Canada processing-time changes: October 14, 2026

GovWait compared 1,926 IRCC records from October 7, 2026 with the official values dated October 14, 2026. Of 443 routes with a published value at both checks, 212 changed and 231 stayed at the same published value.

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212

published values changed

116

became longer

became shorter

231

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	October 7, 2026	October 14, 2026	Change
Work Permit from Honduras	1 week	2 weeks	Longer 100%
Work Permit from Egypt	9 weeks	17 weeks	Longer 88.9%
Study Permit from Czechia	3 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 66.7%
Super Visa from Ethiopia	52 days	81 days	Longer 55.8%
Super Visa from Türkiye	45 days	69 days	Longer 53.3%
Study Permit from China	4 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Switzerland	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from St. Kitts & Nevis	14 days	21 days	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from Slovakia	20 days	29 days	Longer 45%
Visitor Visa from Burundi	62 days	87 days	Longer 40.3%
Study Permit from United Arab Emirates	5 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 40%
Study Permit from Singapore	11 weeks	15 weeks	Longer 36.4%
Study Permit from Poland	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Zambia	253 days	332 days	Longer 31.2%
Visitor Visa from Mauritius	114 days	147 days	Longer 28.9%

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	October 7, 2026	October 14, 2026	Change
Work Permit from Jamaica	10 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 50%
Work Permit from United Arab Emirates	20 weeks	12 weeks	Shorter 40%
Study Permit from Jamaica	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Study Permit from Mexico	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Norway	61 days	41 days	Shorter 32.8%
Visitor Visa from Namibia	308 days	211 days	Shorter 31.5%
Visitor Visa from St. Vincent & Grenadines	28 days	20 days	Shorter 28.6%
Work Permit from Singapore	22 weeks	16 weeks	Shorter 27.3%
Super Visa from Brazil	33 days	24 days	Shorter 27.3%
Work Permit from Germany	8 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from Germany	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Work Permit from Brazil	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Visitor Visa from Benin	128 days	98 days	Shorter 23.4%
Visitor Visa from Togo	123 days	95 days	Shorter 22.8%
Work Permit from Qatar	18 weeks	14 weeks	Shorter 22.2%

Where changes were concentrated

Service	Changed routes	Longer	Shorter
Visitor Visa	114	61	53
Study Permit	35	21	14
Super Visa	32	17	15
Work Permit	24	13	11
Adopted Child Sponsorship	1	1	0
Dependent Child Sponsorship	1	0	1
Government-Assisted Refugee	1	1	0
Study permit extension	1	0	1
Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada)	1	0	1
Visitor visa (applying from inside Canada)	1	1	0
Work permit extension	1	1	0

Availability changes

A missing official value is a separate state, not a zero-day wait. In this check, 1 route gained a published value and 4 routes stopped showing one.

Route	Previous state	Current state
Super Visa from France	No processing time available	103 days
Study Permit from Barbados	4 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Iraq	10 weeks	No processing time available
Work Permit from Dominican Republic	6 weeks	No processing time available
Work Permit from Poland	6 weeks	No processing time available

Complete list of changed published values

The table below contains all 212 numeric changes in this issue, not only the largest movements.

