Canada processing-time changes: September 22, 2026

GovWait compared 1,926 IRCC records from August 26, 2026 with the official values dated September 22, 2026. Of 443 routes with a published value at both checks, 319 changed and 124 stayed at the same published value.

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319

published values changed

183

became longer

136

became shorter

124

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 26, 2026	September 22, 2026	Change
Visitor Visa from Somalia	40 days	123 days	Longer 207.5%
Work Permit from Peru	2 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 150%
Visitor Visa from Myanmar (Burma)	20 days	43 days	Longer 115%
Study Permit from France	2 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 100%
Work Permit from United States	2 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 100%
Visitor Visa from Namibia	111 days	219 days	Longer 97.3%
Visitor Visa from Thailand	22 days	42 days	Longer 90.9%
Visitor Visa from Bosnia & Herzegovina	24 days	45 days	Longer 87.5%
Visitor Visa from Kosovo	21 days	38 days	Longer 81%
Visitor Visa from Eritrea	68 days	123 days	Longer 80.9%
Work Permit from Nepal	5 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 80%
Visitor Visa from Zambia	141 days	253 days	Longer 79.4%
Visitor Visa from Yemen	29 days	52 days	Longer 79.3%
Visitor Visa from Laos	19 days	34 days	Longer 78.9%
Study Permit from Italy	4 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 75%

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 26, 2026	September 22, 2026	Change
Private Refugee Sponsor from Pakistan	25 months	1 month	Shorter 96%
Visitor Visa from Palestinian Territories	23 days	1 days	Shorter 95.7%
Visitor Visa from WB	23 days	1 days	Shorter 95.7%
Private Refugee Sponsor from United Arab Emirates	9 months	1 month	Shorter 88.9%
Study Permit from Iran	54 weeks	14 weeks	Shorter 74.1%
Work Permit from South Korea	23 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 73.9%
Work Permit from United Arab Emirates	24 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 70.8%
Visitor Visa from Poland	23 days	8 days	Shorter 65.2%
Work Permit from Kenya	14 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 64.3%
Visitor Visa from Ukraine	26 days	10 days	Shorter 61.5%
Visitor Visa from Paraguay	57 days	24 days	Shorter 57.9%
Work Permit from Mauritius	26 weeks	11 weeks	Shorter 57.7%
Super Visa from Brazil	35 days	15 days	Shorter 57.1%
Visitor Visa from Zimbabwe	337 days	147 days	Shorter 56.4%
Visitor Visa from South Africa	409 days	180 days	Shorter 56%

Where changes were concentrated

Service	Changed routes	Longer	Shorter
Visitor Visa	155	81	74
Study Permit	53	45	8
Work Permit	36	20	16
Super Visa	31	14	17
Private Refugee	11	9	2
Government-Assisted Refugee	10	3	7
Dependent Child Sponsorship	5	3	2
Adopted Child Sponsorship	3	2	1
Private Refugee Sponsor	3	0	3
Amendment of a temporary resident record	1	1	0
Amendment of an immigration record	1	1	0
Citizenship: search of citizenship records	1	1	0
PR card (first card)	1	0	1
PR card (renewal or replacement)	1	0	1
Replacement of an immigration document	1	1	0
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	1	1	0
Study permit extension	1	0	1
Verification of status (VoS)	1	1	0
Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada)	1	0	1
Visitor visa (applying from inside 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, 7 routes gained a published value and 16 routes stopped showing one.

Route	Previous state	Current state
Study Permit from Iraq	No processing time available	10 weeks
Super Visa from France	No processing time available	110 days
Visitor Visa from Central African Republic	No processing time available	113 days
Visitor Visa from Lesotho	No processing time available	110 days
Work Permit from Lebanon	No processing time available	7 weeks
Work Permit from Libya	No processing time available	2 weeks
Work Permit from Trinidad & Tobago	No processing time available	2 weeks
Private Refugee from Iraq	32 months	Not enough data
Study Permit from Congo - Kinshasa	4 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Costa Rica	3 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Hungary	4 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Luxembourg	4 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from New Zealand	4 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Uganda	5 weeks	No processing time available
Visitor Visa from Congo - Kinshasa	49 days	No processing time available
Visitor Visa from Sudan	26 days	No processing time available
Visitor Visa from Uganda	83 days	No processing time available
Work Permit from Argentina	6 weeks	No processing time available
Work Permit from Costa Rica	4 weeks	No processing time available
Work Permit from Indonesia	15 weeks	No processing time available
Work Permit from Ireland	7 weeks	No processing time available
Work Permit from Romania	3 weeks	No processing time available
Work Permit from Sweden	8 weeks	No processing time available

Complete list of changed published values

The table below contains all 319 numeric changes in this issue, not only the largest movements.

