Work permit · applying from Zimbabwe
Canada work permit processing time from Zimbabwe
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 42 weeks, on October 14, 2026.
IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool
In plain English
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 7 weeks (September 2018) to 48 weeks (September 2026).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for work permit applications from Zimbabwe at each update.
In weeks. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2026 | no published time | – |
| October 14, 2026 | 42 weeks | +3 weeks |
| October 7, 2026 | 39 weeks | −3 weeks |
| October 1, 2026 | 42 weeks | −6 weeks |
| July 7, 2026 | 48 weeks | +22 weeks |
| March 12, 2025 | 26 weeks | +4 weeks |
| May 28, 2024 | 22 weeks | +15 weeks |
| October 31, 2023 | 7 weeks | −3 weeks |
| October 24, 2023 | 10 weeks | −7 weeks |
| September 6, 2022 | 17 weeks | −1 week |
| August 30, 2022 | 18 weeks | −1 week |
| August 23, 2022 | 19 weeks | −1 week |
| August 9, 2022 | 20 weeks | −1 week |
| July 19, 2022 | 21 weeks | +4 weeks |
| July 12, 2022 | 17 weeks | +4 weeks |
| June 28, 2022 | 13 weeks | +1 week |
| June 21, 2022 | 12 weeks | +2 weeks |
| June 15, 2022 | 10 weeks | +1 week |
| June 8, 2022 | 9 weeks | +1 week |
| June 1, 2022 | 8 weeks | +1 week |
| May 11, 2022 | 7 weeks | −11 weeks |
| March 22, 2022 | 18 weeks | +2 weeks |
| March 16, 2022 | 16 weeks | +1 week |
| March 1, 2022 | 15 weeks | +1 week |
| February 22, 2022 | 14 weeks | +1 week |
| February 8, 2022 | 13 weeks | +1 week |
| February 1, 2022 | 12 weeks | +1 week |
| January 18, 2022 | 11 weeks | +1 week |
| February 2, 2021 | 10 weeks | +3 weeks |
| September 4, 2018 | 7 weeks | first figure |
Other applications from Zimbabwe
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 Zimbabwe 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.