Top 10 origin countries of TFWP permit holders in Canada 2021

This statistic shows the top ten origin countries of Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) permit holders in Canada in 2021. India was the largest country of origin of TFWP permit holders in 2021, with 13,560 permits for Indian people becoming effective in that year.

Top ten origin countries of Temporary Foreign Worker Program permit holders in Canada in 2021

Characteristic	Number of permit holders
India	13,560
Guatemala	13,020
Philippines	12,725
Mexico	9,785
Republic of Korea	2,975
France	2,665
Jamaica	2,065
People's Republic of China	1,555
Thailand	1,550
Tunisia	1,495

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Release date

December 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program allows Canadian employers to recruit foreign workers to fill temporary shortages. The employer must complete a Labour Market Impact Assessment to prove that no Canadian can fill the job and that the foreign worker will have a neutral or positive impact on the economy.

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