25,000 Canadian Visas Frozen Under Extended Ebola Restrictions

Canada has extended its emergency Ebola immigration restrictions through November 27, 2026, freezing nearly 25,000 already-issued documents and holding back over 33,000 pending applications. Published in the Canada Gazette, official figures as of September 15, 2026, reveal the severe operational bottleneck facing applicants in Central and East Africa.

The public health measures apply directly to foreign nationals living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, and South Sudan. If you hold a temporary or permanent visa issued in these regions, you cannot use it to travel to Canada while the emergency order remains active. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is legally barred from finalizing affected applications until the restrictions lift.

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The freeze impacts temporary and permanent pathways unevenly, hitting visitors and protected persons the hardest. Visitors account for roughly 80 percent of all suspended documents, while students represent another major block.

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Immigration Category	Suspended Documents
Visitors	20,035
Students	2,975
Workers	405
Permanent residents	1,530
Total	24,945

Beyond the documents already in hand, IRCC’s pipeline for pending cases has ground to a halt for thousands of applicants. Permanent residence cases make up the clear majority of the stalled inventory.

Application Category	Applications Affected
Permanent residence	21,295
Temporary residence	12,500
Total	33,795

Among permanent residence cases, protected persons face some of the steepest hurdles. The data shows that 18,890 permanent residence applications involving refugees and other protected persons are currently caught in the backlog, with final decisions delayed indefinitely by the public health directive.