Work permit · applying from New Zealand
Canada work permit processing time from New Zealand
A work permit lets you work in Canada. This figure is for work permits applied for from outside Canada.
Current processing time
No current figure
IRCC's latest update has no figure for this. The last published figure was 5 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 4 weeks (July 2026) to 42 weeks (October 2023).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for work permit applications from New Zealand 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 | 5 weeks | +1 week |
| July 7, 2026 | 4 weeks | −1 week |
| March 12, 2025 | 5 weeks | −14 weeks |
| May 28, 2024 | 19 weeks | −18 weeks |
| October 31, 2023 | 37 weeks | −5 weeks |
| October 24, 2023 | 42 weeks | +25 weeks |
| September 6, 2022 | 17 weeks | −3 weeks |
| August 23, 2022 | 20 weeks | +3 weeks |
| August 16, 2022 | 17 weeks | +1 week |
| August 2, 2022 | 16 weeks | +1 week |
| July 19, 2022 | 15 weeks | +1 week |
| July 12, 2022 | 14 weeks | +2 weeks |
| June 15, 2022 | 12 weeks | −1 week |
| June 8, 2022 | 13 weeks | +1 week |
| June 1, 2022 | 12 weeks | −1 week |
| May 24, 2022 | 13 weeks | +4 weeks |
| May 17, 2022 | 9 weeks | −2 weeks |
| May 11, 2022 | 11 weeks | +3 weeks |
| February 22, 2022 | 8 weeks | +1 week |
| February 2, 2021 | 7 weeks | +1 week |
| September 4, 2018 | 6 weeks | first figure |
Other applications from New Zealand
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 New Zealand 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.