Canada processing-time changes: October 21, 2026

GovWait compared 1,926 IRCC records from October 14, 2026 with the official values dated October 21, 2026. Of 437 routes with a published value at both checks, 192 changed and 245 stayed at the same published value.

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192

published values changed

104

became longer

became shorter

245

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 14, 2026	October 21, 2026	Change
Visitor Visa from Eswatini	158 days	804 days	Longer 408.9%
Visitor Visa from Ukraine	13 days	22 days	Longer 69.2%
Study Permit from Germany	3 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 66.7%
Study Permit from Jamaica	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from Israel	23 days	33 days	Longer 43.5%
Study Permit from Mali	5 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 40%
Work Permit from Chile	5 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 40%
Work Permit from Jamaica	5 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 40%
Super Visa from Brazil	24 days	33 days	Longer 37.5%
Super Visa from Ethiopia	81 days	109 days	Longer 34.6%
Study Permit from China	6 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Belgium	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Chad	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Norway	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Work Permit from Nicaragua	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%

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 14, 2026	October 21, 2026	Change
Work Permit from Egypt	17 weeks	8 weeks	Shorter 52.9%
Visitor Visa from Togo	95 days	48 days	Shorter 49.5%
Visitor Visa from Barbados	35 days	18 days	Shorter 48.6%
Visitor Visa from Finland	30 days	16 days	Shorter 46.7%
Work Permit from Singapore	16 weeks	9 weeks	Shorter 43.8%
Work Permit from United Arab Emirates	12 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 41.7%
Study Permit from Singapore	15 weeks	9 weeks	Shorter 40%
Visitor Visa from Benin	98 days	59 days	Shorter 39.8%
Study Permit from Italy	8 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 37.5%
Visitor Visa from Gambia	91 days	59 days	Shorter 35.2%
Study Permit from South Korea	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Work Permit from Malaysia	14 weeks	10 weeks	Shorter 28.6%
Visitor Visa from Estonia	33 days	24 days	Shorter 27.3%
Study Permit from Japan	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Visitor Visa from Slovakia	29 days	22 days	Shorter 24.1%

Where changes were concentrated

Service	Changed routes	Longer	Shorter
Visitor Visa	110	55	55
Study Permit	29	20	9
Work Permit	25	12	13
Super Visa	23	15	8
PR card (first card)	1	0	1
PR card (renewal or replacement)	1	1	0
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	1	0	1
Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada)	1	0	1
Work permit extension	1	1	0

Availability changes

A missing official value is a separate state, not a zero-day wait. In this check, 4 routes gained a published value and 7 routes stopped showing one.

Route	Previous state	Current state
Super Visa from Australia	No processing time available	60 days
Super Visa from Guinea	No processing time available	47 days
Work Permit from Libya	No processing time available	2 weeks
Work Permit from Russia	No processing time available	5 weeks
Study Permit from Austria	5 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Ireland	3 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Israel	6 weeks	No processing time available
Super Visa from France	103 days	No processing time available
Super Visa from Russia	74 days	No processing time available
Super Visa from Ukraine	71 days	No processing time available
Work Permit from Zimbabwe	42 weeks	No processing time available

Complete list of changed published values

The table below contains all 192 numeric changes in this issue, not only the largest movements.

