Privately sponsored refugees · all countries
Canada privately sponsored refugee processing times by country
Refugees resettled in Canada with the support of a private sponsor group.
Typical wait across 18 countries
821.9 days
about 2½ years
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.
- D
- Djibouti38 months● Steady
- E
- Egypt26 months▼ 4 months
- Ethiopia26 months▲ 2 months
- I
- India17 months▼ 3 months
- Indonesia32 months● Steady
- Iraqno figure
- Israel35 months▲ 3 months
- J
- Jordan34 months▲ 5 months
- K
- Kenya16 months▼ 2 months
- L
- Lebanon32 months▲ 4 months
- M
- Malaysia27 months● Steady
- P
- Pakistan16 months▲ 4 months
- S
- Saudi Arabia21 months▼ 2 months
- South Africa36 months● Steady
- Sudan19 months● Steady
- T
- Tajikistan19 months● Steady
- Türkiye27 months● Steady
- U
- Uganda30 months● Steady
- United Arab Emirates24 months▼ 3 months
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Shortest and longest right now
Shortest waits
- Kenya16 months
- Pakistan16 months
- India17 months
- Sudan19 months
- Tajikistan19 months
Longest waits
- Djibouti38 months
- South Africa36 months
- Israel35 months
- Jordan34 months
- Lebanon32 months
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 privately sponsored refugee application take?
It depends on where you apply from. In IRCC's update of October 21, 2026, the typical figure across 18 countries was 821.9 days. The shortest was Kenya (16 months) and the longest was Djibouti (38 months). Find your country above.
Is the privately sponsored refugee wait getting shorter?
Compared with about three months ago, privately sponsored refugee figures are shorter for 5 countries, longer for 5 and about the same for 7. The typical figure went from 852.3 days to 821.9 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.