Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) posted revised processing‑time estimates for temporary‑residence applications on 26 August 2026, showing how wait times changed from the previous update on 19 August 2026.
Work permits
| Country (outside Canada) | Current (Aug 26) | Previous (Aug 19) |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (in‑country) | 115 days | 117 days |
| India | 9 weeks | 9 weeks |
| Pakistan | 8 weeks | 7 weeks |
| Nigeria | 9 weeks | 9 weeks |
| United States | 2 weeks | 2 weeks |
| Philippines | 5 weeks | 6 weeks |
Improvement: Pakistan and the Philippines each saw a one‑week reduction, with the Philippines reaching its shortest wait in at least three months.
Service standards: 120 days for in‑Canada submissions (initial and extensions); 60 days for submissions from outside Canada.
Study permits
| Country (outside Canada) | Current (Aug 26) | Previous (Aug 19) |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (in‑country) | 7 weeks | 7 weeks |
| India | 7 weeks | 5 weeks |
| Pakistan | 7 weeks | 7 weeks |
| Nigeria | 9 weeks | 9 weeks |
| United States | 5 weeks | 5 weeks |
| Philippines | 4 weeks | 4 weeks |
Change: India’s wait time increased by two weeks after two months of stability.
Service standards: 120 days for in‑Canada submissions; 60 days for outside‑Canada submissions.
Visitor visas
| Country (outside Canada) | Current (Aug 26) | Previous (Aug 19) |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (in‑country) | 12 days | 12 days |
| India | 32 days | 31 days |
| Pakistan | 77 days | 75 days |
| Nigeria | 78 days | 76 days |
| United States | 21 days | 21 days |
| Philippines | 20 days | 21 days |
Change: The Philippines recorded a one‑day reduction; other countries were unchanged or showed marginal increases of 1–2 days.
Service standard: 14 days for outside‑Canada submissions (no standard for in‑Canada applications).
Super visas (outside Canada only)
| Country | Current (Aug 26) | Previous (Aug 19) |
|---|---|---|
| India | 61 days | 56 days |
| Pakistan | 162 days | 176 days |
| Nigeria | 55 days | 53 days |
| United States | 123 days | 138 days |
| Philippines | 104 days | 107 days |
Change: Pakistan and the United States each saw a reduction of at least two weeks.
Service standard: 112 days.
Processing times vs. service standards
- Processing‑time estimates indicate how long IRCC expects to finalize a newly submitted application, based on historical data (time to process 80 % of past cases) or forward‑looking calculations (current backlog and resources). They are not guarantees or maximum limits.
- Service standards are internal performance targets that IRCC aims to meet for 80 % of cases under normal conditions. They differ from published processing estimates and are updated far less frequently (temporary‑residence standards last revised in 2018‑2019).
- Actual outcomes can vary due to case complexity, additional information requests, security checks, or fluctuations in processing capacity.
IRCC processes temporary‑residence applications weekly; the next update is expected around 2 September 2026. In the first half of 2026, the department finalized 1,566,455 temporary‑residence applications, with more than 401,000 still pending at the end of June.
Source article: www.cicnews.com
