Government-assisted refugees · applying from Libya
Canada government-assisted refugee processing time from Libya
Refugees referred to Canada by the UN Refugee Agency or another referral organization and resettled with government support.
Current processing time
No current figure
IRCC's latest update has no figure for this. The last published figure was 10 months, on July 22, 2026.
IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool
In plain English
- Since 2022, the figure has ranged from 8 months (May 2024) to 25 months (March 2022).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for government-assisted refugee cases from Libya at each update.
In months. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2026 | not enough data | – |
| July 7, 2026 | 10 months | +1 month |
| March 12, 2025 | 9 months | +1 month |
| May 28, 2024 | 8 months | – |
| May 11, 2022 | not enough data | – |
| March 1, 2022 | 25 months | +3 months |
| February 1, 2022 | 22 months | −2 months |
| January 18, 2022 | 24 months | – |
| September 4, 2018 | no published time | first figure |
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
Is the wait from Libya getting shorter?
There is not enough history yet to say.
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.