Route	Previous	Current	Direction
Work Permit from Honduras	1 week	2 weeks	Longer 100%
Work Permit from Egypt	9 weeks	17 weeks	Longer 88.9%
Study Permit from Czechia	3 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 66.7%
Super Visa from Ethiopia	52 days	81 days	Longer 55.8%
Super Visa from Türkiye	45 days	69 days	Longer 53.3%
Work Permit from Jamaica	10 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 50%
Study Permit from China	4 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Switzerland	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from St. Kitts & Nevis	14 days	21 days	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from Slovakia	20 days	29 days	Longer 45%
Visitor Visa from Burundi	62 days	87 days	Longer 40.3%
Work Permit from United Arab Emirates	20 weeks	12 weeks	Shorter 40%
Study Permit from United Arab Emirates	5 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 40%
Study Permit from Singapore	11 weeks	15 weeks	Longer 36.4%
Study Permit from Jamaica	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Study Permit from Mexico	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Study Permit from Poland	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Norway	61 days	41 days	Shorter 32.8%
Visitor Visa from Namibia	308 days	211 days	Shorter 31.5%
Visitor Visa from Zambia	253 days	332 days	Longer 31.2%
Visitor Visa from Mauritius	114 days	147 days	Longer 28.9%
Visitor Visa from Tanzania	49 days	63 days	Longer 28.6%
Visitor Visa from St. Vincent & Grenadines	28 days	20 days	Shorter 28.6%
Work Permit from Singapore	22 weeks	16 weeks	Shorter 27.3%
Super Visa from Brazil	33 days	24 days	Shorter 27.3%
Work Permit from Germany	8 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 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 Germany	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from United Kingdom	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Vietnam	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Work Permit from Brazil	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Visitor Visa from Dominica	20 days	25 days	Longer 25%
Visitor Visa from Benin	128 days	98 days	Shorter 23.4%
Visitor Visa from Togo	123 days	95 days	Shorter 22.8%
Work Permit from Qatar	18 weeks	14 weeks	Shorter 22.2%
Work Permit from South Korea	9 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 22.2%
Visitor Visa from Australia	9 days	7 days	Shorter 22.2%
Study Permit from Iran	20 weeks	16 weeks	Shorter 20%
Study Permit from Hong Kong SAR China	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Kenya	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Study Permit from Malaysia	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Philippines	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Tunisia	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Visitor Visa from Algeria	27 days	22 days	Shorter 18.5%
Visitor Visa from Bahamas	38 days	31 days	Shorter 18.4%
Super Visa from United Arab Emirates	78 days	64 days	Shorter 17.9%
Study Permit from Ghana	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from India	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Rwanda	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from Türkiye	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from United States	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Bosnia & Herzegovina	42 days	35 days	Shorter 16.7%
Work Permit from Chile	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Work Permit from Ecuador	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Work Permit from Morocco	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Kyrgyzstan	12 days	10 days	Shorter 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Angola	147 days	169 days	Longer 15%
Super Visa from Colombia	61 days	70 days	Longer 14.8%
Super Visa from Cameroon	102 days	117 days	Longer 14.7%
Super Visa from Kenya	123 days	141 days	Longer 14.6%
Super Visa from Philippines	90 days	103 days	Longer 14.4%
Study Permit from Cameroon	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Ethiopia	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Study Permit from Guinea	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Study Permit from Italy	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Morocco	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Pakistan	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Afghanistan	49 days	42 days	Shorter 14.3%
