Canada processing-time changes: November 4, 2026

GovWait compared 1,926 IRCC records from October 29, 2026 with the official values dated November 4, 2026. Of 428 routes with a published value at both checks, 241 changed and 187 stayed at the same published value.

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241

published values changed

109

became longer

132

became shorter

187

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 29, 2026	November 4, 2026	Change
Visitor Visa from Armenia	12 days	28 days	Longer 133.3%
Visitor Visa from Kazakhstan	12 days	25 days	Longer 108.3%
Work Permit from Hong Kong SAR China	7 weeks	14 weeks	Longer 100%
Study Permit from Zimbabwe	18 weeks	28 weeks	Longer 55.6%
Work Permit from France	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from Denmark	39 days	56 days	Longer 43.6%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Thailand	7 months	10 months	Longer 42.9%
Work Permit from Jamaica	5 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 40%
Visitor Visa from Poland	17 days	23 days	Longer 35.3%
Study Permit from Canada	6 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Super Visa from Ethiopia	91 days	121 days	Longer 33%
Visitor Visa from Macao SAR China	16 days	21 days	Longer 31.3%
Super Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	26 days	34 days	Longer 30.8%
Visitor Visa from Afghanistan	26 days	33 days	Longer 26.9%
Adopted Child Sponsorship from Canada	23 months	29 months	Longer 26.1%

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 29, 2026	November 4, 2026	Change
Visitor Visa from Eswatini	856 days	139 days	Shorter 83.8%
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	21 days	10 days	Shorter 52.4%
Study Permit from Indonesia	10 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 50%
Work Permit from United States	6 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 50%
Study Permit from Kyrgyzstan	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Mauritius	136 days	91 days	Shorter 33.1%
Study Permit from Gambia	7 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 28.6%
Study Permit from Mali	7 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 28.6%
Visitor Visa from Bahamas	64 days	46 days	Shorter 28.1%
Private Refugee from Uganda	30 months	22 months	Shorter 26.7%
Visitor Visa from Benin	124 days	91 days	Shorter 26.6%
Visitor Visa from Madagascar	123 days	91 days	Shorter 26%
Study Permit from Brazil	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from Kenya	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Visitor Visa from Dominica	20 days	15 days	Shorter 25%

Where changes were concentrated

Service	Changed routes	Longer	Shorter
Visitor Visa	119	45	74
Study Permit	26	13	13
Super Visa	25	15	10
Work Permit	23	14	9
Private Refugee	14	7	7
Government-Assisted Refugee	8	4	4
Dependent Child Sponsorship	7	4	3
Private Refugee Sponsor	7	0	7
Adopted Child Sponsorship	1	1	0
Amendment of a temporary resident record	1	1	0
Amendment of an immigration record	1	1	0
Citizenship for a person adopted abroad (Part 1)	1	1	0
Citizenship: search of citizenship records	1	0	1
PR card (first card)	1	1	0
PR card (renewal or replacement)	1	1	0
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	1	0	1
Study permit extension	1	0	1
Verification of status (VoS)	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, 6 routes gained a published value and 13 routes stopped showing one.

Route	Previous state	Current state
Private Refugee from Iraq	Not enough data	28 months
Adopted Child Sponsorship from Somalia	Not enough data	20 months
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Somalia	No processing time available	13 months
Study Permit from Liberia	No processing time available	18 weeks
Study Permit from Sierra Leone	No processing time available	18 weeks
Super Visa from France	No processing time available	99 days
Government-Assisted Refugee from Niger	22 months	Not enough data
Government-Assisted Refugee from South Sudan	14 months	Not enough data
Private Refugee Sponsor from United Arab Emirates	1 month	Not enough data
Private Refugee Sponsor from Jordan	26 months	Not enough data
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Nigeria	22 months	No processing time available
Study Permit from Denmark	3 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Dominican Republic	4 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Panama	6 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Chad	4 weeks	No processing time available
Super Visa from Guinea	46 days	No processing time available
Work Permit from Guinea	11 weeks	No processing time available
Work Permit from Moldova	6 weeks	No processing time available
Work Permit from Russia	5 weeks	No processing time available

Complete list of changed published values

The table below contains all 241 numeric changes in this issue, not only the largest movements.