Route	Previous	Current	Direction
Visitor Visa from Eswatini	158 days	804 days	Longer 408.9%
Visitor Visa from Ukraine	13 days	22 days	Longer 69.2%
Study Permit from Germany	3 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 66.7%
Work Permit from Egypt	17 weeks	8 weeks	Shorter 52.9%
Study Permit from Jamaica	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from Togo	95 days	48 days	Shorter 49.5%
Visitor Visa from Barbados	35 days	18 days	Shorter 48.6%
Visitor Visa from Finland	30 days	16 days	Shorter 46.7%
Work Permit from Singapore	16 weeks	9 weeks	Shorter 43.8%
Visitor Visa from Israel	23 days	33 days	Longer 43.5%
Work Permit from United Arab Emirates	12 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 41.7%
Study Permit from Singapore	15 weeks	9 weeks	Shorter 40%
Study Permit from Mali	5 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 40%
Work Permit from Chile	5 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 40%
Work Permit from Jamaica	5 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 40%
Visitor Visa from Benin	98 days	59 days	Shorter 39.8%
Study Permit from Italy	8 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 37.5%
Super Visa from Brazil	24 days	33 days	Longer 37.5%
Visitor Visa from Gambia	91 days	59 days	Shorter 35.2%
Super Visa from Ethiopia	81 days	109 days	Longer 34.6%
Study Permit from China	6 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Belgium	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Chad	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Norway	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from South Korea	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Work Permit from Nicaragua	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Iran	16 weeks	21 weeks	Longer 31.3%
Work Permit from Malaysia	14 weeks	10 weeks	Shorter 28.6%
Study Permit from Tanzania	7 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 28.6%
Visitor Visa from Estonia	33 days	24 days	Shorter 27.3%
Study Permit from Dominican Republic	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Japan	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Visitor Visa from Turks & Caicos Islands	28 days	35 days	Longer 25%
Work Permit from China	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Visitor Visa from Malta	29 days	36 days	Longer 24.1%
Visitor Visa from Slovakia	29 days	22 days	Shorter 24.1%
Visitor Visa from Poland	9 days	11 days	Longer 22.2%
Work Permit from Qatar	14 weeks	11 weeks	Shorter 21.4%
Visitor Visa from Belarus	19 days	15 days	Shorter 21.1%
Work Permit from Indonesia	15 weeks	12 weeks	Shorter 20%
Study Permit from Bangladesh	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Gambia	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Study Permit from Rwanda	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Sri Lanka	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Türkiye	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Uzbekistan	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Visitor Visa from Dominica	25 days	20 days	Shorter 20%
Visitor Visa from St. Kitts & Nevis	21 days	25 days	Longer 19%
Visitor Visa from Uruguay	21 days	17 days	Shorter 19%
Super Visa from Türkiye	69 days	81 days	Longer 17.4%
Visitor Visa from Malawi	238 days	198 days	Shorter 16.8%
Work Permit from Thailand	12 weeks	10 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Work Permit from Türkiye	12 weeks	10 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from Burundi	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Ethiopia	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Work Permit from Germany	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Bhutan	30 days	35 days	Longer 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Mexico	19 days	16 days	Shorter 15.8%
Super Visa from Senegal	41 days	35 days	Shorter 14.6%
Work Permit from Hong Kong SAR China	14 weeks	16 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Congo - Brazzaville	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Ghana	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from India	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Work Permit from Lebanon	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Australia	7 days	8 days	Longer 14.3%
