Canada processing-time changes: October 29, 2026

GovWait compared 1,926 IRCC records from October 21, 2026 with the official values dated October 29, 2026. Of 437 routes with a published value at both checks, 222 changed and 215 stayed at the same published value.

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222

published values changed

111

became longer

111

became shorter

215

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 21, 2026	October 29, 2026	Change
Work Permit from South Korea	7 weeks	18 weeks	Longer 157.1%
Visitor Visa from Togo	48 days	121 days	Longer 152.1%
Visitor Visa from Benin	59 days	124 days	Longer 110.2%
Visitor Visa from Bahamas	32 days	64 days	Longer 100%
Work Permit from Nicaragua	4 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 100%
Study Permit from Gambia	4 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 75%
Work Permit from Germany	7 weeks	12 weeks	Longer 71.4%
Visitor Visa from Uzbekistan	16 days	26 days	Longer 62.5%
Visitor Visa from Russia	20 days	32 days	Longer 60%
Visitor Visa from Poland	11 days	17 days	Longer 54.5%
Study Permit from Ghana	8 weeks	12 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Chile	4 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Denmark	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Spain	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Iran	21 weeks	30 weeks	Longer 42.9%

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 21, 2026	October 29, 2026	Change
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	95 days	21 days	Shorter 77.9%
Work Permit from Hong Kong SAR China	16 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 56.3%
Work Permit from Honduras	2 weeks	1 week	Shorter 50%
Study Permit from Taiwan	7 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 42.9%
Visitor Visa from Afghanistan	44 days	26 days	Shorter 40.9%
Visitor Visa from Estonia	24 days	15 days	Shorter 37.5%
Work Permit from Bangladesh	49 weeks	31 weeks	Shorter 36.7%
Work Permit from France	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Super Visa from United Arab Emirates	72 days	50 days	Shorter 30.6%
Visitor Visa from Malawi	198 days	139 days	Shorter 29.8%
Super Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	37 days	26 days	Shorter 29.7%
Study Permit from Ethiopia	7 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 28.6%
Work Permit from Jamaica	7 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 28.6%
Visitor Visa from Antigua & Barbuda	28 days	20 days	Shorter 28.6%
Study Permit from France	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%

Where changes were concentrated

Service	Changed routes	Longer	Shorter
Visitor Visa	121	59	62
Study Permit	39	24	15
Super Visa	27	8	19
Work Permit	26	17	9
Dependent Child Sponsorship	2	1	1
PR card (first card)	1	0	1
PR card (renewal or replacement)	1	1	0
Private Refugee	1	0	1
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	1	0	1
Study permit extension	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 4 routes stopped showing one.

Route	Previous state	Current state
Super Visa from Ukraine	No processing time available	71 days
Visitor Visa from Croatia	No processing time available	23 days
Work Permit from Guinea	No processing time available	11 weeks
Work Permit from Togo	No processing time available	17 weeks
Study Permit from Czechia	5 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Norway	4 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Slovakia	3 weeks	No processing time available
Visitor Visa from Bhutan	35 days	No processing time available

Complete list of changed published values

The table below contains all 222 numeric changes in this issue, not only the largest movements.