Route	Previous	Current	Direction
Visitor Visa from Armenia	12 days	28 days	Longer 133.3%
Visitor Visa from Kazakhstan	12 days	25 days	Longer 108.3%
Work Permit from Hong Kong SAR China	7 weeks	14 weeks	Longer 100%
Visitor Visa from Eswatini	856 days	139 days	Shorter 83.8%
Study Permit from Zimbabwe	18 weeks	28 weeks	Longer 55.6%
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	21 days	10 days	Shorter 52.4%
Study Permit from Indonesia	10 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 50%
Work Permit from United States	6 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 50%
Work Permit from France	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Visitor Visa from Denmark	39 days	56 days	Longer 43.6%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Thailand	7 months	10 months	Longer 42.9%
Work Permit from Jamaica	5 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 40%
Visitor Visa from Poland	17 days	23 days	Longer 35.3%
Study Permit from Canada	6 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Kyrgyzstan	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Mauritius	136 days	91 days	Shorter 33.1%
Super Visa from Ethiopia	91 days	121 days	Longer 33%
Visitor Visa from Macao SAR China	16 days	21 days	Longer 31.3%
Super Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	26 days	34 days	Longer 30.8%
Study Permit from Gambia	7 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 28.6%
Study Permit from Mali	7 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 28.6%
Visitor Visa from Bahamas	64 days	46 days	Shorter 28.1%
Visitor Visa from Afghanistan	26 days	33 days	Longer 26.9%
Private Refugee from Uganda	30 months	22 months	Shorter 26.7%
Visitor Visa from Benin	124 days	91 days	Shorter 26.6%
Adopted Child Sponsorship from Canada	23 months	29 months	Longer 26.1%
Visitor Visa from Madagascar	123 days	91 days	Shorter 26%
Citizenship for a person adopted abroad (Part 1)	Part 1: 4 months	Part 1: 5 months	Longer 25%
Verification of status (VoS)	16 weeks	20 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Brazil	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from Haiti	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Kenya	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Work Permit from Tunisia	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Work Permit from United Kingdom	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Visitor Visa from Dominica	20 days	15 days	Shorter 25%
Visitor Visa from Mongolia	21 days	26 days	Longer 23.8%
Amendment of an immigration record	13 weeks	16 weeks	Longer 23.1%
Amendment of a temporary resident record	9 weeks	11 weeks	Longer 22.2%
Visitor Visa from Lithuania	18 days	22 days	Longer 22.2%
Private Refugee from Sudan	19 months	23 months	Longer 21.1%
Study Permit from China	10 weeks	12 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Bahamas	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Study Permit from Italy	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Work Permit from Kenya	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Visitor Visa from Montenegro	30 days	36 days	Longer 20%
Visitor Visa from Belize	20 days	16 days	Shorter 20%
Visitor Visa from Uzbekistan	26 days	31 days	Longer 19.2%
Super Visa from Nepal	48 days	57 days	Longer 18.8%
Private Refugee from Djibouti	38 months	31 months	Shorter 18.4%
Private Refugee from India	17 months	14 months	Shorter 17.6%
Visitor Visa from Barbados	17 days	14 days	Shorter 17.6%
Visitor Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	40 days	33 days	Shorter 17.5%
Visitor Visa from Azerbaijan	69 days	57 days	Shorter 17.4%
Visitor Visa from Latvia	23 days	27 days	Longer 17.4%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Ethiopia	18 months	15 months	Shorter 16.7%
