On June 17, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated its processing time estimates for various temporary residence categories, showing shorter wait times for some applicants.<\/p>\n
In-Canada work permit timelines continue to improve, with wait times falling by more than two weeks. India- and Nigeria-based work permit submissions also experienced one-week reductions.<\/p>\n
Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation Visitor visa<\/a> applicants from select countries, such as India and the Philippines, saw modest improvements in wait time.<\/p>\n By contrast, super visa wait times rose across the board, with applications from Pakistan and the U.S. recording the biggest increases\u201411 days and one week, respectively.<\/p>\n This article examines how various temporary residence processing times have changed over the span of one week (June 10\u2013June 17).<\/p>\n Work permits<\/p>\n Applicants in Canada, Pakistan, and Nigeria saw work permit<\/a> wait times decrease, led by a 15-day drop for applications submitted from within Canada.<\/p>\n \tApplying from:Current (June 17)Previous (June 10)<\/p>\n \tCanada171 days186 days<\/p>\n \tIndia9 weeks9 weeks<\/p>\n \tPakistan5 weeks6 weeks<\/p>\n \tNigeria16 weeks17 weeks<\/p>\n \tUnited States4 weeks4 weeks<\/p>\n \tPhilippines8 weeks8 weeks<\/p>\n Service standards:<\/p>\n In-Canada submissions (initial and extensions): 120 days Study permits<\/p>\n Study permit wait times remained unchanged across all featured countries, ranging from four to six weeks.<\/p>\n \tApplying from:Current (June 17)Previous (June 10)<\/p>\n \tCanada6 weeks6 weeks<\/p>\n \tIndia5 weeks5 weeks<\/p>\n \tPakistan6 weeks6 weeks<\/p>\n \tNigeria6 weeks6 weeks<\/p>\n \tUnited States5 weeks5 weeks<\/p>\n \tPhilippines4 weeks4 weeks<\/p>\n Service standards:<\/p>\n In-Canada submissions (initial and extensions): 120 days Visitor visas<\/p>\n Processing times for visitor visa applications decreased by one to three days for all featured countries except Canada and Nigeria, both of which saw modest increases in wait times.<\/p>\n \tApplying from:Current (June 17)Previous (June 10)<\/p>\n \tCanada44 days40 days<\/p>\n \tIndia24 days26 days<\/p>\n \tPakistan43 days46 days<\/p>\n \tNigeria53 days51 days<\/p>\n \tUnited States31 days32 days<\/p>\n \tPhilippines17 days19 days<\/p>\n Service standards:<\/p>\n In-Canada submissions: N\/A Super visas<\/p>\n Super visa processing times have increased across the board, most notably for Pakistan (11 days), the Philippines (seven days), and the U.S. (five days).<\/p>\n \tApplying from:Current (June 17)Previous (June 10)<\/p>\n \tIndia110 days109 days<\/p>\n \tPakistan84 days73 days<\/p>\n \tNigeria35 days34 days<\/p>\n \tUnited States 101 days96 days<\/p>\n \tPhilippines 41 days34 days<\/p>\n *Super visa applications can only be submitted from outside Canada.<\/p>\n Service standard: 112 days.<\/p>\n The difference between processing times and service standards<\/p>\n
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\nOutside Canada submissions: 60 days<\/p>\n
\nOutside Canada submissions: 60 days<\/p>\n
\nOutside Canada submissions: 14 days<\/p>\n