Government-assisted refugees · all countries
Canada government-assisted refugee processing times by country
Refugees referred to Canada by the UN Refugee Agency or another referral organization and resettled with government support.
Typical wait across 16 countries
456.6 days
about 15 months
Half of the countries wait less than this, and half wait longer.
IRCC figures, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool
Find your country
Arrows compare with about three months earlier.
- B
- Bangladesh14 months● Steady
- C
- Chad12 months● Steady
- E
- Egypt13 months● Steady
- Ethiopia18 months▼ 6 months
- I
- Indonesiano figure
- Iraq27 months● Steady
- J
- Jordan26 months▼ 5 months
- K
- Kenya19 months● Steady
- L
- Lebanon11 months▼ 7 months
- Libyano figure
- M
- Malaysia17 months▼ 4 months
- Morocco15 months● Steady
- N
- Niger22 months▲ 3 months
- R
- Rwanda13 months● Steady
- S
- South Sudan14 months● Steady
- T
- Tanzania60 months▲ 17 months
- Thailand7 months● Steady
- Türkiye13 months▲ 1 month
- U
- Ugandano figure
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Is the typical wait getting shorter?
The middle figure across all countries at each IRCC update, in days.
What do these numbers 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 government-assisted refugee application take?
It depends on where you apply from. In IRCC's update of October 21, 2026, the typical figure across 16 countries was 456.6 days. The shortest was Thailand (7 months) and the longest was Tanzania (60 months). Find your country above.
Is the government-assisted refugee wait getting shorter?
Compared with about three months ago, government-assisted refugee figures are shorter for 4 countries, longer for 3 and about the same for 7. The typical figure went from 578.4 days to 456.6 days.
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.