Work Permit from South Korea	18 weeks	21 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Ghana	12 weeks	14 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Burkina Faso	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from Cambodia	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Pakistan	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from United Arab Emirates	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Work Permit from Lebanon	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Kyrgyzstan	12 days	14 days	Longer 16.7%
Work Permit from Senegal	13 weeks	11 weeks	Shorter 15.4%
Super Visa from Morocco	26 days	22 days	Shorter 15.4%
Visitor Visa from Malta	40 days	34 days	Shorter 15%
Super Visa from Brazil	27 days	23 days	Shorter 14.8%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Ethiopia	21 months	18 months	Shorter 14.3%
Study Permit from Madagascar	14 weeks	16 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Bangladesh	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Ecuador	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Study Permit from Lebanon	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Study Permit from Sri Lanka	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Work Permit from Morocco	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Work Permit from United Arab Emirates	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Belgium	42 days	36 days	Shorter 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Netherlands	28 days	32 days	Longer 14.3%
Super Visa from Ghana	22 days	25 days	Longer 13.6%
Visitor Visa from Suriname	22 days	19 days	Shorter 13.6%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Morocco	15 months	13 months	Shorter 13.3%
Visitor Visa from Zimbabwe	199 days	224 days	Longer 12.6%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Kenya	16 months	18 months	Longer 12.5%
Private Refugee from Pakistan	16 months	18 months	Longer 12.5%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Jamaica	8 months	7 months	Shorter 12.5%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from India	8 months	9 months	Longer 12.5%
Work Permit from Egypt	8 weeks	9 weeks	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Finland	16 days	18 days	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Togo	121 days	106 days	Shorter 12.4%
Visitor Visa from Cameroon	49 days	43 days	Shorter 12.2%
Visitor Visa from Ukraine	25 days	28 days	Longer 12%
Visitor Visa from Moldova	42 days	47 days	Longer 11.9%
Work Permit from Togo	17 weeks	19 weeks	Longer 11.8%
Visitor Visa from Israel	34 days	30 days	Shorter 11.8%
Visitor Visa from Ghana	69 days	77 days	Longer 11.6%
Private Refugee from Egypt	26 months	23 months	Shorter 11.5%
Super Visa from Colombia	70 days	78 days	Longer 11.4%
Visitor Visa from Sweden	44 days	49 days	Longer 11.4%
Super Visa from Ukraine	71 days	63 days	Shorter 11.3%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Iraq	27 months	24 months	Shorter 11.1%
Study Permit from Singapore	9 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 11.1%
Visitor Visa from Türkiye	63 days	56 days	Shorter 11.1%
Work Permit from Italy	9 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 11.1%
Visitor Visa from Namibia	256 days	228 days	Shorter 10.9%
Visitor Visa from Saudi Arabia	46 days	41 days	Shorter 10.9%
Private Refugee from Tajikistan	19 months	17 months	Shorter 10.5%
Study Permit from Nigeria	10 weeks	11 weeks	Longer 10%
Work Permit from Cameroon	10 weeks	9 weeks	Shorter 10%
Work Permit from Malaysia	10 weeks	9 weeks	Shorter 10%
Super Visa from Egypt	50 days	55 days	Longer 10%
Visitor Visa from Lebanon	50 days	45 days	Shorter 10%
Super Visa from Sri Lanka	40 days	36 days	Shorter 10%
Super Visa from Nigeria	30 days	33 days	Longer 10%
Visitor Visa from Chile	20 days	18 days	Shorter 10%
Visitor Visa from Fiji	10 days	9 days	Shorter 10%
Super Visa from Algeria	51 days	56 days	Longer 9.8%
Visitor Visa from Algeria	21 days	19 days	Shorter 9.5%
Visitor Visa from Hong Kong SAR China	21 days	23 days	Longer 9.5%
Private Refugee from Lebanon	32 months	35 months	Longer 9.4%
