Canada processing-time changes: October 1, 2026

GovWait compared 1,926 IRCC records from September 22, 2026 with the official values dated October 1, 2026. Of 445 routes with a published value at both checks, 203 changed and 242 stayed at the same published value.

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203

published values changed

105

became longer

became shorter

242

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	September 22, 2026	October 1, 2026	Change
Work Permit from Singapore	10 weeks	22 weeks	Longer 120%
Work Permit from United Arab Emirates	7 weeks	15 weeks	Longer 114.3%
Work Permit from Türkiye	5 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 100%
Super Visa from Brazil	15 days	28 days	Longer 86.7%
Visitor Visa from Kenya	60 days	91 days	Longer 51.7%
Work Permit from Libya	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Work Permit from Qatar	11 weeks	16 weeks	Longer 45.5%
Visitor Visa from Hungary	27 days	39 days	Longer 44.4%
Super Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	26 days	37 days	Longer 42.3%
Visitor Visa from Cyprus	36 days	48 days	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Kuwait	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Libya	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Super Visa from Cameroon	79 days	100 days	Longer 26.6%
Study Permit from Austria	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Malaysia	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%

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	September 22, 2026	October 1, 2026	Change
Work Permit from Honduras	3 weeks	1 week	Shorter 66.7%
Work Permit from Jamaica	20 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 65%
Visitor Visa from Madagascar	226 days	134 days	Shorter 40.7%
Visitor Visa from South Africa	180 days	117 days	Shorter 35%
Visitor Visa from St. Kitts & Nevis	20 days	13 days	Shorter 35%
Visitor Visa from Mozambique	439 days	292 days	Shorter 33.5%
Study Permit from Jamaica	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Study Permit from Spain	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Slovakia	29 days	20 days	Shorter 31%
Visitor Visa from Malaysia	30 days	21 days	Shorter 30%
Visitor Visa from Malawi	275 days	198 days	Shorter 28%
Work Permit from Iran	36 weeks	27 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from Czechia	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Work Permit from Brazil	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Work Permit from Nicaragua	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%

Where changes were concentrated

Service	Changed routes	Longer	Shorter
Visitor Visa	111	55	56
Super Visa	30	19	11
Study Permit	28	16	12
Work Permit	26	12	14
Dependent Child Sponsorship	2	1	1
PR card (first card)	1	0	1
PR card (renewal or replacement)	1	0	1
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	1	1	0
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, 3 routes gained a published value and 5 routes stopped showing one.

Route	Previous state	Current state
Visitor Visa from Sudan	No processing time available	64 days
Work Permit from Poland	No processing time available	6 weeks
Work Permit from Russia	No processing time available	6 weeks
Study Permit from Finland	4 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Martinique	6 weeks	No processing time available
Study Permit from Sweden	4 weeks	No processing time available
Super Visa from France	110 days	No processing time available
Work Permit from El Salvador	5 weeks	No processing time available

Complete list of changed published values

The table below contains all 203 numeric changes in this issue, not only the largest movements.