Route	Previous	Current	Direction
Visitor Visa from Somalia	40 days	123 days	Longer 207.5%
Work Permit from Peru	2 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 150%
Visitor Visa from Myanmar (Burma)	20 days	43 days	Longer 115%
Study Permit from France	2 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 100%
Work Permit from United States	2 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 100%
Visitor Visa from Namibia	111 days	219 days	Longer 97.3%
Private Refugee Sponsor from Pakistan	25 months	1 month	Shorter 96%
Visitor Visa from Palestinian Territories	23 days	1 days	Shorter 95.7%
Visitor Visa from WB	23 days	1 days	Shorter 95.7%
Visitor Visa from Thailand	22 days	42 days	Longer 90.9%
Private Refugee Sponsor from United Arab Emirates	9 months	1 month	Shorter 88.9%
Visitor Visa from Bosnia & Herzegovina	24 days	45 days	Longer 87.5%
Visitor Visa from Kosovo	21 days	38 days	Longer 81%
Visitor Visa from Eritrea	68 days	123 days	Longer 80.9%
Work Permit from Nepal	5 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 80%
Visitor Visa from Zambia	141 days	253 days	Longer 79.4%
Visitor Visa from Yemen	29 days	52 days	Longer 79.3%
Visitor Visa from Laos	19 days	34 days	Longer 78.9%
Study Permit from Italy	4 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 75%
Study Permit from Iran	54 weeks	14 weeks	Shorter 74.1%
Work Permit from South Korea	23 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 73.9%
Super Visa from Cameroon	46 days	79 days	Longer 71.7%
Super Visa from Türkiye	42 days	72 days	Longer 71.4%
Visitor Visa from Ethiopia	38 days	65 days	Longer 71.1%
Work Permit from United Arab Emirates	24 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 70.8%
Visitor Visa from Malawi	161 days	275 days	Longer 70.8%
Work Permit from Bangladesh	6 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 66.7%
Study Permit from Switzerland	3 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 66.7%
Work Permit from Türkiye	3 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 66.7%
Visitor Visa from Poland	23 days	8 days	Shorter 65.2%
Work Permit from Kenya	14 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 64.3%
Visitor Visa from Chad	69 days	113 days	Longer 63.8%
Visitor Visa from Sweden	22 days	36 days	Longer 63.6%
Visitor Visa from Mauritania	59 days	96 days	Longer 62.7%
Visitor Visa from Norway	40 days	65 days	Longer 62.5%
Visitor Visa from Ukraine	26 days	10 days	Shorter 61.5%
Visitor Visa from Paraguay	57 days	24 days	Shorter 57.9%
Work Permit from Mauritius	26 weeks	11 weeks	Shorter 57.7%
Super Visa from Brazil	35 days	15 days	Shorter 57.1%
Visitor Visa from Zimbabwe	337 days	147 days	Shorter 56.4%
Visitor Visa from South Africa	409 days	180 days	Shorter 56%
Work Permit from Senegal	9 weeks	14 weeks	Longer 55.6%
Visitor Visa from Kyrgyzstan	20 days	9 days	Shorter 55%
Visitor Visa from Kazakhstan	21 days	10 days	Shorter 52.4%
Visitor Visa from Mongolia	38 days	19 days	Shorter 50%
Study Permit from Belgium	4 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from Czechia	20 days	30 days	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Denmark	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Slovakia	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Spain	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from Malta	65 days	33 days	Shorter 49.2%
Visitor Visa from Belarus	33 days	17 days	Shorter 48.5%
Visitor Visa from Austria	23 days	34 days	Longer 47.8%
Visitor Visa from Armenia	19 days	10 days	Shorter 47.4%
Visitor Visa from Hong Kong SAR China	36 days	19 days	Shorter 47.2%
Super Visa from United States	123 days	66 days	Shorter 46.3%
Visitor Visa from Serbia	24 days	35 days	Longer 45.8%
Visitor Visa from Bahamas	48 days	27 days	Shorter 43.8%
Super Visa from Pakistan	162 days	92 days	Shorter 43.2%
Work Permit from Algeria	7 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 42.9%
Work Permit from Malaysia	7 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 42.9%
Super Visa from Nepal	99 days	58 days	Shorter 41.4%
Super Visa from Mexico	154 days	91 days	Shorter 40.9%
Visitor Visa from Macao SAR China	27 days	16 days	Shorter 40.7%
