitor Visa from Madagascar	324 days	289 days	Shorter 10.8%
Visitor Visa from Gabon	37 days	41 days	Longer 10.8%
Visitor Visa from Angola	162 days	179 days	Longer 10.5%
Work Permit from Qatar	10 weeks	11 weeks	Longer 10%
Super Visa from Vietnam	32 days	35 days	Longer 9.4%
Visitor Visa from Norway	44 days	40 days	Shorter 9.1%
Visitor Visa from Chile	22 days	24 days	Longer 9.1%
Super Visa from India	56 days	61 days	Longer 8.9%
Visitor Visa from Kazakhstan	23 days	21 days	Shorter 8.7%
Visitor Visa from Estonia	35 days	38 days	Longer 8.6%
Study Permit from Iran	59 weeks	54 weeks	Shorter 8.5%
Visitor Visa from Namibia	121 days	111 days	Shorter 8.3%
Visitor Visa from Somalia	37 days	40 days	Longer 8.1%
Super Visa from Pakistan	176 days	162 days	Shorter 8%
Work Permit from South Korea	25 weeks	23 weeks	Shorter 8%
Visitor Visa from Turks & Caicos Islands	25 days	27 days	Longer 8%
Study Permit from Benin	13 weeks	14 weeks	Longer 7.7%
Study Permit from Togo	13 weeks	14 weeks	Longer 7.7%
Study Permit from Zambia	13 weeks	12 weeks	Shorter 7.7%
Work Permit from Canada	13 weeks	14 weeks	Longer 7.7%
Visitor Visa from Burundi	52 days	56 days	Longer 7.7%
Visitor Visa from Israel	28 days	30 days	Longer 7.1%
Visitor Visa from Latvia	28 days	30 days	Longer 7.1%
Visitor Visa from Macao SAR China	29 days	27 days	Shorter 6.9%
Visitor Visa from Zambia	132 days	141 days	Longer 6.8%
Visitor Visa from Morocco	30 days	28 days	Shorter 6.7%
Work Permit from Indonesia	16 weeks	15 weeks	Shorter 6.3%
Visitor Visa from Switzerland	33 days	35 days	Longer 6.1%
Visitor Visa from Sierra Leone	84 days	89 days	Longer 6%
Visitor Visa from France	34 days	36 days	Longer 5.9%
Visitor Visa from Libya	34 days	36 days	Longer 5.9%
Visitor Visa from Trinidad & Tobago	17 days	16 days	Shorter 5.9%
Super Visa from Russia	70 days	74 days	Longer 5.7%
Work Permit from Ghana	18 weeks	17 weeks	Shorter 5.6%
Visitor Visa from Uruguay	18 days	19 days	Longer 5.6%
Super Visa from Cuba	55 days	58 days	Longer 5.5%
Visitor Visa from Sri Lanka	37 days	39 days	Longer 5.4%
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	94 days	99 days	Longer 5.3%
Visitor Visa from Guyana	19 days	18 days	Shorter 5.3%
Visitor Visa from Cameroon	58 days	55 days	Shorter 5.2%
Visitor Visa from Uganda	79 days	83 days	Longer 5.1%
Visitor Visa from Albania	39 days	41 days	Longer 5.1%
Visitor Visa from Mauritius	120 days	126 days	Longer 5%
Visitor Visa from Bhutan	20 days	21 days	Longer 5%
Visitor Visa from Ireland	21 days	20 days	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Philippines	21 days	20 days	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Thailand	21 days	22 days	Longer 4.8%
Visitor Visa from United Kingdom	21 days	20 days	Shorter 4.8%
Study Permit from Madagascar	22 weeks	21 weeks	Shorter 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Argentina	22 days	23 days	Longer 4.5%
Visitor Visa from El Salvador	22 days	23 days	Longer 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Germany	22 days	21 days	Shorter 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Grenada	22 days	23 days	Longer 4.5%
Super Visa from China	70 days	73 days	Longer 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Kuwait	69 days	66 days	Shorter 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Bahamas	46 days	48 days	Longer 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Dominican Republic	23 days	24 days	Longer 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Honduras	23 days	24 days	Longer 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Sweden	23 days	22 days	Shorter 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Taiwan	48 days	50 days	Longer 4.2%
Super Visa from Lebanon	24 days	23 days	Shorter 4.2%
Visitor Visa from Rwanda	50 days	48 days	Shorter 4%
Visitor Visa from Finland	25 days	24 days	Shorter 4%
Visitor Visa from Serbia	25 days	24 days	Shorter 4%
Super Visa from Nigeria	53 days	55 days	Longer 3.8%
Visitor Visa from St. Kitts & Nevis	26 days	27 days	Longer 3.8%
Super Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	28 days	27 days	Shorter 3.6%
Visitor Visa from Bermuda	28 days	29 days	Longer 3.6%
