The latest temporary residence processing estimates, released by Canada’s immigration department on July 15, show shorter work permit wait times across numerous countries—Nigeria taking the lead with a five-week decrease. In-Canada work permit processing times continued their week-over-week decline, reaching their lowest level this year, while Pakistan moved in the opposite direction with a one-week [...] The post IRCC publishes updated work permit processing times first appeared on CIC News .
IRCC publishes updated work permit processing times The latest temporary residence processing estimates, released by Canada’s immigration department on July 15, show shorter work permit wait times across numerous countries—Nigeria taking the lead with a five-week decrease. In-Canada work permit processing times continued their week-over-week decline, reaching their lowest level this year, while Pakistan moved in the opposite direction with a one-week increase. Beyond work permit wait times, the most notable changes are as follows: - Super visas: 16-day increase for submissions from the Philippines; eight days for Nigeria. - Visitor visas: Five-day increase for submissions from Pakistan.
The federal government reported no week-over-week changes for study permit processing times. This article compares how temporary residence processing times have shifted over the one-week period from July 7 to July 15, for six of the top
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source countries for workers, students, and visitors. Work permits Applicants from nearly all featured countries faced shorter work permit waits, led by a decline of more than one month for Nigeria; Pakistani applicants saw wait times lengthen. | Applying from: | Current (July 15) | Previous (July 7) | |---|---|---| | Canada | 124 days | 127 days | | India | 9 weeks | 9 weeks | | Pakistan | 7 weeks | 6 weeks | | Nigeria | 6 weeks | 11 weeks | | United States | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | | Philippines | 6 weeks | 7 weeks | Service standards: - In-Canada submissions (initial and extensions): 120 days - Outside Canada submissions: 60 days Study permits Study permit processing times remained unchanged across all featured countries for a third consecutive week. | Applying from: | Current (July 15) | Previous (July 7) | |---|---|---| | Canada | 7 weeks | 7 weeks | | India | 5 weeks | 5 weeks | |...
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