Visitor Visa from New Zealand	7 days	8 days	Longer 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Madagascar	149 days	128 days	Shorter 14.1%
Visitor Visa from Belize	23 days	20 days	Shorter 13%
Super Visa from Iran	265 days	231 days	Shorter 12.8%
Super Visa from United Arab Emirates	64 days	72 days	Longer 12.5%
Study Permit from Cameroon	8 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 12.5%
Study Permit from Ecuador	8 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 12.5%
Study Permit from Pakistan	8 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 12.5%
Work Permit from Philippines	8 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 12.5%
Work Permit from Sri Lanka	8 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Gabon	40 days	45 days	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Fiji	8 days	9 days	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Iran	90 days	79 days	Shorter 12.2%
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	108 days	95 days	Shorter 12%
Visitor Visa from Netherlands	25 days	28 days	Longer 12%
Visitor Visa from Moldova	42 days	47 days	Longer 11.9%
Work Permit from Bangladesh	44 weeks	49 weeks	Longer 11.4%
Visitor Visa from Jamaica	35 days	39 days	Longer 11.4%
Work Permit from Nepal	9 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 11.1%
Visitor Visa from Russia	18 days	20 days	Longer 11.1%
Super Visa from Algeria	57 days	51 days	Shorter 10.5%
Visitor Visa from Bulgaria	38 days	34 days	Shorter 10.5%
Super Visa from United States	68 days	75 days	Longer 10.3%
Visitor Visa from Ireland	20 days	22 days	Longer 10%
Visitor Visa from Morocco	20 days	22 days	Longer 10%
Visitor Visa from Armenia	10 days	11 days	Longer 10%
Super Visa from Egypt	43 days	39 days	Shorter 9.3%
Work Permit from India	11 weeks	10 weeks	Shorter 9.1%
PR card (first card)	33 days	30 days	Shorter 9.1%
Visitor Visa from Iraq	78 days	71 days	Shorter 9%
Visitor Visa from Bangladesh	34 days	37 days	Longer 8.8%
Study Permit from Mauritius	12 weeks	11 weeks	Shorter 8.3%
Work Permit from Senegal	12 weeks	13 weeks	Longer 8.3%
Visitor Visa from Mauritius	147 days	135 days	Shorter 8.2%
Visitor Visa from Dominican Republic	25 days	27 days	Longer 8%
Visitor Visa from Lesotho	103 days	95 days	Shorter 7.8%
Super Visa from India	77 days	83 days	Longer 7.8%
Visitor Visa from Chile	27 days	25 days	Shorter 7.4%
Work Permit from Madagascar	41 weeks	38 weeks	Shorter 7.3%
Visitor Visa from Zimbabwe	182 days	195 days	Longer 7.1%
Visitor Visa from Sri Lanka	44 days	41 days	Shorter 6.8%
Work Permit from Canada	15 weeks	16 weeks	Longer 6.7%
Visitor Visa from Cameroon	45 days	48 days	Longer 6.7%
Super Visa from Nepal	48 days	51 days	Longer 6.3%
Visitor Visa from Trinidad & Tobago	16 days	17 days	Longer 6.3%
Visitor Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	49 days	46 days	Shorter 6.1%
Work Permit from South Africa	17 weeks	16 weeks	Shorter 5.9%
Visitor Visa from Macao SAR China	17 days	18 days	Longer 5.9%
Super Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	35 days	37 days	Longer 5.7%
Visitor Visa from Libya	35 days	33 days	Shorter 5.7%
Super Visa from Tunisia	18 days	19 days	Longer 5.6%
Super Visa from Cuba	55 days	58 days	Longer 5.5%
Visitor Visa from Mali	74 days	70 days	Shorter 5.4%
PR card (renewal or replacement)	38 days	40 days	Longer 5.3%
Visitor Visa from Colombia	19 days	18 days	Shorter 5.3%
Visitor Visa from North Macedonia	39 days	41 days	Longer 5.1%
Work Permit from Iran	60 weeks	57 weeks	Shorter 5%
Visitor Visa from Mozambique	398 days	418 days	Longer 5%
Visitor Visa from China	40 days	42 days	Longer 5%
Visitor Visa from Costa Rica	20 days	21 days	Longer 5%
Visitor Visa from Grenada	20 days	19 days	Shorter 5%
Visitor Visa from Singapore	20 days	21 days	Longer 5%
Visitor Visa from Afghanistan	42 days	44 days	Longer 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Greece	42 days	40 days	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Nicaragua	21 days	22 days	Longer 4.8%
