Temporary Resident Visa (tourist)...how long?

Time frame is not the issue when applying for a Tourist Visa. There could be plenty of reasons , such as bulk of pending visa application. Perhaps its taking a while to go thru each of them.

You have mentioned that you were denied of a study permit , did they inform you why you were denied?
Your application will be vastly affected by your recent student denial. You should have waited 6 months to proceed with a new application. Not unless your circumatances have change and expressed a compelling reason to travel to Canada.

If and when you have established in your tourist application binding ties to the Philippines such as Family, Employment, Businesses, Finances, Assests and also previous travel/ visa issuance from other countries..The consular officer might consider your application.

If you have establish your self as a genuine tourist I dont see any reason why your application will be refused. The time frame question you are trying to start here is base mostly on the number of TRV application the embassy receives everyday as well as the consular officer handling your application. They need sufficient time to go thru each application thats why they set their standard waiting period of 10 to 15 working days.

Your student visa denial is already recoded on their database so theres no stopping them from reviewing your
application history.

A consular officer can take a few seconds,to a minute to days, weeks or even a month to decide if application is approve or refuse. Like in my family's case last May 2009 (Parents, brother called for an interview at the US embassy) their US visitor visa was renewed in 5 minutes) So It really depends. Nobody knows. You may also be called for an interview...

So my advise to you speaking from my tourist visa application experiences . I have a valid US visit visa ( 10 years) , a Canadian Tourist Visa and 3 three Schengen Visas (GERMANY, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS). is to wait and be prepared...and hope for the best.

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