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Travel and work programs

International Experience Canada (IEC) processing time

Work permits for young people from partner countries: Working Holiday, Young Professionals and International Co-op.

IEC work permit

6 weeks

● About the same as in July

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 December 5, 2026.

Counted from the day you applied. IRCC counts from the day it had your complete application.

IEC work permit, earlier applications

No current figure

IRCC's latest update has no figure for this. The last published figure was 107 weeks, on August 8, 2024.

IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool

Is it getting faster or slower?

Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.

Related applications

All of them
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)5 minutes● SteadySeasonal Agricultural Worker Program95 daysabout 3 months▲ 48 days longer

What does this number mean?

1

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.

2

The clock starts with a complete application

It counts from the day IRCC had a complete application to the day it made a decision.

3

It changes often

IRCC revises the figure regularly, usually every week. A single application can be faster or slower.

Common questions

How long does an IEC work permit take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 6 weeks. That means 8 in 10 recent applications were decided within that time.

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.

All published figures

Every published figure: IEC work permit
IRCC updateFigureChange
August 26, 20266 weeks−1 week
July 28, 20267 weeks+1 week
July 7, 20266 weeks+1 week
April 29, 20265 weeks+1 week
April 15, 20264 weeks+1 week
March 24, 20263 weeks+1 week
February 11, 20262 weeks−3 weeks
February 4, 20265 weeks−3 weeks
January 21, 20268 weeks+1 week
January 14, 20267 weeks+1 week
December 31, 20256 weeks+1 week
December 10, 20255 weeks+1 week
December 3, 20254 weeks−1 week
November 12, 20255 weeks−1 week
October 29, 20256 weeks−1 week
October 20, 20257 weeks+2 weeks
August 13, 20255 weeks−1 week
August 5, 20256 weeks+1 week
May 6, 20255 weeks+1 week
April 16, 20254 weeks+1 week
March 25, 20253 weeks+1 week
February 25, 20252 weeks+1 week
February 18, 20251 week−1 week
February 12, 20252 weeks−3 weeks
February 5, 20255 weeks−3 weeks
January 29, 20258 weeks−1 week
January 17, 20259 weeks+1 week
January 7, 20258 weeks+1 week
December 31, 20247 weeks+1 week
November 26, 20246 weeks+1 week
October 22, 20245 weeks+1 week
September 24, 20244 weeks−1 week
August 27, 20245 weeks−1 week
July 24, 20246 weeks−2 weeks
July 3, 20248 weeks+2 weeks
May 7, 20246 weeks+1 week
April 23, 20245 weeks+1 week
April 2, 20244 weeks+1 week
February 28, 20243 weeks+1 week
February 20, 20242 weeks−1 week
February 13, 20243 weeks−2 weeks
January 31, 20245 weeks−1 week
January 16, 20246 weeks+1 week
January 2, 20245 weeks+1 week
November 7, 20234 weeks−1 week
October 31, 20235 weeks−1 week
October 6, 20236 weeks−1 week
September 19, 20237 weeks−2 weeks
August 22, 20239 weeks−2 weeks
July 19, 202311 weeks+1 week
July 12, 202310 weeks+1 week
June 22, 20239 weeks+1 week
June 6, 20238 weeks+1 week
May 10, 20237 weeks+1 week
May 2, 20236 weeks+1 week
April 18, 20235 weeks+1 week
March 29, 20234 weeks+1 week
March 7, 20233 weeks+1 week
February 15, 20232 weeks−5 weeks
January 18, 20237 weeks+1 week
January 10, 20236 weeks+1 week
November 30, 20225 weeks−2 weeks
October 19, 20227 weeks+1 week
September 20, 20226 weeks−1 week
August 23, 20227 weeks−1 week
July 5, 20228 weeks+1 week
June 15, 20227 weeks+1 week