Study Permit from Cameroon	5 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 40%
Study Permit from Congo - Brazzaville	5 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 40%
Visitor Visa from Iran	157 days	95 days	Shorter 39.5%
Visitor Visa from Russia	26 days	16 days	Shorter 38.5%
Super Visa from Hong Kong SAR China	37 days	51 days	Longer 37.8%
Amendment of an immigration record	8 weeks	11 weeks	Longer 37.5%
Visitor Visa from Tajikistan	16 days	22 days	Longer 37.5%
Visitor Visa from Mozambique	695 days	439 days	Shorter 36.8%
Visitor Visa from Kenya	95 days	60 days	Shorter 36.8%
Visitor Visa from Syria	78 days	105 days	Longer 34.6%
Amendment of a temporary resident record	6 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Côte d’Ivoire	6 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Egypt	6 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Malaysia	6 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Work Permit from Cameroon	6 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Lithuania	30 days	20 days	Shorter 33.3%
Study Permit from Austria	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Bahamas	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Czechia	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Germany	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Japan	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Germany	21 days	28 days	Longer 33.3%
Work Permit from Mexico	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Work Permit from Nicaragua	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Work Permit from Taiwan	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Albania	41 days	54 days	Longer 31.7%
Visitor Visa from New Zealand	16 days	11 days	Shorter 31.3%
Visitor Visa from Bermuda	29 days	20 days	Shorter 31%
Visitor Visa from Dominica	29 days	20 days	Shorter 31%
Visitor Visa from Burundi	56 days	73 days	Longer 30.4%
Visitor Visa from Israel	30 days	39 days	Longer 30%
Visitor Visa from Hungary	21 days	27 days	Longer 28.6%
Super Visa from United Kingdom	104 days	75 days	Shorter 27.9%
Visitor Visa from Georgia	65 days	83 days	Longer 27.7%
Visitor Visa from Slovakia	40 days	29 days	Shorter 27.5%
Visitor Visa from Mexico	33 days	24 days	Shorter 27.3%
Visitor Visa from St. Kitts & Nevis	27 days	20 days	Shorter 25.9%
Visitor Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	71 days	53 days	Shorter 25.4%
Study Permit from Singapore	8 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 25%
Work Permit from Singapore	8 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Brazil	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Burkina Faso	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Gambia	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Ghana	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Haiti	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from Hong Kong SAR China	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Myanmar (Burma)	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Philippines	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from United Kingdom	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Visitor Visa from Morocco	28 days	21 days	Shorter 25%
Work Permit from El Salvador	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Work Permit from Honduras	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Visitor Visa from United Arab Emirates	45 days	56 days	Longer 24.4%
Super Visa from Iran	348 days	265 days	Shorter 23.9%
Work Permit from Ghana	17 weeks	21 weeks	Longer 23.5%
Visitor Visa from Nepal	34 days	42 days	Longer 23.5%
Visitor Visa from Guinea	60 days	74 days	Longer 23.3%
Visitor Visa from Colombia	30 days	23 days	Shorter 23.3%
Visitor Visa from Italy	36 days	44 days	Longer 22.2%
Visitor Visa from Madagascar	289 days	226 days	Shorter 21.8%
Study Permit from Benin	14 weeks	17 weeks	Longer 21.4%
Visitor Visa from Sierra Leone	89 days	108 days	Longer 21.3%
Visitor Visa from Singapore	29 days	23 days	Shorter 20.7%
Visitor Visa from Suriname	34 days	27 days	Shorter 20.6%
Visitor Visa from Botswana	764 days	607 days	Shorter 20.5%
