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Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program processing time

Work permits for seasonal farm workers from Mexico and the Caribbean.

Current processing time

95 days

about 3 months

▲ 48 days longer than 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 January 27, 2027.

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

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● SteadyInternational Experience Canada (IEC)6 weeks● Steady

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 a Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program work permit take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 95 days. 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: Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program work permit
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 202695 days−13 days
October 7, 2026108 days+2 days
October 1, 2026106 days+1 day
September 16, 2026105 days+3 days
September 9, 2026102 days+3 days
August 26, 202699 days+5 days
August 19, 202694 days+10 days
August 12, 202684 days+13 days
August 5, 202671 days+8 days
July 28, 202663 days+16 days
July 22, 202647 days+8 days
July 15, 202639 days+5 days
July 7, 202634 days+3 days
July 2, 202631 days+5 days
June 24, 202626 days+16 days
June 10, 202610 days+2 days
June 3, 20268 days+1 day
April 29, 20267 days+1 day
April 22, 20266 days−1 day
March 11, 20267 days−1 day
February 17, 20268 days+1 day
January 21, 20267 days−3 days
January 7, 202610 days+1 day
December 23, 20259 days−2 days
December 3, 202511 days−1 day
November 26, 202512 days+2 days
November 19, 202510 days+5 days
November 12, 20255 days−54 days
October 29, 202559 days−12 days
October 8, 202571 days+1 day
October 1, 202570 days+2 days
September 24, 202568 days−2 days
September 10, 202570 days+3 days
September 3, 202567 days+14 days
August 27, 202553 days+8 days
August 20, 202545 days+4 days
August 13, 202541 days+7 days
August 5, 202534 days+1 day
July 29, 202533 days−5 days
July 22, 202538 days−5 days
July 16, 202543 days−2 days
July 9, 202545 days+2 days
July 2, 202543 days+6 days
June 25, 202537 days+4 days
June 17, 202533 days−3 days
June 3, 202536 days+5 days
May 28, 202531 days+13 days
May 20, 202518 days+5 days
May 13, 202513 days+2 days
April 16, 202511 days−2 days
March 25, 202513 days+1 day
February 18, 202512 days+2 days
February 12, 202510 days+2 days
November 13, 20248 days−1 day
November 5, 20249 days−286 days
October 22, 2024295 days+7 days
October 9, 2024288 days+3 days
October 1, 2024285 days+5 days
September 24, 2024280 days+9 days
September 17, 2024271 days+11 days
September 11, 2024260 days+88 days
September 3, 2024172 days+22 days
August 27, 2024150 days+14 days
August 20, 2024136 days+10 days
August 14, 2024126 days+24 days
August 8, 2024102 days+11 days
July 30, 202491 days+7 days
July 24, 202484 days+3 days
July 17, 202481 days+7 days
July 10, 202474 days+9 days
July 3, 202465 days+10 days
June 25, 202455 days+1 day
June 19, 202454 days+2 days
June 13, 202452 days+1 day
June 6, 202451 days+2 days
May 21, 202449 days+2 days
May 14, 202447 days+2 days
May 7, 202445 days+2 days
April 30, 202443 days+5 days
April 23, 202438 days+3 days
April 16, 202435 days+8 days
April 2, 202427 days+2 days
March 26, 202425 days+4 days
March 19, 202421 days+3 days
March 12, 202418 days+1 day
March 5, 202417 days−3 days
February 28, 202420 days+1 day
February 20, 202419 days−2 days
February 13, 202421 days−1 day
February 6, 202422 days−2 days
January 31, 202424 days−2 days
January 9, 202426 days+1 day
December 28, 202325 days−1 day
December 20, 202326 days+6 days
December 13, 202320 days+3 days
December 5, 202317 days+2 days
November 28, 202315 days+1 day
November 21, 202314 days−1 day
November 7, 202315 days−55 days
October 31, 202370 days−16 days
October 24, 202386 days−20 days
October 17, 2023106 days−6 days
October 11, 2023112 days+2 days
October 6, 2023110 days+1 day
September 28, 2023109 days+4 days
September 19, 2023105 days+21 days
August 22, 202384 days+7 days
August 9, 202377 days+6 days
August 2, 202371 days+1 day
July 19, 202370 days+4 days
July 6, 202366 days+13 days
June 22, 202353 days+1 day
June 14, 202352 days+4 days
June 6, 202348 days+7 days
May 26, 202341 days+1 day
May 16, 202340 days+2 days
May 10, 202338 days+3 days
May 2, 202335 days+5 days
April 18, 202330 days+1 day
April 12, 202329 days+3 days
April 6, 202326 days+3 days
March 29, 202323 days+2 days
March 23, 202321 days−3 days
March 14, 202324 days−1 day
March 7, 202325 days+3 days
February 23, 202322 days−1 day
February 15, 202323 days−2 days
January 25, 202325 days+3 days
January 18, 202322 days+1 day
January 10, 202321 days+2 days
December 29, 202219 days+1 day
December 14, 202218 daysfirst figure

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