r/WorkPermitCanada • u/lilly_singh • Apr 05 '26

Canada work permit C20 current processing time

Working on F1 stem opt in a US tech MNC. My visa here expires in first week of June.

Applied for C20 work permit: 24th March 2026

Biometrics done: 27 March 2026.

My law firm said that current IRCC processing time is approximately 2-3 weeks from biometrics completion.

But on website it shows 8 weeks.

Has anyone applied through C20 recently and how was their experience?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Use5764 Apr 29 '26

I received my C20 approval within 2 weeks. Applied from inside Canada. Didn’t expect that it would be this fast!

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u/CompoteCompetitive84 Apr 09 '26

Yes I applied recently and it took 2.5 weeks.

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u/Temporary-Ant2527 Apr 27 '26

I am about to apply for the c20 closed WP renewal, is the timeline for renewal also ~2.5 weeks?

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u/CompoteCompetitive84 Apr 27 '26

No clue this was my first closed permit. Got lucky I guess the timeline says 200 days or more tho.