Canada\u2019s immigration department has released its latest processing times for temporary residence applications, showing improvements across many application types.<\/p>\n
Consult with a lawyer at Cohen Immigration Law Over the span of about one month, the most notable changes included the following:<\/p>\n Work permits: 13-week improvement for submissions from the Pakistan; Super visa<\/a> wait times have maintained their downward trend, with all countries featured continuing to show improvements across the board.<\/p>\n This article will examine how temporary residence processing times have changed over the course of approximately one month\u2014comparing March 24<\/a> and April 15 data.<\/p>\n Work permits<\/p>\n Within nearly a one-month period, work permit<\/a> wait times have improved most for in-Pakistan submissions (by 13 weeks), alongside smaller declines for Canada-based (approximately two weeks) and US-based submissions (one week).<\/p>\n \tApplying from:Processing time as of March 24Current processing time<\/p>\n \tCanada255 days240 days<\/p>\n \tIndia7 weeks8 weeks<\/p>\n \tPakistan29 weeks16 weeks<\/p>\n \tNigeria13 weeks13 weeks<\/p>\n \tUnited States8 weeks7 weeks<\/p>\n \tPhilippines7 weeks7 weeks<\/p>\n Service standard:<\/p>\n Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation Study permits<\/p>\n Study permit<\/a> applications from India, Nigeria, and the US have all seen a one-week decline in processing time, whereas Pakistan-based applications increased by one week.<\/p>\n \tApplying from:Processing time as of March 24Current processing time<\/p>\n \t*Canada8 weeks8 weeks<\/p>\n \tIndia4 weeks3 weeks<\/p>\n \tPakistan11 weeks12 weeks<\/p>\n \tNigeria8 weeks7 weeks<\/p>\n \tUnited States5 weeks4 weeks<\/p>\n \tPhilippines5 weeks5 weeks<\/p>\n Service standard:<\/p>\n In-Canada submissions (initial and extensions): 120 days Discover your options to study in Canada Visitor visas<\/p>\n Nearly all countries featured saw a decline in processing time for visitor visas<\/a>\u2014with the most significant decreases seen for submissions from India (two weeks) and Nigeria (10 days).<\/p>\n \tApplying from:Processing time as of March 24Current processing time<\/p>\n \tCanada12 days10 days<\/p>\n \tIndia37 days23 days<\/p>\n \tPakistan48 days43 days<\/p>\n \tNigeria52 days42 days<\/p>\n \tUnited States15 days18 days<\/p>\n \tPhilippines14 days15 days<\/p>\n Service standard:<\/p>\n In-Canada submissions: N\/A Super visas<\/p>\n Super visa processing times have improved across the board in a one-month period, the most notable of which include India-based submissions (down by nearly three weeks) and US (three weeks).<\/p>\n \tApplying from:Processing time as of March 24Current processing time<\/p>\n \tIndia202 days182 days<\/p>\n \tPakistan122 days107 days<\/p>\n \tNigeria43 days39 days<\/p>\n \tUnited States185 days164 days<\/p>\n \tPhilippines50 days37 days<\/p>\n Service standard: 112 days<\/p>\n Note: Super visa applications cannot be submitted from within Canada.<\/p>\n Get a Free Super Visa Consultation with Cohen Immigration Law What is the difference between processing times and service standards?<\/p>\n Processing times and service standards are separate concepts not to be conflated.<\/p>\n
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\nSuper visas: at least a 20-day reduction in wait time for India- and US-based applications;
\nVisitor visas: two-week decrease for India-based submissions; and
\nStudy permits: one-week decline for Indian, Nigerian, and US nationals.<\/p>\n
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\nOutside Canada submissions: 60 days<\/p>\n
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\nOutside Canada submissions: 14 days<\/p>\n
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