Work Permit from Philippines	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Super Visa from Russia	65 days	74 days	Longer 13.8%
Visitor Visa from South Africa	163 days	185 days	Longer 13.5%
Visitor Visa from Moldova	37 days	42 days	Longer 13.5%
Visitor Visa from Grenada	23 days	20 days	Shorter 13%
Visitor Visa from Cayman Islands	31 days	35 days	Longer 12.9%
Super Visa from Ukraine	63 days	71 days	Longer 12.7%
Super Visa from Nepal	55 days	48 days	Shorter 12.7%
Work Permit from Hong Kong SAR China	16 weeks	14 weeks	Shorter 12.5%
Study Permit from Canada	8 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 12.5%
Study Permit from Lebanon	8 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 12.5%
Work Permit from Cameroon	8 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 12.5%
Work Permit from Pakistan	8 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 12.5%
Super Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	40 days	35 days	Shorter 12.5%
Visitor Visa from New Zealand	8 days	7 days	Shorter 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Eswatini	141 days	158 days	Longer 12.1%
Visitor Visa from Sudan	66 days	74 days	Longer 12.1%
Visitor Visa from Czechia	42 days	37 days	Shorter 11.9%
Work Permit from Sri Lanka	9 weeks	8 weeks	Shorter 11.1%
Visitor Visa from China	36 days	40 days	Longer 11.1%
Visitor Visa from Bhutan	27 days	30 days	Longer 11.1%
Visitor Visa from Rwanda	55 days	61 days	Longer 10.9%
Super Visa from Ghana	28 days	25 days	Shorter 10.7%
Visitor Visa from Netherlands	28 days	25 days	Shorter 10.7%
Super Visa from Egypt	39 days	43 days	Longer 10.3%
Visitor Visa from Sri Lanka	49 days	44 days	Shorter 10.2%
Super Visa from Burundi	79 days	71 days	Shorter 10.1%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Lebanon	10 months	11 months	Longer 10%
Work Permit from Bangladesh	40 weeks	44 weeks	Longer 10%
Work Permit from Nepal	10 weeks	9 weeks	Shorter 10%
Visitor Visa from Argentina	21 days	19 days	Shorter 9.5%
Visitor Visa from Belize	21 days	23 days	Longer 9.5%
Visitor Visa from Israel	21 days	23 days	Longer 9.5%
Visitor Visa from Mexico	21 days	19 days	Shorter 9.5%
Visitor Visa from Jamaica	32 days	35 days	Longer 9.4%
Super Visa from Syria	718 days	652 days	Shorter 9.2%
Visitor visa (applying from inside Canada)	11 days	12 days	Longer 9.1%
Visitor Visa from Armenia	11 days	10 days	Shorter 9.1%
Visitor Visa from Zimbabwe	167 days	182 days	Longer 9%
Visitor Visa from Bolivia	23 days	25 days	Longer 8.7%
Visitor Visa from Dominican Republic	23 days	25 days	Longer 8.7%
Visitor Visa from Mali	81 days	74 days	Shorter 8.6%
Visitor Visa from Pakistan	71 days	65 days	Shorter 8.5%
Super Visa from Haiti	36 days	33 days	Shorter 8.3%
Visitor Visa from Estonia	36 days	33 days	Shorter 8.3%
Visitor Visa from Montenegro	24 days	26 days	Longer 8.3%
Visitor Visa from Malawi	220 days	238 days	Longer 8.2%
Work Permit from Zimbabwe	39 weeks	42 weeks	Longer 7.7%
Visitor Visa from Cyprus	39 days	36 days	Shorter 7.7%
Visitor Visa from Bermuda	27 days	29 days	Longer 7.4%
Study Permit from Madagascar	14 weeks	13 weeks	Shorter 7.1%
Study Permit from Zimbabwe	14 weeks	15 weeks	Longer 7.1%
Work Permit from Canada	14 weeks	15 weeks	Longer 7.1%
Visitor Visa from Taiwan	56 days	52 days	Shorter 7.1%
Visitor Visa from Guyana	14 days	15 days	Longer 7.1%
Visitor Visa from St. Lucia	15 days	16 days	Longer 6.7%
Visitor Visa from Trinidad & Tobago	15 days	16 days	Longer 6.7%
Visitor Visa from Ghana	93 days	87 days	Shorter 6.5%
Visitor Visa from Madagascar	140 days	149 days	Longer 6.4%
Visitor Visa from Macao SAR China	16 days	17 days	Longer 6.3%
Adopted Child Sponsorship from Philippines	16 months	17 months	Longer 6.2%
Super Visa from Tunisia	17 days	18 days	Longer 5.9%
Study Permit from South Africa	18 weeks	19 weeks	Longer 5.6%
Visitor Visa from Austria	36 days	38 days	Longer 5.6%
Visitor Visa from Lithuania	18 days	17 days	Shorter 5.6%
Work permit extension	112 days	118 days	Longer 5.4%
Super Visa from Bangladesh	56 days	53 days	Shorter 5.4%
Super Visa from Nigeria	37 days	35 days	Shorter 5.4%
Work Permit from Iran	57 weeks	60 weeks	Longer 5.3%
Visitor Visa from Singapore	19 days	20 days	Longer 5.3%
Super Visa from Cuba	58 days	55 days	Shorter 5.2%
Study permit extension	59 days	56 days	Shorter 5.1%
Visitor Visa from Sweden	39 days	41 days	Longer 5.1%
Work Permit from Ghana	20 weeks	21 weeks	Longer 5%
Visitor Visa from Albania	40 days	42 days	Longer 5%
Visitor Visa from Colombia	20 days	19 days	Shorter 5%