Route	Previous	Current	Direction
Work Permit from Singapore	10 weeks	22 weeks	Longer 120%
Work Permit from United Arab Emirates	7 weeks	15 weeks	Longer 114.3%
Work Permit from Türkiye	5 weeks	10 weeks	Longer 100%
Super Visa from Brazil	15 days	28 days	Longer 86.7%
Work Permit from Honduras	3 weeks	1 week	Shorter 66.7%
Work Permit from Jamaica	20 weeks	7 weeks	Shorter 65%
Visitor Visa from Kenya	60 days	91 days	Longer 51.7%
Work Permit from Libya	2 weeks	3 weeks	Longer 50%
Work Permit from Qatar	11 weeks	16 weeks	Longer 45.5%
Visitor Visa from Hungary	27 days	39 days	Longer 44.4%
Super Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	26 days	37 days	Longer 42.3%
Visitor Visa from Madagascar	226 days	134 days	Shorter 40.7%
Visitor Visa from South Africa	180 days	117 days	Shorter 35%
Visitor Visa from St. Kitts & Nevis	20 days	13 days	Shorter 35%
Visitor Visa from Mozambique	439 days	292 days	Shorter 33.5%
Visitor Visa from Cyprus	36 days	48 days	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Jamaica	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Study Permit from Kuwait	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Libya	3 weeks	4 weeks	Longer 33.3%
Study Permit from Spain	3 weeks	2 weeks	Shorter 33.3%
Visitor Visa from Slovakia	29 days	20 days	Shorter 31%
Visitor Visa from Malaysia	30 days	21 days	Shorter 30%
Visitor Visa from Malawi	275 days	198 days	Shorter 28%
Super Visa from Cameroon	79 days	100 days	Longer 26.6%
Work Permit from Iran	36 weeks	27 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from Austria	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Czechia	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Study Permit from Malaysia	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Mali	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Study Permit from Sri Lanka	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Work Permit from Brazil	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Work Permit from Chile	4 weeks	5 weeks	Longer 25%
Work Permit from Nicaragua	4 weeks	3 weeks	Shorter 25%
Visitor Visa from Philippines	21 days	26 days	Longer 23.8%
Visitor Visa from Laos	34 days	42 days	Longer 23.5%
Visitor Visa from Australia	13 days	10 days	Shorter 23.1%
Super Visa from Colombia	92 days	71 days	Shorter 22.8%
Visitor Visa from Mauritius	128 days	99 days	Shorter 22.7%
Visitor Visa from Bulgaria	31 days	38 days	Longer 22.6%
Visitor Visa from North Macedonia	32 days	39 days	Longer 21.9%
Visitor Visa from Germany	28 days	34 days	Longer 21.4%
Super Visa from United Kingdom	75 days	91 days	Longer 21.3%
Work Permit from Bangladesh	10 weeks	12 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Burkina Faso	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Study Permit from Cambodia	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Gambia	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Study Permit from Ghana	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from India	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Myanmar (Burma)	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Study Permit from Russia	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Study Permit from United Kingdom	5 weeks	4 weeks	Shorter 20%
Work Permit from Ecuador	5 weeks	6 weeks	Longer 20%
Visitor Visa from Bhutan	25 days	30 days	Longer 20%
Super Visa from Burundi	66 days	79 days	Longer 19.7%
Super Visa from Hong Kong SAR China	51 days	61 days	Longer 19.6%
Visitor Visa from Zambia	253 days	205 days	Shorter 19%
Work Permit from Hong Kong SAR China	16 weeks	19 weeks	Longer 18.8%
Visitor Visa from New Zealand	11 days	9 days	Shorter 18.2%
Visitor Visa from Singapore	23 days	19 days	Shorter 17.4%
Super Visa from Syria	652 days	761 days	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Ecuador	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Guinea	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from Kazakhstan	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from Tanzania	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Study Permit from United States	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Study Permit from Uzbekistan	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Work Permit from Haiti	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Work Permit from Philippines	6 weeks	7 weeks	Longer 16.7%