Visitor Visa from Bosnia & Herzegovina	32 days	35 days	Longer 9.4%
Visitor Visa from Russia	32 days	35 days	Longer 9.4%
Work Permit from Rwanda	11 weeks	10 weeks	Shorter 9.1%
Visitor Visa from Gabon	44 days	48 days	Longer 9.1%
Private Refugee from Jordan	34 months	37 months	Longer 8.8%
Visitor Visa from Djibouti	104 days	113 days	Longer 8.7%
Visitor Visa from Slovakia	23 days	25 days	Longer 8.7%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Chad	12 months	13 months	Longer 8.3%
Work Permit from Germany	12 weeks	11 weeks	Shorter 8.3%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from China	13 months	12 months	Shorter 7.7%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Rwanda	13 months	12 months	Shorter 7.7%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Egypt	13 months	14 months	Longer 7.7%
Government-Assisted Refugee from Türkiye	13 months	14 months	Longer 7.7%
Super Visa from Kenya	143 days	154 days	Longer 7.7%
Visitor Visa from Cyprus	39 days	36 days	Shorter 7.7%
Super Visa from Türkiye	81 days	75 days	Shorter 7.4%
Visitor Visa from Brazil	27 days	25 days	Shorter 7.4%
Visitor Visa from Cayman Islands	41 days	44 days	Longer 7.3%
Visitor Visa from Bolivia	28 days	26 days	Shorter 7.1%
PR card (renewal or replacement)	43 days	46 days	Longer 7%
Super Visa from Haiti	30 days	32 days	Longer 6.7%
Work Permit from Bangladesh	31 weeks	33 weeks	Longer 6.5%
Visitor Visa from Malawi	139 days	148 days	Longer 6.5%
Private Refugee from Indonesia	32 months	30 months	Shorter 6.2%
Private Refugee from Kenya	16 months	17 months	Longer 6.2%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Canada	17 months	18 months	Longer 5.9%
Visitor Visa from Grenada	17 days	18 days	Longer 5.9%
Visitor Visa from Trinidad & Tobago	17 days	18 days	Longer 5.9%
Visitor Visa from Bermuda	35 days	37 days	Longer 5.7%
Work Permit from South Africa	18 weeks	17 weeks	Shorter 5.6%
Visitor Visa from Argentina	18 days	19 days	Longer 5.6%
Super Visa from Saudi Arabia	92 days	87 days	Shorter 5.4%
Visitor Visa from Congo - Brazzaville	37 days	35 days	Shorter 5.4%
Visitor Visa from Germany	37 days	39 days	Longer 5.4%
Visitor Visa from Portugal	37 days	35 days	Shorter 5.4%
Citizenship: search of citizenship records	19 months	18 months	Shorter 5.3%
Study Permit from Benin	19 weeks	18 weeks	Shorter 5.3%
Work Permit from Ghana	19 weeks	20 weeks	Longer 5.3%
Visitor Visa from Romania	38 days	36 days	Shorter 5.3%
Visitor Visa from Serbia	39 days	41 days	Longer 5.1%
Visitor Visa from South Africa	163 days	155 days	Shorter 4.9%
Visitor Visa from Oman	61 days	58 days	Shorter 4.9%
Visitor Visa from North Macedonia	41 days	39 days	Shorter 4.9%
Private Refugee from Saudi Arabia	21 months	20 months	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Iceland	83 days	79 days	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Costa Rica	21 days	20 days	Shorter 4.8%
Super Visa from Cameroon	112 days	107 days	Shorter 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Nicaragua	22 days	21 days	Shorter 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Singapore	22 days	21 days	Shorter 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Guatemala	23 days	22 days	Shorter 4.3%
Visitor Visa from Somalia	118 days	113 days	Shorter 4.2%
Visitor Visa from Iraq	71 days	68 days	Shorter 4.2%
Visitor Visa from Honduras	24 days	25 days	Longer 4.2%
Visitor Visa from United Kingdom	24 days	23 days	Shorter 4.2%
Private Refugee from Ethiopia	25 months	26 months	Longer 4%
Visitor Visa from El Salvador	25 days	24 days	Shorter 4%
Visitor Visa from Philippines	25 days	24 days	Shorter 4%
Visitor Visa from Taiwan	51 days	49 days	Shorter 3.9%
Private Refugee Sponsor from Kenya	26 months	25 months	Shorter 3.8%
Private Refugee Sponsor from Tajikistan	26 months	25 months	Shorter 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Iran	79 days	76 days	Shorter 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Indonesia	26 days	25 days	Shorter 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Morocco	26 days	27 days	Longer 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Panama	26 days	27 days	Longer 3.8%
