IRCC refreshed its temporary residence processing times on June 24, 2026, and the story is the same one that's been building for weeks: in-Canada work permits keep falling fast. The estimate dropped another 27 days to 144 days, the lowest of the year and now within striking distance of the 120-day service standard. The bigger surprise sits in the super visa table, where India crashed 44 days to 66 — but Pakistan moved the other way, adding 11.
This is the weekly temporary residence update — work permits, study permits, visitor visas, super visas, and PR cards. The monthly permanent residence and citizenship categories weren't refreshed in this release; those still reflect the June 8 monthly data we broke down on June 10. The figures below compare the June 24 estimates against the June 17 update.
Work permits — the in-Canada drop keeps going
The in-Canada work permit is the headline for the third straight week. At 144 days, it's down 27 days from 171 the week before — and 108 days below where it sat on March 31. The slow grind toward the service standard is the most consistent positive trend in the entire 2026 dataset.
| Applying from | Current (June 24) | Previous (June 17) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 144 days | 171 days | −27 days |
| India | 9 weeks | 9 weeks | — |
| Pakistan | 5 weeks | 5 weeks | — |
| Nigeria | 9 weeks | 16 weeks | −7 weeks |
| United States | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | — |
| Philippines | 8 weeks | 8 weeks | — |
Service standards: 120 days for in-Canada submissions (initial and extensions), 60 days for applications from outside Canada.
Two things stand out. The in-Canada estimate is now just 24 days above the 120-day standard, the closest gap all year. And Nigeria shed seven weeks in a single update — the kind of swing that usually means IRCC cleared an aging batch of files rather than a permanent speed-up, so treat it as a snapshot, not a promise.
If your in-Canada work permit is close to expiring, a falling estimate doesn't change your obligation. Apply to extend before your current permit expires so you keep maintained status and can keep working under the same conditions while IRCC decides.
Super visas — India and the Philippines down hard, Pakistan up
The super visa table swung the widest of any category this week. India fell 44 days and now sits at 66 — its lowest of the year — while Pakistan went the opposite direction, climbing 11 days to 95.
| Applying from | Current (June 24) | Previous (June 17) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 66 days | 110 days | −44 days |
| United States | 104 days | 101 days | +3 days |
| Nigeria | 34 days | 35 days | −1 day |
| Pakistan | 95 days | 84 days | +11 days |
| Philippines | 42 days | 41 days | +1 day |
Service standard: 112 days. Super visa applications can only be filed from outside Canada.
The super visa lets parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents visit for up to five years at a time — the practical alternative for families who can't wait out the Parents and Grandparents Program, where the queue runs 32 months and longer. India's drop to 66 days is a genuine opening if that's your route, but the swings here are volatile week to week. Line up the medical exam and the qualifying private health insurance before you file, because a missing piece sends the application to the back of the line.
Study permits — small gains, mostly flat
Study permits eased for India and Nigeria and held steady everywhere else. Anyone targeting a fall 2026 start still has a workable four-to-six-week runway.
| Applying from | Current (June 24) | Previous (June 17) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 weeks | 5 weeks | −1 week |
| Pakistan | 6 weeks | 6 weeks | — |
| Nigeria | 5 weeks | 6 weeks | −1 week |
| United States | 5 weeks | 5 weeks | — |
| Philippines | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | — |
Inland study permits hold at 6 weeks. Study permit extensions ticked up to 71 days, four days slower than last week. A four-to-six-week estimate is enough runway to submit, get a decision, and arrange travel before September — but it assumes a complete application with a valid provincial attestation letter. Build in buffer. See our study permit guide and the 2026 study permit cap rules.
Visitor visas — modest improvements
Most visitor visa estimates fell by a day or two. India dropped to 22 days; applications filed from inside Canada eased to 42.
| Applying from | Current (June 24) | Previous (June 17) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 22 days | 24 days | −2 days |
| Pakistan | 43 days | 43 days | — |
| Nigeria | 54 days | 53 days | +1 day |
| United States | 31 days | 31 days | — |
| Philippines | 17 days | 17 days | — |
Visitor visas from inside Canada now take 42 days (down from 44). The outlier remains the visitor record extension at 288 days — easing 10 days from last week but still deep in problem territory for anyone trying to extend a visitor stay from within Canada.
PR cards
New PR cards are issued in 38 days and renewals in 32 days. The new-card estimate is the fastest pace of the year — 24 days below the January baseline — while renewals crept up a day.
The monthly picture hasn't changed since June 8
Because the monthly categories weren't refreshed this week, the permanent residence and citizenship numbers still stand where they landed on June 8: the Atlantic Immigration Program at 26 months after shedding a full year, both PNP streams a month faster, and family sponsorship inside Canada a month slower. The outlier to keep watching is the citizenship certificate, which sat at 15 months in the June 8 data with a queue of roughly 82,000 — a sharp climb tied to the certificate processing problems we covered earlier this month. The next monthly refresh will show whether that spike holds.
What this week means for you
If you're waiting on an in-Canada work permit: This is the best table in the release. The estimate has fallen to 144 days and is closing on the 120-day standard — but it's still above it, so keep maintained status if your permit is expiring and don't book anything that assumes a faster decision than the published number.
If you're sponsoring a super visa: India and the Philippines improved; the US and Pakistan got slower. Wherever you're applying from, the medical exam and qualifying insurance are the pieces you control — get them done before you file.
If you're applying for a study permit: The four-to-six-week window holds, with small gains for India and Nigeria. Submit a complete application with your provincial attestation letter and you're on a predictable timeline for a fall start.
If you're choosing between streams: Processing speed is one input, not the whole decision. A faster temporary permit doesn't outweigh the value of a permanent pathway — and IRCC updates these temporary figures every week, so this snapshot will shift again in seven days. The longer-term backlog trend is in our April backlog breakdown.
IRCC's published processing time is a forward-looking estimate, not a promise — and the single biggest thing that blows past it is a request for more information. A file that triggers a request for an updated medical, a missing reference letter, or a clarification can add weeks no table will warn you about. Before you submit any work, study, visitor, or super visa application, run the official document checklist line by line and answer every optional field you can support with evidence. A complete application is the only part of your processing time you actually control.
Where to go next
Work Permit Guide | Study Permit Guide | Super Visa Guide | Parents & Grandparents Sponsorship | June 17 Processing Times | June 10 Processing Times (PR & Citizenship)
Sources
- Immigration News Canada — New Canada immigration processing times as of June 2026
- IRCC — Check processing times