Work Permit from South Korea	6 weeks	5 weeks	Shorter 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Sweden	36 days	30 days	Shorter 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Turks & Caicos Islands	24 days	28 days	Longer 16.7%
Visitor Visa from Israel	39 days	45 days	Longer 15.4%
Work Permit from Senegal	14 weeks	12 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Super Visa from Mexico	91 days	78 days	Shorter 14.3%
Study Permit from Ethiopia	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Study Permit from Pakistan	7 weeks	6 weeks	Shorter 14.3%
Work Permit from Italy	7 weeks	8 weeks	Longer 14.3%
Super Visa from Sri Lanka	35 days	40 days	Longer 14.3%
Super Visa from Tunisia	21 days	18 days	Shorter 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Uruguay	21 days	24 days	Longer 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Fiji	14 days	12 days	Shorter 14.3%
Visitor Visa from Ethiopia	65 days	74 days	Longer 13.8%
Work Permit from Madagascar	37 weeks	42 weeks	Longer 13.5%
Visitor Visa from Ireland	23 days	20 days	Shorter 13%
Super Visa from Iran	265 days	231 days	Shorter 12.8%
Visitor Visa from Liberia	87 days	98 days	Longer 12.6%
Work Permit from Zimbabwe	48 weeks	42 weeks	Shorter 12.5%
Super Visa from Ghana	32 days	28 days	Shorter 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Poland	8 days	9 days	Longer 12.5%
Visitor Visa from Cameroon	49 days	43 days	Shorter 12.2%
Super Visa from Nepal	58 days	51 days	Shorter 12.1%
Visitor Visa from Malta	33 days	29 days	Shorter 12.1%
Visitor Visa from Austria	34 days	38 days	Longer 11.8%
Visitor Visa from Belarus	17 days	19 days	Longer 11.8%
Super Visa from Ukraine	71 days	63 days	Shorter 11.3%
Super Visa from United Arab Emirates	72 days	80 days	Longer 11.1%
Super Visa from Russia	74 days	66 days	Shorter 10.8%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Nigeria	20 months	22 months	Longer 10%
Work Permit from Algeria	10 weeks	9 weeks	Shorter 10%
Work Permit from Malaysia	10 weeks	9 weeks	Shorter 10%
Visitor Visa from Dominica	20 days	22 days	Longer 10%
Visitor Visa from Ukraine	10 days	11 days	Longer 10%
Visitor Visa from Eritrea	123 days	135 days	Longer 9.8%
Visitor Visa from Burundi	73 days	66 days	Shorter 9.6%
Visitor Visa from Syria	105 days	95 days	Shorter 9.5%
Visitor Visa from Senegal	54 days	59 days	Longer 9.3%
Work Permit from Mauritius	11 weeks	10 weeks	Shorter 9.1%
Super Visa from United States	66 days	72 days	Longer 9.1%
Visitor Visa from Tajikistan	22 days	20 days	Shorter 9.1%
Visitor Visa from Vietnam	34 days	37 days	Longer 8.8%
Super Visa from Pakistan	92 days	100 days	Longer 8.7%
Visitor Visa from Colombia	23 days	21 days	Shorter 8.7%
Visitor Visa from Afghanistan	58 days	53 days	Shorter 8.6%
Visitor Visa from Serbia	35 days	38 days	Longer 8.6%
Visitor Visa from Bolivia	25 days	23 days	Shorter 8%
Visitor Visa from Kosovo	38 days	41 days	Longer 7.9%
Super Visa from Philippines	90 days	97 days	Longer 7.8%
Super Visa from China	77 days	83 days	Longer 7.8%
Visitor Visa from Botswana	607 days	560 days	Shorter 7.7%
Study Permit from Mauritius	13 weeks	12 weeks	Shorter 7.7%
Visitor Visa from Jamaica	26 days	28 days	Longer 7.7%
Super Visa from Vietnam	40 days	43 days	Longer 7.5%
Study Permit from Iran	14 weeks	15 weeks	Longer 7.1%
Study Permit from Zimbabwe	14 weeks	15 weeks	Longer 7.1%
Super Visa from India	70 days	65 days	Shorter 7.1%
Visitor Visa from Zimbabwe	147 days	137 days	Shorter 6.8%
Visitor Visa from Egypt	59 days	63 days	Longer 6.8%
Work Permit from South Africa	15 weeks	14 weeks	Shorter 6.7%
Visitor Visa from Bosnia & Herzegovina	45 days	42 days	Shorter 6.7%
Visitor Visa from Netherlands	30 days	28 days	Shorter 6.7%
Visitor Visa from Ghana	78 days	83 days	Longer 6.4%
Work Permit from Canada	16 weeks	15 weeks	Shorter 6.3%
Visitor Visa from India	32 days	30 days	Shorter 6.3%
Visitor Visa from Macao SAR China	16 days	15 days	Shorter 6.3%
Dependent Child Sponsorship from Kenya	16 months	15 months	Shorter 6.2%
Visitor Visa from Norway	65 days	61 days	Shorter 6.2%
