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Work permit processing time from Australia

How long IRCC currently expects a work permit application from Australia to take — the official estimate for this country, how it compares with the global average, and its recorded history.

Current IRCC estimate

7 weeks
For applications from Australia, recorded 23 Oct 2026

Global average — work permit

≈ 66 days (~9 weeks)
Average of the IRCC estimates IRCC publishes for 61 countries

Australia vs the world

17 days faster
Faster than the global average for this permit type

Estimates are IRCC's published figures for applications made from Australia (source data updated October 21, 2026; our snapshot 23 Oct 2026). They are not a guarantee for any individual application — always confirm on the official IRCC processing-times page.

Work permit processing time from Australia history

We record IRCC's published estimates every day so this page can chart the trend over time. History is still being collected — the first snapshot was recorded on 23 Oct 2026 (7 weeks), and the chart will appear here automatically as soon as the next daily snapshots are in.

Snapshot dateIRCC estimateDays (approx.)
23 Oct 20267 weeks~49

Other permits from Australia

Visitor visa from Australia

8 days

Study permit from Australia

3 weeks

Keep exploring

Nearby countries in the work permit index: Armenia · Aruba · Austria · Azerbaijan.

Already in Canada? See Work permit extension (inside Canada) instead. Planning to immigrate permanently? Calculate your CRS score and browse the Express Entry draw archive, or compare all IRCC processing times.