Private Refugee Sponsor from Egypt	27 months	26 months	Shorter 3.7%
Private Refugee Sponsor from Ethiopia	27 months	26 months	Shorter 3.7%
Private Refugee Sponsor from Malaysia	27 months	26 months	Shorter 3.7%
Super Visa from India	82 days	85 days	Longer 3.7%
Visitor Visa from Tanzania	54 days	56 days	Longer 3.7%
Private Refugee Sponsor from India	28 months	27 months	Shorter 3.6%
Private Refugee Sponsor from Zambia	28 months	27 months	Shorter 3.6%
Visitor Visa from United Arab Emirates	55 days	53 days	Shorter 3.6%
PR card (first card)	28 days	29 days	Longer 3.6%
Work Permit from Iran	59 weeks	57 weeks	Shorter 3.4%
Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada)	321 days	310 days	Shorter 3.4%
Super Visa from Hong Kong SAR China	59 days	57 days	Shorter 3.4%
Visitor Visa from Egypt	58 days	56 days	Shorter 3.4%
Study Permit from Iran	30 weeks	31 weeks	Longer 3.3%
Visitor Visa from India	31 days	32 days	Longer 3.2%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Haiti	32 months	33 months	Longer 3.1%
Visitor Visa from Kuwait	64 days	62 days	Shorter 3.1%
Visitor Visa from Angola	235 days	228 days	Shorter 3%
Visitor Visa from Libya	33 days	32 days	Shorter 3%
Visitor Visa from Spain	35 days	34 days	Shorter 2.9%
Private Refugee from South Africa	36 months	37 months	Longer 2.8%
Super Visa from Philippines	106 days	109 days	Longer 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Sudan	72 days	70 days	Shorter 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Burkina Faso	36 days	35 days	Shorter 2.8%
Visitor Visa from France	36 days	35 days	Shorter 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Switzerland	38 days	37 days	Shorter 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Greece	40 days	41 days	Longer 2.5%
Visitor Visa from Jamaica	40 days	41 days	Longer 2.5%
Work permit extension	123 days	120 days	Shorter 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Italy	42 days	41 days	Shorter 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Norway	42 days	41 days	Shorter 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Thailand	41 days	40 days	Shorter 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Cambodia	43 days	42 days	Shorter 2.3%
Visitor Visa from Nepal	43 days	42 days	Shorter 2.3%
Visitor Visa from Albania	45 days	46 days	Longer 2.2%
Visitor Visa from Zambia	336 days	329 days	Shorter 2.1%
Super Visa from Pakistan	99 days	101 days	Longer 2%
Visitor Visa from China	50 days	51 days	Longer 2%
Visitor Visa from Nigeria	105 days	103 days	Shorter 1.9%
Study permit extension	54 days	53 days	Shorter 1.9%
Visitor Visa from Yemen	52 days	51 days	Shorter 1.9%
Visitor Visa from Japan	55 days	54 days	Shorter 1.8%
Visitor Visa from Jordan	56 days	55 days	Shorter 1.8%
Visitor Visa from South Korea	57 days	56 days	Shorter 1.8%
Super Visa from Cuba	58 days	57 days	Shorter 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Bahrain	60 days	59 days	Shorter 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Pakistan	59 days	58 days	Shorter 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Qatar	60 days	59 days	Shorter 1.7%
Visitor Visa from Kenya	123 days	121 days	Shorter 1.6%
Visitor Visa from Rwanda	63 days	62 days	Shorter 1.6%
Visitor Visa from Ethiopia	133 days	131 days	Shorter 1.5%
Super Visa from United States	74 days	75 days	Longer 1.4%
Visitor Visa from Guinea	72 days	71 days	Shorter 1.4%
Super Visa from China	90 days	89 days	Shorter 1.1%
Visitor Visa from Burundi	87 days	88 days	Longer 1.1%
Visitor Visa from Mauritania	92 days	93 days	Longer 1.1%
Visitor Visa from Liberia	104 days	105 days	Longer 1%
Visitor Visa from Chad	113 days	112 days	Shorter 0.9%
Super Visa from Syria	650 days	652 days	Longer 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 29, 2026 with November 4, 2026 · not immigration or legal advice.