Dependent child sponsorship · applying from Ethiopia
Canada dependent child sponsorship processing time from Ethiopia
For Canadian citizens and permanent residents sponsoring a dependent child who lives outside Canada.
Current processing time
20 months
IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool
If you apply today
If IRCC keeps this pace, 8 in 10 applications sent today would be decided by about June 2028.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 dependent child sponsorship applications from Ethiopia were decided within 20 months, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are steady. The figure was 21 months in July.
- The wait from Ethiopia is longer than in 67% of the other 9 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 17 months.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 18 months (September 2018) to 29 months (May 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for dependent child sponsorship applications from Ethiopia at each update.
In months. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2026 | 20 months | −1 month |
| October 7, 2026 | 21 months | +3 months |
| September 22, 2026 | 18 months | −1 month |
| August 19, 2026 | 19 months | −2 months |
| March 12, 2025 | 21 months | – |
| May 28, 2024 | no published time | – |
| October 24, 2023 | 24 months | +1 month |
| September 6, 2022 | 23 months | +1 month |
| August 2, 2022 | 22 months | −3 months |
| July 12, 2022 | 25 months | +2 months |
| June 15, 2022 | 23 months | +1 month |
| June 1, 2022 | 22 months | −7 months |
| May 11, 2022 | 29 months | +6 months |
| March 22, 2022 | 23 months | −1 month |
| March 1, 2022 | 24 months | +1 month |
| February 1, 2022 | 23 months | +1 month |
| January 18, 2022 | 22 months | +4 months |
| September 4, 2018 | 18 months | first figure |
How Ethiopia compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 10 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Ethiopia
What does this number mean?
It looks back, not forward
IRCC's figure is how long it took to decide 8 in 10 of the applications of this kind that it finished recently. The other 2 in 10 took longer.
The clock starts with a complete application
It counts from the day IRCC had a complete application to the day it made a decision.
It changes often
IRCC revises the figure regularly, usually every week. A single application can be faster or slower.
Common questions
How long does a dependent child sponsorship application from Ethiopia take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 20 months. That means 8 in 10 recent dependent child sponsorship applications from Ethiopia were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Ethiopia getting shorter?
Waits are steady. The figure was 21 months in July.
How does Ethiopia compare with other countries?
The wait from Ethiopia is longer than in 67% of the other 9 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 17 months. The shortest right now is India (8 months) and the longest is Haiti (32 months).
Is this an official government website?
No. Canada Visa Wait is an independent site and is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. The figures are IRCC's own. Before you rely on a date, check IRCC's official processing-times tool.