IRCC refreshed its temporary residence processing times on August 5, 2026, and the standout number is stark: work permit processing for applications from Pakistan more than doubled, jumping from 11 weeks to 25 weeks — a 14-week increase in a single update. Study permit and super visa estimates for the Philippines also stretched out, while most other lines held steady or improved slightly.
Work permits — Pakistan more than doubles, Canada ticks down
| Applying from | August 5 | July 28 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (in-Canada) | 119 days | 120 days | −1 |
| India | 9 weeks | 9 weeks | — |
| Pakistan | 25 weeks | 11 weeks | +14 weeks |
| Nigeria | 7 weeks | 7 weeks | — |
| United States | 3 weeks | 3 weeks | — |
| Philippines | 6 weeks | 6 weeks | — |
Service standard: 120 days for in-Canada submissions (initial and extensions), 60 days from outside Canada.
Pakistan's work permit estimate is now the single largest jump this site has tracked in any country this year — from 11 weeks to 25 weeks, more than four times the 60-day (roughly 8.5-week) outside-Canada service standard. IRCC hasn't published a reason for the spike alongside the update; if you're applying from Pakistan, treat this as a live data point rather than a one-off blip until a following update shows it settling back down. In-Canada applicants got the only improvement on this table, edging down one day to 119 days.
Study permits — Nigeria and Philippines both add a week
| Applying from | August 5 | July 28 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 7 weeks | 7 weeks | — |
| India | 5 weeks | 5 weeks | — |
| Pakistan | 7 weeks | 7 weeks | — |
| Nigeria | 7 weeks | 6 weeks | +1 week |
| United States | 5 weeks | 5 weeks | — |
| Philippines | 5 weeks | 4 weeks | +1 week |
Service standard: 120 days for in-Canada submissions (initial and extensions), 60 days from outside Canada.
Nigeria and the Philippines each moved a week in the wrong direction, echoing the same two-country pattern seen in the July 28 update, where Pakistan and Nigeria were the movers. Every other country on this list — Canada, India, Pakistan, the US — held flat.
Visitor visas — India up, US and Canada both improve
| Applying from | August 5 | July 28 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 21 days | 24 days | −3 |
| India | 27 days | 22 days | +5 |
| Pakistan | 48 days | 43 days | +5 |
| Nigeria | 68 days | 64 days | +4 |
| United States | 21 days | 26 days | −5 |
| Philippines | 16 days | 17 days | −1 |
Service standard: 14 days (outside Canada); no published standard for in-Canada submissions.
Nigeria remains the slowest visitor visa line by a wide margin at 68 days — nearly five times the 14-day outside-Canada standard. India and Pakistan both moved up 4–5 days, while Canada and the US were the only two lines to improve.