Study permit · all countries
Canada study permit processing times by country
A study permit lets you study at a school, college or university in Canada, usually for a program longer than six months.
Typical wait across 92 countries
42 days
about 6 weeks
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.
- A
- Afghanistan3 weeks● Steady
- Algeria7 weeks▲ 1 week
- Australia3 weeks▼ 1 week
- Austriano figure
- Azerbaijan6 weeks▲ 1 week
- B
- Bahamas4 weeks● Steady
- Bangladesh6 weeks▲ 1 week
- Barbadosno figure
- Belgium4 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- Benin17 weeks▲ 8 weeks
- Bermudano figure
- Brazil4 weeks● Steady
- Burkina Faso5 weeks▲ 1 week
- Burma (Myanmar)6 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- Burundi7 weeks▲ 3 weeks
- C
- Cambodia6 weeks▲ 1 week
- Cameroon9 weeks▲ 4 weeks
- Canada7 weeks● Steady
- Chad4 weeks● Steady
- Chile4 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- China (People’s Republic of)8 weeks▲ 5 weeks
- Colombia6 weeks● Steady
- Costa Ricano figure
- Côte d’Ivoire8 weeks▲ 3 weeks
- Czech Republic5 weeks▲ 3 weeks
- D
- Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)no figure
- Denmark2 weeks● Steady
- Dominican Republic5 weeks▲ 1 week
- E
- Ecuador7 weeks▲ 1 week
- Egypt8 weeks▲ 1 week
- Ethiopia7 weeks● Steady
- F
- Finlandno figure
- France4 weeks▲ 3 weeks
- G
- Gambia4 weeks▲ 1 week
- Germany5 weeks▲ 4 weeks
- Ghana8 weeks▲ 5 weeks
- Guinea6 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- H
- Haiti3 weeks▼ 1 week
- Hong Kong SAR6 weeks▲ 3 weeks
- Hungaryno figure
- I
- India8 weeks▲ 3 weeks
- Indonesia8 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- Iran21 weeks▼ 24 weeks
- Iraqno figure
- Irelandno figure
- Israelno figure
- Italy5 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- J
- Jamaica3 weeks▼ 1 week
- Japan3 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- Jordan8 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- K
- Kazakhstan6 weeks● Steady
- Kenya4 weeks▼ 1 week
- Kuwait4 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- Kyrgyzstan3 weeks● Steady
- L
- Lebanon7 weeks▼ 1 week
- Libya3 weeks▲ 1 week
- Luxembourgno figure
- M
- Madagascar13 weeks▼ 4 weeks
- Malaysia6 weeks▲ 1 week
- Mali7 weeks▲ 3 weeks
- Martiniqueno figure
- Mauritius11 weeks▼ 6 weeks
- Mexico2 weeks▼ 1 week
- Mongolia3 weeks▲ 1 week
- Morocco8 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- N
- Nepal5 weeks● Steady
- Netherlands4 weeks▲ 1 week
- New Zealandno figure
- Niger5 weeks▲ 1 week
- Nigeria10 weeks▲ 5 weeks
- Norway4 weeks● Steady
- O
- Oman4 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- P
- Pakistan7 weeks▲ 1 week
- Panama6 weeks▲ 1 week
- Peru5 weeks● Steady
- Philippines6 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- Poland4 weeks▲ 1 week
- Q
- Qatar5 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- R
- Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)8 weeks▲ 3 weeks
- Republic of Korea2 weeks● Steady
- Russia4 weeks▼ 3 weeks
- Rwanda6 weeks▲ 1 week
- S
- Saudi Arabia4 weeks● Steady
- Senegal7 weeks▲ 3 weeks
- Singapore9 weeks▲ 3 weeks
- Slovakia3 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- South Africa19 weeks▲ 3 weeks
- Spain2 weeks▲ 1 week
- Sri Lanka6 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- Swedenno figure
- Switzerland3 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- T
- Taiwan7 weeks▲ 1 week
- Tanzania9 weeks▲ 1 week
- Thailand6 weeks▲ 1 week
- Togo16 weeks▲ 5 weeks
- Trinidad and Tobago6 weeks● Steady
- Tunisia4 weeks● Steady
- Türkiye6 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- U
- Ugandano figure
- Ukraine7 weeks▼ 2 weeks
- United Arab Emirates7 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- United Kingdom5 weeks▲ 2 weeks
- United States of America5 weeks● Steady
- Uzbekistan4 weeks▼ 3 weeks
- V
- Vietnam5 weeks● Steady
- Z
- Zambia12 weeks▼ 6 weeks
- Zimbabwe15 weeks▲ 2 weeks
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Shortest and longest right now
Shortest waits
- Denmark2 weeks
- Mexico2 weeks
- Republic of Korea2 weeks
- Spain2 weeks
- Afghanistan3 weeks
Longest waits
- Iran21 weeks
- South Africa19 weeks
- Benin17 weeks
- Togo16 weeks
- Zimbabwe15 weeks
Biggest changes in the latest update
Compared with IRCC's update of October 14, 2026.
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 study permit application take?
It depends on where you apply from. In IRCC's update of October 21, 2026, the typical figure across 92 countries was 42 days. The shortest was Denmark (2 weeks) and the longest was Iran (21 weeks). Find your country above.
Is the study permit wait getting shorter?
Compared with about three months ago, study permit figures are shorter for 13 countries, longer for 60 and about the same for 18. The typical figure went from 28 days to 42 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.