Super Visa from China	85 days	89 days	Longer 4.7%
Visitor Visa from Egypt	64 days	61 days	Shorter 4.7%
Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada)	357 days	341 days	Shorter 4.5%
Super Visa from Vietnam	44 days	46 days	Longer 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Algeria	22 days	23 days	Longer 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Guatemala	22 days	23 days	Longer 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Paraguay	22 days	21 days	Shorter 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Lebanon	69 days	66 days	Shorter 4.3%
Visitor Visa from United Kingdom	23 days	24 days	Longer 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Mauritania	96 days	92 days	Shorter 4.2%
Visitor Visa from Haiti	24 days	25 days	Longer 4.2%
Visitor Visa from Philippines	24 days	25 days	Longer 4.2%
Visitor Visa from Bolivia	25 days	26 days	Longer 4%
Visitor Visa from Saudi Arabia	51 days	49 days	Shorter 3.9%
Visitor Visa from Namibia	211 days	219 days	Longer 3.8%
Visitor Visa from South Africa	185 days	178 days	Shorter 3.8%
Super Visa from Bangladesh	53 days	55 days	Longer 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Panama	27 days	26 days	Shorter 3.7%
Visitor Visa from Ecuador	28 days	27 days	Shorter 3.6%
Visitor Visa from Latvia	28 days	27 days	Shorter 3.6%
Visitor Visa from Antigua & Barbuda	29 days	28 days	Shorter 3.4%
Visitor Visa from Brazil	29 days	28 days	Shorter 3.4%
Visitor Visa from Syria	92 days	89 days	Shorter 3.3%
Super Visa from Hong Kong SAR China	61 days	59 days	Shorter 3.3%
Visitor Visa from Senegal	60 days	62 days	Longer 3.3%
Visitor Visa from Bahamas	31 days	32 days	Longer 3.2%
Visitor Visa from Pakistan	65 days	63 days	Shorter 3.1%
Visitor Visa from Venezuela	33 days	32 days	Shorter 3%
Visitor Visa from Nigeria	103 days	106 days	Longer 2.9%
Super Visa from Nigeria	35 days	34 days	Shorter 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Cayman Islands	35 days	36 days	Longer 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Luxembourg	36 days	37 days	Longer 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Burkina Faso	38 days	37 days	Shorter 2.6%
Visitor Visa from France	38 days	37 days	Shorter 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Portugal	38 days	37 days	Shorter 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Switzerland	39 days	38 days	Shorter 2.6%
Work permit extension	118 days	121 days	Longer 2.5%
Visitor Visa from Georgia	79 days	81 days	Longer 2.5%
Visitor Visa from Belgium	40 days	39 days	Shorter 2.5%
Visitor Visa from Hungary	40 days	41 days	Longer 2.5%
Visitor Visa from Italy	40 days	41 days	Longer 2.5%
Visitor Visa from Albania	42 days	41 days	Shorter 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Nepal	42 days	43 days	Longer 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Sweden	41 days	40 days	Shorter 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Thailand	42 days	41 days	Shorter 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Burundi	87 days	89 days	Longer 2.3%
Visitor Visa from Laos	43 days	42 days	Shorter 2.3%
Visitor Visa from Liberia	106 days	104 days	Shorter 1.9%
Visitor Visa from United Arab Emirates	55 days	56 days	Longer 1.8%
Visitor Visa from Somalia	119 days	121 days	Longer 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Kuwait	63 days	64 days	Longer 1.6%
Super Visa from Kenya	141 days	143 days	Longer 1.4%
Visitor Visa from Niger	76 days	77 days	Longer 1.3%
Visitor Visa from Zambia	332 days	336 days	Longer 1.2%
Super Visa from Saudi Arabia	92 days	91 days	Shorter 1.1%
Visitor Visa from Ghana	87 days	86 days	Shorter 1.1%
Super Visa from Pakistan	105 days	104 days	Shorter 1%
Super Visa from Cameroon	117 days	118 days	Longer 0.9%
Visitor Visa from Djibouti	113 days	112 days	Shorter 0.9%
Visitor Visa from Ethiopia	132 days	133 days	Longer 0.8%
Visitor Visa from Kenya	125 days	124 days	Shorter 0.8%
Visitor Visa from Botswana	570 days	567 days	Shorter 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 14, 2026 with October 21, 2026 · not immigration or legal advice.