Route	Previous	Current	Direction
Work Permit from South Korea	7 weeks	18 weeks	Longer 157.1%
Visitor Visa from Togo	48 days	121 days	Longer 152.1%
Visitor Visa from Benin	59 days	124 days	Longer 110.2%
Visitor Visa from Bahamas	32 days	64 days	Longer 100%
Work Permit from Nicaragua	4 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 100%
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	95 days	21 days	Shorter 77.9%
Study Permit from Gambia	4 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 75%
Work Permit from Germany	7 weeks	12 weeks	Longer 71.4%
Visitor Visa from Uzbekistan	16 days	26 days	Longer 62.5%
Visitor Visa from Russia	20 days	32 days	Longer 60%
Work Permit from Hong Kong SAR China	16 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 56.3%
Visitor Visa from Poland	11 days	17 days	Longer 54.5%
Study Permit from Ghana	8 weeks	12 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Chile	4 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Denmark	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Study Permit from Spain	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Work Permit from Honduras	2 weeks	1 week	Shorter 50%
Study Permit from Iran	21 weeks	30 weeks	Longer 42.9%
Study Permit from Taiwan	7 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 42.9%
Visitor Visa from Afghanistan	44 days	26 days	Shorter 40.9%
Visitor Visa from Angola	169 days	235 days	Longer 39.1%
Visitor Visa from Estonia	24 days	15 days	Shorter 37.5%
Work Permit from Bangladesh	49 weeks	31 weeks	Shorter 36.7%
Study Permit from Haiti	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Jamaica	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Work Permit from France	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Work Permit from Japan	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Super Visa from United Arab Emirates	72 days	50 days	Shorter 30.6%
Visitor Visa from Malawi	198 days	139 days	Shorter 29.8%
Super Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	37 days	26 days	Shorter 29.7%
Study Permit from Ethiopia	7 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 28.6%
Work Permit from Jamaica	7 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 28.6%
Visitor Visa from Antigua & Barbuda	28 days	20 days	Shorter 28.6%
Super Visa from Egypt	39 days	50 days	Longer 28.2%
Study Permit from China	8 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Indonesia	8 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Bahamas	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from France	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Work Permit from Saudi Arabia	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Visitor Visa from Sri Lanka	41 days	31 days	Shorter 24.4%
Visitor Visa from Lebanon	66 days	50 days	Shorter 24.2%
Study Permit from Tanzania	9 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 22.2%
Visitor Visa from Bermuda	29 days	35 days	Longer 20.7%
Study Permit from Zimbabwe	15 weeks	18 weeks	Longer 20%
Work Permit from Thailand	10 weeks	12 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Burkina Faso	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Dominican Republic	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Study Permit from Nepal	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Niger	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Qatar	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from United Kingdom	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Study Permit from United States	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Work Permit from Colombia	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Work Permit from Haiti	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Work Permit from Peru	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Work Permit from Taiwan	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Visitor Visa from Chile	25 days	20 days	Shorter 20%
Visitor Visa from Kazakhstan	10 days	12 days	Longer 20%
Visitor Visa from Kyrgyzstan	10 days	12 days	Longer 20%
Visitor Visa from Ghana	86 days	69 days	Shorter 19.8%
Visitor Visa from China	42 days	50 days	Longer 19%
Visitor Visa from Iceland	70 days	83 days	Longer 18.6%
Visitor Visa from Suriname	27 days	22 days	Shorter 18.5%
Super Visa from Brazil	33 days	27 days	Shorter 18.2%
Visitor Visa from Morocco	22 days	26 days	Longer 18.2%
Visitor Visa from Türkiye	76 days	63 days	Shorter 17.1%
Visitor Visa from Namibia	219 days	256 days	Longer 16.9%
Visitor Visa from Azerbaijan	83 days	69 days	Shorter 16.9%
