Canada visa processing times from China (People’s Republic of)
5 application types tracked, read directly from IRCC. These are IRCC’s own published estimates — not our predictions.
Fastest right now
4 weeks
Study Permit
Longest right now
12 months
Dependent Child (Sponsorship)
Every application type
Processing times from China (People’s Republic of)
Compared against the global median across all 8 tracked application types, so you can see whether China (People’s Republic of) is faster or slower than average.
| Application type | IRCC estimate | vs. global median |
|---|---|---|
| Study Permit | 4 weeks28 days | ▼ 7 days faster |
| Work Permit | 4 weeks28 days | ▼ 21 days faster |
| Visitor Visa | 36 days | ▼ 2 days faster |
| Super Visa | 83 daysabout 2.7 months | ▲ 26 days slower |
| Dependent Child (Sponsorship) | 12 monthsabout 12 months | ▼ about 5.5 months faster |
Source: IRCC published processing times · last change detected October 2, 2026