Study permit · applying from Bermuda
Canada study permit processing time from Bermuda
A study permit lets you study at a school, college or university in Canada, usually for a program longer than six months.
Current processing time
No current figure
IRCC's latest update has no figure for this. The last published figure was 4 weeks, on July 22, 2026.
IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool
In plain English
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 1 week (September 2018) to 16 weeks (February 2021).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for study permit applications from Bermuda at each update.
In weeks. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2026 | no published time | – |
| July 22, 2026 | 4 weeks | – |
| October 24, 2023 | no published time | – |
| September 6, 2022 | 3 weeks | −1 week |
| August 23, 2022 | 4 weeks | +2 weeks |
| August 16, 2022 | 2 weeks | −2 weeks |
| August 9, 2022 | 4 weeks | +1 week |
| July 26, 2022 | 3 weeks | +1 week |
| July 19, 2022 | 2 weeks | −10 weeks |
| July 12, 2022 | 12 weeks | +10 weeks |
| June 15, 2022 | 2 weeks | −10 weeks |
| May 24, 2022 | 12 weeks | +1 week |
| May 11, 2022 | 11 weeks | −2 weeks |
| February 16, 2022 | 13 weeks | +1 week |
| January 25, 2022 | 12 weeks | +1 week |
| January 18, 2022 | 11 weeks | −5 weeks |
| February 2, 2021 | 16 weeks | +15 weeks |
| September 4, 2018 | 1 week | first figure |
Other applications from Bermuda
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 Bermuda 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.