Study Permit from Bangladesh	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Kazakhstan	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from Myanmar (Burma)	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Sri Lanka	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Thailand	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from Türkiye	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Colombia	18 days	15 days	Shorter 16.7%
Super Visa from Ethiopia	109 days	91 days	Shorter 16.5%
Visitor Visa from Bangladesh	37 days	31 days	Shorter 16.2%
Super Visa from Lebanon	25 days	29 days	Longer 16%
Visitor Visa from Botswana	567 days	479 days	Shorter 15.5%
Visitor Visa from Montenegro	26 days	30 days	Longer 15.4%
Visitor Visa from Latvia	27 days	23 days	Shorter 14.8%
Visitor Visa from Tanzania	63 days	54 days	Shorter 14.3%
Study Permit from Algeria	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Burundi	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Study Permit from Canada	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Study Permit from Pakistan	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Study Permit from Ukraine	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Study Permit from United Arab Emirates	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Work Permit from Australia	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Work Permit from Chile	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Cayman Islands	36 days	41 days	Longer 13.9%
Visitor Visa from Ukraine	22 days	25 days	Longer 13.6%
Visitor Visa from Czechia	37 days	42 days	Longer 13.5%
Visitor Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	46 days	40 days	Shorter 13%
Super Visa from Eritrea	232 days	261 days	Longer 12.5%
Study Permit from Togo	16 weeks	18 weeks	Longer 12.5%
Work Permit from South Africa	16 weeks	18 weeks	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Kosovo	40 days	45 days	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Venezuela	32 days	28 days	Shorter 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Mexico	16 days	14 days	Shorter 12.5%
Visitor Visa from St. Lucia	16 days	18 days	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Australia	8 days	9 days	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from New Zealand	8 days	9 days	Longer 12.5%
Super Visa from Ghana	25 days	22 days	Shorter 12%
Study Permit from Benin	17 weeks	19 weeks	Longer 11.8%
Super Visa from Nigeria	34 days	30 days	Shorter 11.8%
Visitor Visa from Bulgaria	34 days	38 days	Longer 11.8%
Visitor Visa from Uruguay	17 days	15 days	Shorter 11.8%
Visitor Visa from Lesotho	95 days	84 days	Shorter 11.6%
Visitor Visa from Turks & Caicos Islands	35 days	39 days	Longer 11.4%
Work Permit from Cameroon	9 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 11.1%
Work Permit from Sri Lanka	9 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 11.1%
Visitor Visa from Malta	36 days	40 days	Longer 11.1%
Visitor Visa from Macao SAR China	18 days	16 days	Shorter 11.1%
Visitor Visa from Fiji	9 days	10 days	Longer 11.1%
Visitor Visa from Moldova	47 days	42 days	Shorter 10.6%
Visitor Visa from Grenada	19 days	17 days	Shorter 10.5%
Work Permit from Rwanda	10 weeks	11 weeks	Longer 10%
Work Permit from Türkiye	10 weeks	11 weeks	Longer 10%
Visitor Visa from Sweden	40 days	44 days	Longer 10%
Visitor Visa from Albania	41 days	45 days	Longer 9.8%
Work Permit from Ghana	21 weeks	19 weeks	Shorter 9.5%
Work Permit from Qatar	11 weeks	10 weeks	Shorter 9.1%
Super Visa from Haiti	33 days	30 days	Shorter 9.1%
Visitor Visa from Armenia	11 days	12 days	Longer 9.1%
Visitor Visa from Algeria	23 days	21 days	Shorter 8.7%
Visitor Visa from Bosnia & Herzegovina	35 days	32 days	Shorter 8.6%
Visitor Visa from South Africa	178 days	163 days	Shorter 8.4%
Work Permit from Indonesia	12 weeks	13 weeks	Longer 8.3%
Visitor Visa from Cyprus	36 days	39 days	Longer 8.3%
Visitor Visa from Sierra Leone	114 days	105 days	Shorter 7.9%
Study Permit from Madagascar	13 weeks	14 weeks	Longer 7.7%
Visitor Visa from Belgium	39 days	42 days	Longer 7.7%
Visitor Visa from Bolivia	26 days	28 days	Longer 7.7%
PR card (renewal or replacement)	40 days	43 days	Longer 7.5%
Super Visa from United Kingdom	97 days	104 days	Longer 7.2%
Visitor Visa from Djibouti	112 days	104 days	Shorter 7.1%
Visitor Visa from Mali	70 days	65 days	Shorter 7.1%
Visitor Visa from Denmark	42 days	39 days	Shorter 7.1%
Super Visa from Burundi	71 days	66 days	Shorter 7%
Visitor Visa from Mozambique	418 days	389 days	Shorter 6.9%
Visitor Visa from India	29 days	31 days	Longer 6.9%
PR card (first card)	30 days	28 days	Shorter 6.7%
Visitor Visa from Guyana	15 days	16 days	Longer 6.7%
Visitor Visa from Eswatini	804 days	856 days	Longer 6.5%
Visitor Visa from Pakistan	63 days	59 days	Shorter 6.3%
Super Visa from Jamaica	49 days	46 days	Shorter 6.1%
Visitor Visa from Saudi Arabia	49 days	46 days	Shorter 6.1%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Kenya	17 months	16 months	Shorter 5.9%
Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada)	341 days	321 days	Shorter 5.9%
Super Visa from Nepal	51 days	48 days	Shorter 5.9%
Visitor Visa from Lithuania	17 days	18 days	Longer 5.9%
Visitor Visa from Tunisia	36 days	34 days	Shorter 5.6%
Visitor Visa from Barbados	18 days	17 days	Shorter 5.6%
Visitor Visa from Spain	37 days	35 days	Shorter 5.4%
Study Permit from South Africa	19 weeks	18 weeks	Shorter 5.3%
Visitor Visa from Argentina	19 days	18 days	Shorter 5.3%
Visitor Visa from Niger	77 days	81 days	Longer 5.2%
Super Visa from Cameroon	118 days	112 days	Shorter 5.1%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Ethiopia	20 months	21 months	Longer 5%
Visitor Visa from Egypt	61 days	58 days	Shorter 4.9%
Super Visa from Pakistan	104 days	99 days	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Paraguay	21 days	20 days	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Singapore	21 days	22 days	Longer 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Ireland	22 days	21 days	Shorter 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Slovakia	22 days	23 days	Longer 4.5%
Super Visa from Morocco	25 days	26 days	Longer 4%
Visitor Visa from Haiti	25 days	26 days	Longer 4%
Visitor Visa from Indonesia	25 days	26 days	Longer 4%
Visitor Visa from Madagascar	128 days	123 days	Shorter 3.9%
Private Refugee from Ethiopia	26 months	25 months	Shorter 3.8%
Visitor Visa from El Salvador	26 days	25 days	Shorter 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Peru	26 days	27 days	Longer 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Dominican Republic	27 days	26 days	Shorter 3.7%
Visitor Visa from Ecuador	27 days	26 days	Shorter 3.7%
Study permit extension	56 days	54 days	Shorter 3.6%
Super Visa from Bangladesh	55 days	53 days	Shorter 3.6%
Visitor Visa from Brazil	28 days	27 days	Shorter 3.6%
Work Permit from Iran	57 weeks	59 weeks	Longer 3.5%
Super Visa from Australia	60 days	58 days	Shorter 3.3%
Visitor Visa from Rwanda	61 days	63 days	Longer 3.3%
Visitor Visa from Senegal	62 days	64 days	Longer 3.2%
Visitor Visa from Israel	33 days	34 days	Longer 3%
Super Visa from Philippines	103 days	106 days	Longer 2.9%
Super Visa from Senegal	35 days	34 days	Shorter 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Germany	36 days	37 days	Longer 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Sudan	74 days	72 days	Shorter 2.7%
Visitor Visa from Burkina Faso	37 days	36 days	Shorter 2.7%
Visitor Visa from France	37 days	36 days	Shorter 2.7%
Visitor Visa from Congo - Brazzaville	38 days	37 days	Shorter 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Jamaica	39 days	40 days	Longer 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Serbia	38 days	39 days	Longer 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Somalia	121 days	118 days	Shorter 2.5%
Visitor Visa from Georgia	81 days	83 days	Longer 2.5%
Visitor Visa from Vietnam	40 days	39 days	Shorter 2.5%
Visitor Visa from Hungary	41 days	42 days	Longer 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Italy	41 days	42 days	Longer 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Norway	41 days	42 days	Longer 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Cambodia	44 days	43 days	Shorter 2.3%
Visitor Visa from Myanmar (Burma)	43 days	42 days	Shorter 2.3%
Visitor Visa from Burundi	89 days	87 days	Shorter 2.2%
Visitor Visa from Gabon	45 days	44 days	Shorter 2.2%
Visitor Visa from Zimbabwe	195 days	199 days	Longer 2.1%
Super Visa from Guinea	47 days	46 days	Shorter 2.1%
Visitor Visa from Cameroon	48 days	49 days	Longer 2.1%
Visitor Visa from Taiwan	52 days	51 days	Shorter 1.9%
Visitor Visa from Yemen	53 days	52 days	Shorter 1.9%
Visitor Visa from South Korea	56 days	57 days	Longer 1.8%
Visitor Visa from United Arab Emirates	56 days	55 days	Shorter 1.8%
Work permit extension	121 days	123 days	Longer 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Gambia	59 days	60 days	Longer 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Qatar	61 days	60 days	Shorter 1.6%
Visitor Visa from Guinea	71 days	72 days	Longer 1.4%
Super Visa from United States	75 days	74 days	Shorter 1.3%
Super Visa from India	83 days	82 days	Shorter 1.2%
Super Visa from China	89 days	90 days	Longer 1.1%
Super Visa from Saudi Arabia	91 days	92 days	Longer 1.1%
Visitor Visa from Chad	112 days	113 days	Longer 0.9%
Visitor Visa from Nigeria	106 days	105 days	Shorter 0.9%
Visitor Visa from Kenya	124 days	123 days	Shorter 0.8%
Visitor Visa from Mauritius	135 days	136 days	Longer 0.7%
Super Visa from Syria	652 days	650 days	Shorter 0.3%

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 21, 2026 with October 29, 2026 · not immigration or legal advice.