Super Visa from Nigeria	55 days	44 days	Shorter 20%
Study Permit from Ecuador	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Kenya	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Mali	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Study Permit from Martinique	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Qatar	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Thailand	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Türkiye	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from United States	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Uzbekistan	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Vietnam	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Work Permit from China	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Work Permit from Germany	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Work Permit from Philippines	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Visitor Visa from Netherlands	25 days	30 days	Longer 20%
Visitor Visa from Nigeria	78 days	93 days	Longer 19.2%
Super Visa from Algeria	47 days	56 days	Longer 19.1%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Malaysia	21 months	17 months	Shorter 19%
Study Permit from Madagascar	21 weeks	17 weeks	Shorter 19%
Visitor Visa from Bhutan	21 days	25 days	Longer 19%
Visitor Visa from United States	21 days	17 days	Shorter 19%
Work Permit from Egypt	11 weeks	9 weeks	Shorter 18.2%
Visitor Visa from Fiji	17 days	14 days	Shorter 17.6%
Visitor Visa from Uzbekistan	17 days	14 days	Shorter 17.6%
Visitor Visa from Vietnam	29 days	34 days	Longer 17.2%
Study Permit from Zimbabwe	12 weeks	14 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Ethiopia	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Indonesia	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Morocco	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Niger	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from Taiwan	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Cambodia	42 days	49 days	Longer 16.7%
Work Permit from Colombia	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Work Permit from Ecuador	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Work Permit from Tunisia	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Bolivia	30 days	25 days	Shorter 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Peru	30 days	25 days	Shorter 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Venezuela	30 days	35 days	Longer 16.7%
Super Visa from Morocco	24 days	20 days	Shorter 16.7%
Super Visa from Tunisia	18 days	21 days	Longer 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Guyana	18 days	15 days	Shorter 16.7%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Lebanon	19 months	16 months	Shorter 15.8%
Work Permit from Hong Kong SAR China	19 weeks	16 weeks	Shorter 15.8%
Work Permit from Côte d’Ivoire	13 weeks	11 weeks	Shorter 15.4%
Super Visa from Ethiopia	33 days	38 days	Longer 15.2%
Super Visa from Jamaica	40 days	46 days	Longer 15%
Visitor Visa from Ireland	20 days	23 days	Longer 15%
Visitor Visa from United Kingdom	20 days	23 days	Longer 15%
Super Visa from India	61 days	70 days	Longer 14.8%
Visitor Visa from Afghanistan	68 days	58 days	Shorter 14.7%
Super Visa from Bangladesh	48 days	55 days	Longer 14.6%
Study Permit from South Africa	14 weeks	16 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Togo	14 weeks	16 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Work Permit from Canada	14 weeks	16 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Replacement of an immigration document	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Canada	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Jordan	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Super Visa from Vietnam	35 days	40 days	Longer 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Montenegro	28 days	24 days	Shorter 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Taiwan	50 days	57 days	Longer 14%
Visitor Visa from Bangladesh	43 days	37 days	Shorter 14%
Visitor Visa from St. Vincent & Grenadines	22 days	25 days	Longer 13.6%
Super Visa from Philippines	104 days	90 days	Shorter 13.5%
