Canada Visa Wait

Staying longer in Canada

Visitor record processing time

A visitor record extends your stay in Canada as a visitor.

Current processing time

341 days

about 11 months

▲ 127 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 September 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
Work permit extension12 weeksabout 200,100 waiting● SteadyStudy permit extension8 weeksabout 27,800 waiting● SteadyVisitor visa from inside Canada12 days▼ 17 days shorter

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 visitor record take?

IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 341 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: Visitor record
IRCC updateFigureChange
October 21, 2026341 days−16 days
October 14, 2026357 days−13 days
October 7, 2026370 days−15 days
October 1, 2026385 days−8 days
September 22, 2026393 days−5 days
September 16, 2026398 days−5 days
September 9, 2026403 days−13 days
August 26, 2026416 days−3 days
August 19, 2026419 days+1 day
August 12, 2026418 days+102 days
August 5, 2026316 days+81 days
July 28, 2026235 days+21 days
July 22, 2026214 days−2 days
July 15, 2026216 days−17 days
July 7, 2026233 days−12 days
July 2, 2026245 days−43 days
June 24, 2026288 days−13 days
June 10, 2026301 days−13 days
June 3, 2026314 days−1 day
May 20, 2026315 days+5 days
May 13, 2026310 days+2 days
May 6, 2026308 days+2 days
April 29, 2026306 days−9 days
April 22, 2026315 days−10 days
April 15, 2026325 days+11 days
April 9, 2026314 days+8 days
March 31, 2026306 days+7 days
March 24, 2026299 days+23 days
March 20, 2026276 days+31 days
March 11, 2026245 days+27 days
February 24, 2026218 days+5 days
February 17, 2026213 days+4 days
February 11, 2026209 days+15 days
February 4, 2026194 days+33 days
January 28, 2026161 days+11 days
January 21, 2026150 days−3 days
January 14, 2026153 days−11 days
January 7, 2026164 days−9 days
December 31, 2025173 days−4 days
December 23, 2025177 days−8 days
December 10, 2025185 days−9 days
December 3, 2025194 days−9 days
November 26, 2025203 days+3 days
November 19, 2025200 days+8 days
November 12, 2025192 days+10 days
October 29, 2025182 days+12 days
October 20, 2025170 days+5 days
September 17, 2025165 days−5 days
September 10, 2025170 days−6 days
September 3, 2025176 days−4 days
August 27, 2025180 days−3 days
August 13, 2025183 days−3 days
August 5, 2025186 days−3 days
July 29, 2025189 days−13 days
July 22, 2025202 days−15 days
July 16, 2025217 days+24 days
July 2, 2025193 days−11 days
June 25, 2025204 days+1 day
June 17, 2025203 days+23 days
June 3, 2025180 days+3 days
May 28, 2025177 days+16 days
May 20, 2025161 days−8 days
May 13, 2025169 days+6 days
May 6, 2025163 days+23 days
April 30, 2025140 days+10 days
April 23, 2025130 days−3 days
April 16, 2025133 days−7 days
April 9, 2025140 days+10 days
April 1, 2025130 days+5 days
March 25, 2025125 days+6 days
March 18, 2025119 days+3 days
March 5, 2025116 days−3 days
February 18, 2025119 days−3 days
February 12, 2025122 days−3 days
February 5, 2025125 days−6 days
January 29, 2025131 days−7 days
January 22, 2025138 days+1 day
January 17, 2025137 days+6 days
January 7, 2025131 days+3 days
December 31, 2024128 days−17 days
December 17, 2024145 days+13 days
December 11, 2024132 days+6 days
December 3, 2024126 days+10 days
November 26, 2024116 days−17 days
November 19, 2024133 days−13 days
November 13, 2024146 days−6 days
November 5, 2024152 days+35 days
October 9, 2024117 days−3 days
October 1, 2024120 days+9 days
September 24, 2024111 days+2 days
September 17, 2024109 days−1 day
September 11, 2024110 days+1 day
September 3, 2024109 days−8 days
August 27, 2024117 days−1 day
August 20, 2024118 days+4 days
August 8, 2024114 days−1 day
July 30, 2024115 days+7 days
July 24, 2024108 days+6 days
July 17, 2024102 daysfirst figure

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