Study permit · applying from Iraq
Canada study permit processing time from Iraq
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 10 weeks, on October 7, 2026.
IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool
In plain English
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 5 weeks (January 2022) to 36 weeks (March 2025).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for study permit applications from Iraq at each update.
In weeks. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2026 | no published time | – |
| September 22, 2026 | 10 weeks | – |
| July 7, 2026 | no published time | – |
| March 12, 2025 | 36 weeks | +21 weeks |
| May 28, 2024 | 15 weeks | +6 weeks |
| October 31, 2023 | 9 weeks | +1 week |
| October 24, 2023 | 8 weeks | −4 weeks |
| August 23, 2022 | 12 weeks | −1 week |
| August 16, 2022 | 13 weeks | −1 week |
| August 9, 2022 | 14 weeks | −1 week |
| July 19, 2022 | 15 weeks | −1 week |
| June 28, 2022 | 16 weeks | +1 week |
| June 8, 2022 | 15 weeks | +2 weeks |
| June 1, 2022 | 13 weeks | +1 week |
| May 11, 2022 | 12 weeks | +4 weeks |
| March 16, 2022 | 8 weeks | +1 week |
| February 8, 2022 | 7 weeks | +1 week |
| February 1, 2022 | 6 weeks | +1 week |
| January 25, 2022 | 5 weeks | −1 week |
| January 18, 2022 | 6 weeks | −3 weeks |
| February 2, 2021 | 9 weeks | +2 weeks |
| September 4, 2018 | 7 weeks | first figure |
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 Iraq 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.