Visitor Visa from North Macedonia	37 days	32 days	Shorter 13.5%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Jordan	30 months	26 months	Shorter 13.3%
Super Visa from United Arab Emirates	83 days	72 days	Shorter 13.3%
Visitor Visa from Australia	15 days	13 days	Shorter 13.3%
Visitor Visa from Iraq	92 days	80 days	Shorter 13%
Visitor Visa from Sri Lanka	39 days	44 days	Longer 12.8%
Super Visa from Ukraine	63 days	71 days	Longer 12.7%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Jamaica	8 months	9 months	Longer 12.5%
Study Permit from Ukraine	8 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 12.5%
Work Permit from Sri Lanka	8 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Senegal	48 days	54 days	Longer 12.5%
PR card (first card)	40 days	35 days	Shorter 12.5%
Super Visa from Haiti	32 days	36 days	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Chile	24 days	27 days	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Belize	25 days	22 days	Shorter 12%
Visitor Visa from Bahrain	67 days	59 days	Shorter 11.9%
Visitor Visa from Azerbaijan	76 days	85 days	Longer 11.8%
Visitor Visa from Moldova	34 days	38 days	Longer 11.8%
Visitor Visa from Spain	34 days	38 days	Longer 11.8%
Visitor Visa from Oman	69 days	61 days	Shorter 11.6%
Visitor Visa from Qatar	69 days	61 days	Shorter 11.6%
Visitor Visa from Greece	44 days	49 days	Longer 11.4%
Private Refugee from Indonesia	27 months	30 months	Longer 11.1%
Study Permit from Nigeria	9 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 11.1%
Work Permit from India	9 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 11.1%
Work Permit from Nigeria	9 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 11.1%
Visitor Visa from Belgium	36 days	40 days	Longer 11.1%
Visitor Visa from Turks & Caicos Islands	27 days	24 days	Shorter 11.1%
Visitor Visa from Cameroon	55 days	49 days	Shorter 10.9%
Visitor Visa from Mali	95 days	85 days	Shorter 10.5%
Visitor Visa from Uruguay	19 days	21 days	Longer 10.5%
Verification of status (VoS)	10 weeks	11 weeks	Longer 10%
Work Permit from Madagascar	41 weeks	37 weeks	Shorter 9.8%
Visitor Visa from Iceland	52 days	57 days	Longer 9.6%
Adopted Child Sponsorship from Canada	22 months	24 months	Longer 9.1%
Work Permit from Rwanda	11 weeks	10 weeks	Shorter 9.1%
Adopted Child Sponsorship from Ethiopia	34 months	37 months	Longer 8.8%
Visitor Visa from Bulgaria	34 days	31 days	Shorter 8.8%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Uganda	23 months	21 months	Shorter 8.7%
Private Refugee from Saudi Arabia	23 months	21 months	Shorter 8.7%
Visitor Visa from Argentina	23 days	21 days	Shorter 8.7%
Visitor Visa from El Salvador	23 days	25 days	Longer 8.7%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Haiti	35 months	32 months	Shorter 8.6%
Visitor Visa from Switzerland	35 days	38 days	Longer 8.6%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Egypt	12 months	13 months	Longer 8.3%
Study Permit from Mauritius	12 weeks	13 weeks	Longer 8.3%
Visitor Visa from Burkina Faso	36 days	39 days	Longer 8.3%
Visitor visa (applying from inside Canada)	12 days	11 days	Shorter 8.3%
Visitor Visa from Togo	134 days	123 days	Shorter 8.2%
Private Refugee from United Arab Emirates	26 months	24 months	Shorter 7.7%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Rwanda	13 months	12 months	Shorter 7.7%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Bangladesh	13 months	14 months	Longer 7.7%
Private Refugee from Pakistan	13 months	14 months	Longer 7.7%
Visitor Visa from Kuwait	66 days	61 days	Shorter 7.6%
Super Visa from Senegal	40 days	37 days	Shorter 7.5%
Visitor Visa from Indonesia	28 days	26 days	Shorter 7.1%
Work permit extension	115 days	107 days	Shorter 7%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Kenya	15 months	16 months	Longer 6.7%
Government-Assisted Refugee from South Sudan	15 months	14 months	Shorter 6.7%
Visitor Visa from Latvia	30 days	28 days	Shorter 6.7%
Visitor Visa from St. Lucia	16 days	15 days	Shorter 6.3%
Visitor Visa from Trinidad & Tobago	16 days	15 days	Shorter 6.3%
Super Visa from Saudi Arabia	97 days	91 days	Shorter 6.2%
Private Refugee from Israel	33 months	35 months	Longer 6.1%