Visitor Visa from Malaysia	20 days	21 days	Longer 5%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Ethiopia	21 months	20 months	Shorter 4.8%
Super Visa from Vietnam	42 days	44 days	Longer 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Ireland	21 days	20 days	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Greece	44 days	42 days	Shorter 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Cambodia	46 days	44 days	Shorter 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Haiti	23 days	24 days	Longer 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Paraguay	23 days	22 days	Shorter 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Mozambique	382 days	398 days	Longer 4.2%
Super Visa from Lebanon	24 days	25 days	Longer 4.2%
Super Visa from Morocco	24 days	25 days	Longer 4.2%
Visitor Visa from United Kingdom	24 days	23 days	Shorter 4.2%
Super Visa from India	74 days	77 days	Longer 4.1%
Super Visa from Pakistan	101 days	105 days	Longer 4%
Super Visa from United Kingdom	101 days	97 days	Shorter 4%
Visitor Visa from Peru	25 days	26 days	Longer 4%
Visitor Visa from Philippines	25 days	24 days	Shorter 4%
Super Visa from Jamaica	51 days	49 days	Shorter 3.9%
Visitor Visa from Indonesia	26 days	25 days	Shorter 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Panama	28 days	27 days	Shorter 3.6%
Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada)	370 days	357 days	Shorter 3.5%
Visitor Visa from Equatorial Guinea	119 days	115 days	Shorter 3.4%
Visitor Visa from Kuwait	61 days	63 days	Longer 3.3%
Visitor Visa from India	30 days	29 days	Shorter 3.3%
Visitor Visa from Mauritania	93 days	96 days	Longer 3.2%
Visitor Visa from Syria	95 days	92 days	Shorter 3.2%
Visitor Visa from Nigeria	100 days	103 days	Longer 3%
Super Visa from United States	66 days	68 days	Longer 3%
Visitor Visa from Egypt	66 days	64 days	Shorter 3%
Visitor Visa from Bangladesh	33 days	34 days	Longer 3%
Super Visa from Eritrea	239 days	232 days	Shorter 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Iceland	68 days	70 days	Longer 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Germany	35 days	36 days	Longer 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Lesotho	106 days	103 days	Shorter 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Luxembourg	37 days	36 days	Shorter 2.7%
Visitor Visa from Romania	37 days	38 days	Longer 2.7%
Visitor Visa from Tunisia	37 days	36 days	Shorter 2.7%
Visitor Visa from Belgium	39 days	40 days	Longer 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Gabon	39 days	40 days	Longer 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Italy	39 days	40 days	Longer 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Switzerland	38 days	39 days	Longer 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Vietnam	39 days	40 days	Longer 2.6%
Work Permit from Madagascar	40 weeks	41 weeks	Longer 2.5%
Super Visa from Senegal	40 days	41 days	Longer 2.5%
Visitor Visa from Kosovo	41 days	40 days	Shorter 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Laos	42 days	43 days	Longer 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Ethiopia	129 days	132 days	Longer 2.3%
Visitor Visa from Iran	92 days	90 days	Shorter 2.2%
Visitor Visa from Cameroon	46 days	45 days	Shorter 2.2%
Visitor Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	50 days	49 days	Shorter 2%
Visitor Visa from Liberia	104 days	106 days	Longer 1.9%
Visitor Visa from Saudi Arabia	52 days	51 days	Shorter 1.9%
Visitor Visa from Jordan	57 days	56 days	Shorter 1.8%
Visitor Visa from South Korea	57 days	56 days	Shorter 1.8%
Visitor Visa from United Arab Emirates	56 days	55 days	Shorter 1.8%
Visitor Visa from Oman	60 days	61 days	Longer 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Qatar	60 days	61 days	Longer 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Senegal	59 days	60 days	Longer 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Guinea	72 days	71 days	Shorter 1.4%
Visitor Visa from Lebanon	70 days	69 days	Shorter 1.4%
Visitor Visa from Georgia	78 days	79 days	Longer 1.3%
Visitor Visa from Iraq	77 days	78 days	Longer 1.3%
Visitor Visa from Türkiye	77 days	76 days	Shorter 1.3%
Super Visa from China	86 days	85 days	Shorter 1.2%
Visitor Visa from Djibouti	112 days	113 days	Longer 0.9%
Visitor Visa from Somalia	118 days	119 days	Longer 0.8%
Visitor Visa from Botswana	567 days	570 days	Longer 0.5%

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 October 7, 2026 with October 14, 2026 · not immigration or legal advice.