Visitor Visa from United States	17 days	18 days	Longer 5.9%
Super Visa from Senegal	37 days	35 days	Shorter 5.4%
Visitor Visa from Moldova	38 days	40 days	Longer 5.3%
Visitor Visa from Hong Kong SAR China	19 days	20 days	Longer 5.3%
Visitor Visa from Congo - Brazzaville	39 days	41 days	Longer 5.1%
Visitor Visa from Belgium	40 days	42 days	Longer 5%
Super Visa from Morocco	20 days	21 days	Longer 5%
Visitor Visa from Georgia	83 days	79 days	Shorter 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Argentina	21 days	22 days	Longer 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Cuba	21 days	22 days	Longer 4.8%
Visitor Visa from Sri Lanka	44 days	46 days	Longer 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Belize	22 days	23 days	Longer 4.5%
Visitor Visa from Nigeria	93 days	97 days	Longer 4.3%
Visitor Visa from United Kingdom	23 days	24 days	Longer 4.3%
Super Visa from Türkiye	72 days	69 days	Shorter 4.2%
Visitor Visa from Mexico	24 days	23 days	Shorter 4.2%
Visitor Visa from Paraguay	24 days	23 days	Shorter 4.2%
Visitor Visa from Namibia	219 days	228 days	Longer 4.1%
Visitor Visa from Somalia	123 days	118 days	Shorter 4.1%
Visitor Visa from Cambodia	49 days	47 days	Shorter 4.1%
Visitor Visa from Rwanda	50 days	48 days	Shorter 4%
Visitor Visa from El Salvador	25 days	26 days	Longer 4%
Visitor Visa from St. Vincent & Grenadines	25 days	26 days	Longer 4%
Visitor Visa from Djibouti	78 days	75 days	Shorter 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Niger	79 days	76 days	Shorter 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Pakistan	78 days	75 days	Shorter 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Indonesia	26 days	25 days	Shorter 3.8%
Visitor Visa from Albania	54 days	52 days	Shorter 3.7%
Visitor Visa from Cayman Islands	27 days	28 days	Longer 3.7%
Visitor Visa from Jordan	56 days	58 days	Longer 3.6%
Visitor Visa from Ecuador	28 days	29 days	Longer 3.6%
Visitor Visa from Angola	174 days	168 days	Shorter 3.4%
Visitor Visa from Brazil	29 days	30 days	Longer 3.4%
Visitor Visa from Oman	61 days	59 days	Shorter 3.3%
Visitor Visa from Iran	95 days	98 days	Longer 3.2%
Study permit extension	62 days	60 days	Shorter 3.2%
Visitor Visa from Mauritania	96 days	93 days	Shorter 3.1%
PR card (first card)	35 days	34 days	Shorter 2.9%
Visitor Visa from China	35 days	36 days	Longer 2.9%
Visitor Visa from Venezuela	35 days	34 days	Shorter 2.9%
Super Visa from Haiti	36 days	37 days	Longer 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Luxembourg	36 days	37 days	Longer 2.8%
Visitor Visa from Bangladesh	37 days	36 days	Shorter 2.7%
Visitor Visa from Libya	37 days	36 days	Shorter 2.7%
Visitor Visa from Romania	37 days	38 days	Longer 2.7%
PR card (renewal or replacement)	38 days	37 days	Shorter 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Burkina Faso	39 days	40 days	Longer 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Switzerland	38 days	39 days	Longer 2.6%
Visitor Visa from Mali	85 days	83 days	Shorter 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Gabon	41 days	40 days	Shorter 2.4%
Visitor Visa from Italy	44 days	45 days	Longer 2.3%
Visitor Visa from Gambia	93 days	91 days	Shorter 2.2%
Super Visa from Jamaica	46 days	47 days	Longer 2.2%
Visitor record (extend your stay in Canada)	393 days	385 days	Shorter 2%
Visitor Visa from Côte d’Ivoire	53 days	52 days	Shorter 1.9%
Visitor Visa from Saudi Arabia	53 days	52 days	Shorter 1.9%
Super Visa from Algeria	56 days	57 days	Longer 1.8%
Visitor Visa from South Korea	56 days	57 days	Longer 1.8%
Visitor Visa from Taiwan	57 days	56 days	Shorter 1.8%
Visitor Visa from Kuwait	61 days	60 days	Shorter 1.6%
Visitor Visa from Qatar	61 days	60 days	Shorter 1.6%
Visitor Visa from Iraq	80 days	81 days	Longer 1.3%
Super Visa from Saudi Arabia	91 days	92 days	Longer 1.1%
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	105 days	106 days	Longer 1%
Visitor Visa from Chad	113 days	112 days	Shorter 0.9%
Visitor Visa from Sierra Leone	108 days	109 days	Longer 0.9%
Work permit extension	107 days	108 days	Longer 0.9%

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 September 22, 2026 with October 1, 2026 · not immigration or legal advice.