Super Visa from Syria	694 days	652 days	Shorter 6.1%
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	99 days	105 days	Longer 6.1%
Visitor Visa from Gambia	99 days	93 days	Shorter 6.1%
Visitor Visa from China	33 days	35 days	Longer 6.1%
Visitor Visa from Lebanon	67 days	71 days	Longer 6%
Citizenship: search of citizenship records	17 months	18 months	Longer 5.9%
Super Visa from Ghana	34 days	32 days	Shorter 5.9%
Visitor Visa from Cyprus	34 days	36 days	Longer 5.9%
Visitor Visa from Japan	53 days	56 days	Longer 5.7%
Visitor Visa from France	36 days	38 days	Longer 5.6%
Visitor Visa from Tunisia	36 days	38 days	Longer 5.6%
Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada)	416 days	393 days	Shorter 5.5%
Super Visa from China	73 days	77 days	Longer 5.5%
Visitor Visa from Saudi Arabia	56 days	53 days	Shorter 5.4%
Visitor Visa from Portugal	37 days	39 days	Longer 5.4%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Ethiopia	19 months	18 months	Shorter 5.3%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Nigeria	19 months	20 months	Longer 5.3%
Private Refugee from Tajikistan	19 months	20 months	Longer 5.3%
Work Permit from Iran	38 weeks	36 weeks	Shorter 5.3%
Visitor Visa from Estonia	38 days	36 days	Shorter 5.3%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Kenya	20 months	19 months	Shorter 5%
PR card (renewal or replacement)	40 days	38 days	Shorter 5%
Visitor Visa from Cuba	20 days	21 days	Longer 5%
Visitor Visa from Philippines	20 days	21 days	Longer 5%
Super Visa from Egypt	41 days	39 days	Shorter 4.9%
Visitor Visa from Equatorial Guinea	125 days	119 days	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Nicaragua	22 days	21 days	Shorter 4.5%
Super Visa from Lebanon	23 days	24 days	Longer 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Antigua & Barbuda	23 days	24 days	Longer 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Grenada	23 days	24 days	Longer 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Guatemala	23 days	22 days	Shorter 4.3%
Private Refugee from Ethiopia	24 months	25 months	Longer 4.2%
Visitor Visa from Rwanda	48 days	50 days	Longer 4.2%
Visitor Visa from Dominican Republic	24 days	23 days	Shorter 4.2%
Visitor Visa from Finland	24 days	25 days	Longer 4.2%
Visitor Visa from South Korea	54 days	56 days	Longer 3.7%
Super Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	27 days	26 days	Shorter 3.7%
Visitor Visa from Ecuador	27 days	28 days	Longer 3.7%
Visitor Visa from Jamaica	27 days	26 days	Shorter 3.7%
Private Refugee from Lebanon	28 months	29 months	Longer 3.6%
Private Refugee from Malaysia	28 months	29 months	Longer 3.6%
Visitor Visa from Algeria	28 days	27 days	Shorter 3.6%
Visitor Visa from Brazil	28 days	29 days	Longer 3.6%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Tanzania	58 months	60 months	Longer 3.4%
Private Refugee Sponsor from Malaysia	29 months	28 months	Shorter 3.4%
Visitor Visa from Denmark	29 days	30 days	Longer 3.4%
Private Refugee from Jordan	31 months	32 months	Longer 3.2%
Visitor Visa from Malaysia	31 days	30 days	Shorter 3.2%
Study permit extension	64 days	62 days	Shorter 3.1%
Private Refugee from South Africa	33 months	34 months	Longer 3%
Visitor Visa from Angola	179 days	174 days	Shorter 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Libya	36 days	37 days	Longer 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Türkiye	76 days	78 days	Longer 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Congo - Brazzaville	38 days	39 days	Longer 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Romania	38 days	37 days	Shorter 2.6%
Adopted Child Sponsorship from Haiti	44 months	43 months	Shorter 2.3%
Visitor Visa from Tanzania	46 days	47 days	Longer 2.2%
Visitor Visa from Jordan	57 days	56 days	Shorter 1.8%
Visitor Visa from Mauritius	126 days	128 days	Longer 1.6%
Visitor Visa from Ghana	77 days	78 days	Longer 1.3%
Visitor Visa from Niger	78 days	79 days	Longer 1.3%
Visitor Visa from Pakistan	77 days	78 days	Longer 1.3%
Visitor Visa from Benin	127 days	128 days	Longer 0.8%

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 26, 2026 with September 22, 2026 · not immigration or legal advice.