IRCC published its weekly dashboard of average application processing times late on 12 February 2026, and the numbers matter for anyone planning assignments, start-ups or study programs in Canada.(immigrationnewscanada.ca)
Whether you’re sizing up a short-term TRV or coordinating multiple work-permit filings, VisaHQ can take the administrative sting out of the process. Its dedicated Canada portal (https://www.visahq.com/canada/) helps travellers and corporate mobility teams pre-qualify online, assemble the right documents, arrange courier pickup and track every milestone in real time—handy peace of mind while IRCC’s own timelines continue to shift.
![IRCC’s 12 February update reveals fresh processing-time shifts across all major application streams]()
The headline: citizenship grants now take about 14 months—one month longer than in January—while new temporary resident visas (TRVs) hover at 48 days for fingerprint-exempt applicants. Work permits processed outside Canada average 11 weeks, but inside-Canada extensions have slipped to 64 days. Study-permit extensions remain sticky at roughly 10 weeks, although IRCC promises additional digitisation this spring.
Business travel planners should note that employer-specific work-permit decisions under the International Mobility Program (IMP) improved by a week (now 41 days), whereas Labour-Market Impact Assessment-based permits lengthened slightly to 13 weeks. Permanent-residence (PR) applicants under Express Entry’s Canadian Experience Class are seeing approvals in 6 months flat, but Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) paper applications still exceed 22 months, a key consideration for companies relocating staff to smaller provinces.
IRCC emphasises that the figures represent the experience of 80 % of applicants—meaning outliers remain. Nevertheless, the dashboard is the most reliable planning tool available. Mobility managers should refresh move timelines, re-price assignment budgets to reflect potential bridging-open-work-permit needs, and communicate the longer citizenship horizon to employees eyeing federal job opportunities that require status.
Whether you’re sizing up a short-term TRV or coordinating multiple work-permit filings, VisaHQ can take the administrative sting out of the process. Its dedicated Canada portal (https://www.visahq.com/canada/) helps travellers and corporate mobility teams pre-qualify online, assemble the right documents, arrange courier pickup and track every milestone in real time—handy peace of mind while IRCC’s own timelines continue to shift.
The headline: citizenship grants now take about 14 months—one month longer than in January—while new temporary resident visas (TRVs) hover at 48 days for fingerprint-exempt applicants. Work permits processed outside Canada average 11 weeks, but inside-Canada extensions have slipped to 64 days. Study-permit extensions remain sticky at roughly 10 weeks, although IRCC promises additional digitisation this spring.
Business travel planners should note that employer-specific work-permit decisions under the International Mobility Program (IMP) improved by a week (now 41 days), whereas Labour-Market Impact Assessment-based permits lengthened slightly to 13 weeks. Permanent-residence (PR) applicants under Express Entry’s Canadian Experience Class are seeing approvals in 6 months flat, but Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) paper applications still exceed 22 months, a key consideration for companies relocating staff to smaller provinces.
IRCC emphasises that the figures represent the experience of 80 % of applicants—meaning outliers remain. Nevertheless, the dashboard is the most reliable planning tool available. Mobility managers should refresh move timelines, re-price assignment budgets to reflect potential bridging-open-work-permit needs, and communicate the longer citizenship horizon to employees eyeing federal job opportunities that require status.
