Work Permit Processing Times
Work Permits From Outside Canada
The processing times below are updated from the Government of Canada website, where they are based on recent work permit processing times from each country.
Processing times can change based on many factors, including backlogs and number of applications from a location. To view times on the Government of Canada website,
click here.
| CURRENT RANK | Country | Processing Time (Weeks) | Change from Last Update | Last Checked | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 2 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 1 | Mexico | 2 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 3 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 3 | Honduras | 4 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 3 | Belgium | 4 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 3 | Belize | 4 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 4 | Taiwan | 5 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 4 | Jamaica | 5 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 4 | France | 5 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 5 | Philippines | 6 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 5 | Italy | 6 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 5 | Algeria | 6 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 5 | Albania | 6 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 7 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 6 | Kuwait | 7 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 6 | Australia | 7 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 7 | South Korea | 8 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 7 | Tunisia | 8 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 7 | Argentina | 8 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 7 | Peru | 8 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 7 | Pakistan | 8 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 7 | Qatar | 8 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 8 | Chile | 9 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 8 | Morocco | 9 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 9 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 9 | Hong Kong SAR | 10 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 9 | Egypt | 10 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 10 | Ghana | 11 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 10 | Russia | 11 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 10 | Malaysia | 11 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 11 | Senegal | 12 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 12 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 11 | Uganda | 12 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 11 | Oman | 12 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 13 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 12 | Singapore | 13 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 12 | Bahrain | 13 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 13 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 14 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 13 | Kenya | 14 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 13 | Lebanon | 14 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 13 | Vietnam | 14 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 14 | Jordan | 15 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 14 | United States of America | 15 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 14 | Nigeria | 15 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 15 | Cameroon | 16 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 16 | Brazil | 17 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 16 | Cuba | 17 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 17 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 16 | Benin | 17 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 16 | Bhutan | 17 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 16 | Indonesia | 17 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 17 | Thailand | 18 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 18 | Colombia | 19 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 18 | Ecuador | 19 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 19 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 19 | India | 20 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 19 | Iraq | 20 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 20 | Togo | 21 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 21 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 21 | Haiti | 22 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 21 | Democractic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) | 22 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 22 | Mauritius | 24 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 23 | South Africa | 25 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 24 | Madagascar | 26 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 24 | El Salvador | 26 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 24 | Nepal | 26 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 24 | Germany | 26 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 25 | Türkiye | 37 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 26 | Iran | 38 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 27 | Rwanda | 41 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 28 | Israel | 50 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| 29 | Poland | 67 | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Trinidad and Tobago | No processing time available | ↑ | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | New Zealand | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Macao SAR | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | South Sudan | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Romania | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Greece | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Cyprus | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Armenia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Aruba | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Austria | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Burma (Myanmar) | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Switzerland | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Equatorial Guinea | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Serbia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Central African Republic | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Turkmenistan | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Timor-Leste (Timor oriental) | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Zimbabwe | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Netherlands | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Ireland | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Bolivia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | British Virgin Islands | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Afghanistan | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Zambia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Azerbaijan | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Andorra | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Angola | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Anguilla | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Antigua and Barbuda | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Bahamas | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Barbados | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Belarus | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Bermuda | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Bosnia and Herzegovina | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Botswana | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Brunei | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Bulgaria | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Burundi | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Cabo Verde | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Cambodia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Cayman Islands | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Chad | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Comoros Island | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Croatia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Czech Republic | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Denmark | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Djibouti | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Dominica | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Estonia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Fiji | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Finland | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Gabon | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Gambia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Georgia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Grenada | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Guinea | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Guinea-Bissau | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Guyana | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Holy See | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Hungary | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Iceland | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Kazakhstan | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Kiribati | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Kosovo | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Kyrgyzstan | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Laos | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Latvia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Lesotho | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Liberia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Libya | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Liechtenstein | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Lithuania | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Luxembourg | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Macedonia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Malawi | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Maldives | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Mali | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Malta | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Marshall Islands | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Martinique | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Mauritania | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Micronesia (Federated States of) | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Moldova | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Monaco | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Mongolia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Montenegro | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Mozambique | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Namibia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Nauru | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | New Caledonia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Niger | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | North Korea | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Norway | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Palestinian Authority (Gaza) | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Panama | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Papua New Guinea | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Paraguay | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Portugal | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Puerto Rico | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Samoa | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | San Marino | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Sao Tome and Principe | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Seychelles | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Sierra Leone | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Slovakia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Slovenia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Solomon Islands | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Somalia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | St. Kitts and Nevis | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | St. Lucia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Sudan | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Suriname | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Sweden | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Syria | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Tajikistan | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Tanzania | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Tonga | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Turks and Caicos Islands | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Tuvalu | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Ukraine | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Uruguay | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | US Virgin Islands | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Vanuatu | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Venezuela | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| N/A | Yemen | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 |  |
| CURRENT RANK | Country | Processing Time (Weeks) | Change from Last Update | Last Checked | |
| 1 | Guatemala | 2 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 1 | Mexico | 2 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 3 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 3 | Honduras | 4 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 4 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 3 | Belize | 4 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 4 | Taiwan | 5 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 4 | Jamaica | 5 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 4 | France | 5 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 5 | Philippines | 6 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 5 | Italy | 6 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 5 | Algeria | 6 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 5 | Albania | 6 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 7 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 6 | Kuwait | 7 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 6 | Australia | 7 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 7 | South Korea | 8 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 7 | Tunisia | 8 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 7 | Argentina | 8 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 7 | Peru | 8 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 7 | Pakistan | 8 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 7 | Qatar | 8 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 8 | Chile | 9 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 8 | Morocco | 9 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 9 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 9 | Hong Kong SAR | 10 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 9 | Egypt | 10 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 10 | Ghana | 11 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 10 | Russia | 11 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 10 | Malaysia | 11 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 11 | Senegal | 12 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 12 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 11 | Uganda | 12 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 11 | Oman | 12 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 13 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 12 | Singapore | 13 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 12 | Bahrain | 13 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 13 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 14 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 13 | Kenya | 14 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 13 | Lebanon | 14 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 13 | Vietnam | 14 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 14 | Jordan | 15 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 14 | United States of America | 15 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 14 | Nigeria | 15 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 15 | Cameroon | 16 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 16 | Brazil | 17 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 16 | Cuba | 17 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 17 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 16 | Benin | 17 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 16 | Bhutan | 17 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 16 | Indonesia | 17 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 17 | Thailand | 18 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 18 | Colombia | 19 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 18 | Ecuador | 19 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 19 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 19 | India | 20 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 19 | Iraq | 20 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 20 | Togo | 21 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 21 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 21 | Haiti | 22 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 21 | Democractic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) | 22 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 22 | Mauritius | 24 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 23 | South Africa | 25 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 24 | Madagascar | 26 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 24 | El Salvador | 26 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| 24 | Nepal | 26 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 24 | Germany | 26 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 25 | Türkiye | 37 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 26 | Iran | 38 | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 27 | Rwanda | 41 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 28 | Israel | 50 | ↓ | 2025-02-14 | |
| 29 | Poland | 67 | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Trinidad and Tobago | No processing time available | ↑ | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | New Zealand | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Macao SAR | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | South Sudan | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Romania | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Greece | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Cyprus | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Armenia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Aruba | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Austria | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Burma (Myanmar) | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Switzerland | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Equatorial Guinea | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Serbia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Central African Republic | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Turkmenistan | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Timor-Leste (Timor oriental) | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Zimbabwe | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Netherlands | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Ireland | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |
| N/A | Bolivia | No processing time available | === | 2025-02-14 | |