Visitor Visa from Cayman Islands	28 days	27 days	Shorter 3.6%
Visitor Visa from Vietnam	28 days	29 days	Longer 3.6%
Visitor Visa from Botswana	792 days	764 days	Shorter 3.5%
Visitor Visa from Egypt	57 days	59 days	Longer 3.5%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Indonesia	29 months	28 months	Shorter 3.4%
Visitor Visa from Indonesia	29 days	28 days	Shorter 3.4%
Visitor Visa from Venezuela	29 days	30 days	Longer 3.4%
Visitor Visa from Denmark	30 days	29 days	Shorter 3.3%
Super Visa from Haiti	31 days	32 days	Longer 3.2%
Visitor Visa from Bolivia	31 days	30 days	Shorter 3.2%
Visitor Visa from Colombia	31 days	30 days	Shorter 3.2%
Visitor Visa from India	31 days	32 days	Longer 3.2%
Visitor Visa from China	32 days	33 days	Longer 3.1%
Visitor Visa from Georgia	67 days	65 days	Shorter 3%
Visitor Visa from Bahrain	69 days	67 days	Shorter 2.9%
Super Visa from Sri Lanka	34 days	35 days	Longer 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Belgium	35 days	36 days	Longer 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Bulgaria	35 days	34 days	Shorter 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Burkina Faso	35 days	36 days	Longer 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Cyprus	35 days	34 days	Shorter 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Italy	35 days	36 days	Longer 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Luxembourg	35 days	36 days	Longer 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Nepal	35 days	34 days	Shorter 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Tunisia	35 days	36 days	Longer 2.9%
Super Visa from Philippines	107 days	104 days	Shorter 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Oman	71 days	69 days	Shorter 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Portugal	36 days	37 days	Longer 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Pakistan	75 days	77 days	Longer 2.7%
Visitor Visa from Nigeria	76 days	78 days	Longer 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Slovakia	39 days	40 days	Longer 2.6%
Work Permit from Madagascar	42 weeks	41 weeks	Shorter 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Liberia	85 days	87 days	Longer 2.4%
PR card (renewal or replacement)	41 days	40 days	Shorter 2.4%
Super Visa from Egypt	42 days	41 days	Shorter 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Cambodia	41 days	42 days	Longer 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Bangladesh	44 days	43 days	Shorter 2.3%
Visitor Visa from United Arab Emirates	46 days	45 days	Shorter 2.2%
Visitor Visa from Tanzania	47 days	46 days	Shorter 2.1%
Visitor Visa from Congo - Kinshasa	50 days	49 days	Shorter 2%
Visitor Visa from Senegal	49 days	48 days	Shorter 2%
Visitor Visa from Japan	52 days	53 days	Longer 1.9%
Work permit extension	117 days	115 days	Shorter 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Lebanon	66 days	67 days	Longer 1.5%
Visitor Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	72 days	71 days	Shorter 1.4%
Visitor Visa from Qatar	70 days	69 days	Shorter 1.4%
Visitor Visa from Azerbaijan	77 days	76 days	Shorter 1.3%
Visitor Visa from Syria	77 days	78 days	Longer 1.3%
Visitor Visa from Türkiye	77 days	76 days	Shorter 1.3%
Super Visa from United Arab Emirates	84 days	83 days	Shorter 1.2%
Visitor Visa from Mali	94 days	95 days	Longer 1.1%
Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada)	419 days	416 days	Shorter 0.7%

Method and limits

GovWait compares consecutive rows in its append-only history. A numeric change is counted only when both official observations contain a published duration and the normalized values differ. Unchanged values and unavailable states are counted separately. Percentages are calculated from normalized days, while the tables retain the agency’s original day-or-week wording.

This analysis describes changes in published planning figures, not case outcomes, approval odds or a guarantee for an individual application. Read the current Canada comparison and methodology or the full GovWait methodology.

Official sources: IRCC dataset 1 · IRCC dataset 2 · compared August 19, 2026 with August 26, 2026 · not immigration or legal advice.