Canada releases updated wait times for temporary residence applicants
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released updated data showing the estimated processing times for various temporary residence applications as of July 22.
The immigration department’s latest figures point to moderate movement across several categories, led by changes in work permit wait times.
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The most notable changes to processing times seen in this update include:
- Work permits: Increase of three weeks for Pakistan, one week for the Philippines;
- Visitor visas: Five-day decrease for In-Canada submissions; and
- Super visas: Decrease of five days for the Philippines.
No changes were recorded in study permit wait times for any of the five countries featured below.
This article examines how processing times for newly submitted temporary residence applications shifted between July 15 and July 22.
The next update to Canada’s temporary residence processing times is expected on or around July 29, 2026.
Work permits
Processing times for work permit applications submitted from within Canada continue to improve, while Pakistan and Philippines saw wait times lengthen.
| Applying from: | Current (July 22) | Previous (July 15) |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 122 days | 124 days |
| India | 9 weeks | 9 weeks |
| Pakistan | 10 weeks | 7 weeks |
| Nigeria | 6 weeks | 6 weeks |
| United States | 3 weeks | 3 weeks |
| Philippines | 7 weeks | 6 weeks |
Service standards:
- In-Canada submissions (initial and extensions): 120 days
- Outside Canada submissions: 60 days
Study permits
Study permit processing times for each of the countries listed below have remained consistent throughout the past four weeks, showing no improvement or decline.
| Applying from: | Current (July 22) | Previous (July 15) |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 7 weeks | 7 weeks |
| India | 5 weeks | 5 weeks |
| Pakistan | 6 weeks | 6 weeks |
| Nigeria | 5 weeks | 5 weeks |
| United States | 5 weeks | 5 weeks |
| Philippines | 4 weeks | 4 weeks |
Service standard:
- In-Canada submissions (initial and extensions): 120 days
- Outside Canada submissions: 60 days
Visitor visas
Visitor visa applications submitted from Canada, the U.S., and the Philippines saw improved processing times, while estimates increased modestly for India, Pakistan, and Nigeria.
| Applying from: | Current (July 22) | Previous (July 15) |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 29 days | 34 days |
| India | 21 days | 20 days |
| Pakistan | 40 days | 39 days |
| Nigeria | 63 days | 61 days |
| United States | 27 days | 28 days |
| Philippines | 16 days | 17 days |
Service standard:
- In-Canada submissions: N/A
- Outside Canada submissions: 14 days
Super visas
Super visa processing estimates increased for Pakistan and Nigeria, led by a seven-day rise for Pakistan, while applicants from the other countries benefited from shorter waits.
| *Applying from: | Current (July 22) | Previous (July 15) |
|---|---|---|
| India | 49 days | 50 days |
| Pakistan | 194 days | 187 days |
| Nigeria | 39 days | 36 days |
| United States | 124 days | 126 days |
| Philippines | 68 days | 73 days |
Service standard: 112 days
*Super visa applications cannot be submitted from within Canada.
Understanding processing times and service standards
Applicants can consult IRCC’s published processing times for an approximate indication of how long a permanent residence, temporary residence, or citizenship application may take to be finalized.
These figures are intended as general guidance only and do not guarantee that an application will be completed within the published time frame.
The department uses two types of estimates:
- Historical processing times: based on the period required to complete 80% of applications finalized in the past; and
- Forward-looking processing times: calculated using IRCC’s current application inventory and processing capacity.
Service standards serve a different purpose. They are internal performance goals that identify how quickly IRCC aims to finalize a particular application type under normal conditions, generally covering 80% of applications.
The time required to process an individual application may differ from both the estimate and the service standard. Case complexity, backlogs, operational capacity, additional document requests, and further review requirements can all affect the final timeline.
IRCC typically updates temporary residence processing times weekly and permanent residence and citizenship estimates monthly. Service standards are reviewed less often, with those for temporary residence applications last revised in 2018–2019.
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