June 1, 20226 weeks+1 week
May 17, 20225 weeks+1 week
May 3, 20224 weeks+1 week
April 19, 20223 weeks+1 week
March 22, 20222 weeks−1 week
March 16, 20223 weeks−1 week
March 8, 20224 weeks−4 weeks
March 1, 20228 weeks−2 weeks
February 22, 202210 weeks−8 weeks
February 8, 202218 weeks+1 week
February 1, 202217 weeks+6 weeks
January 25, 202211 weeks+4 weeks
December 29, 20217 weeks−2 weeks
December 7, 20219 weeks−64 weeks
October 26, 202173 weeks−3 weeks
October 19, 202176 weeks+9 weeks
October 12, 202167 weeks+3 weeks
October 6, 202164 weeks+53 weeks
September 7, 202111 weeks+1 week
August 25, 202110 weeks−4 weeks
August 3, 202114 weeks−40 weeks
July 27, 202154 weeks+46 weeks
June 29, 20218 weeks+1 week
June 22, 20217 weeks−50 weeks
June 8, 202157 weeks−1 week
May 18, 202158 weeks−1 week
May 4, 202159 weeks+1 week
April 27, 202158 weeks+1 week
April 13, 202157 weeks+2 weeks
March 24, 202155 weeks+2 weeks
March 16, 202153 weeks+3 weeks
March 9, 202150 weeks+2 weeks
February 16, 202148 weeks−1 week
February 2, 202149 weeks−27 weeks
January 19, 202176 weeks−3 weeks
December 1, 202079 weeks–
November 18, 2020no published time–
November 10, 202079 weeks+1 week
November 3, 202078 weeks+12 weeks
October 7, 202066 weeks+2 weeks
September 29, 202064 weeks+5 weeks
September 8, 202059 weeks+1 week
September 1, 202058 weeks+1 week
August 19, 202057 weeks+2 weeks
July 21, 202055 weeks+4 weeks
July 14, 202051 weeks+2 weeks
June 30, 202049 weeks+35 weeks
June 23, 202014 weeks+5 weeks
May 26, 20209 weeks+5 weeks
May 5, 20204 weeks+1 week
April 7, 20203 weeks+1 week
February 25, 20202 weeks+1 week
February 18, 20201 week−1 week
January 31, 20202 weeks−7 weeks
January 7, 20209 weeks+2 weeks
December 31, 20197 weeks+1 week
December 11, 20196 weeks+1 week
September 11, 20195 weeks+1 week
July 31, 20194 weeks−4 weeks
September 4, 20188 weeksfirst figure
Every published figure: IEC work permit, earlier applications
IRCC updateFigureChange
August 14, 2024not enough data–
August 8, 2024107 weeks+3 weeks
July 30, 2024104 weeks−2 weeks
July 24, 2024106 weeks−2 weeks
July 3, 2024108 weeks+2 weeks
June 25, 2024106 weeks–
June 6, 2024not enough data–
May 21, 2024103 weeks–
February 28, 2024not enough data–
February 20, 202464 weeks+10 weeks
February 13, 202454 weeks−3 weeks
February 6, 202457 weeks−1 week
January 23, 202458 weeks+3 weeks
January 16, 202455 weeks−1 week
January 9, 202456 weeks−5 weeks
December 28, 202361 weeks+54 weeks
December 20, 20237 weeks−47 weeks
December 5, 202354 weeks−1 week
November 28, 202355 weeks+1 week
November 21, 202354 weeks−8 weeks
November 15, 202362 weeks−3 weeks
November 7, 202365 weeks+2 weeks
October 31, 202363 weeks−5 weeks
October 24, 202368 weeks+7 weeks
October 17, 202361 weeks+1 week
October 11, 202360 weeks+1 week
October 6, 202359 weeks–
August 22, 2023not enough data–
June 22, 2023112 weeks+33 weeks
May 16, 202379 weeks+43 weeks
May 2, 202336 weeks−40 weeks
April 6, 202376 weeks+10 weeks
March 29, 202366 weeks–
March 23, 2023no published time–
December 14, 2022no published time–
November 30, 2022no published time–
October 25, 202244 weeks+1 week
October 19, 202243 weeks+9 weeks
October 4, 202234 weeks+3 weeks
September 20, 202231 weeks+2 weeks
September 13, 202229 weeks−1 week
August 23, 202230 weeks−1 week
August 9, 202231 weeks+3 weeks
July 5, 202228 weeks−1 week
June 15, 202229 weeks+1 week
May 24, 202228 weeks+1 week
May 17, 202227 weeks+1 week
May 11, 202226 weeks+3 weeks
May 3, 202223 weeks+2 weeks
April 19, 202221 weeks+1 week
April 12, 202220 weeks+1 week
April 5, 202219 weeks+1 week
March 31, 202218 weeksfirst figure

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