Top 10 origin countries of TFWP permit holders in Canada 2022

This statistic shows the top ten origin countries of Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) permit holders in Canada in 2022. Mexico was the largest country of origin of TFWP permit holders in 2022, with 41,050 permits for Indian people becoming effective in that year.

Top ten origin countries of Temporary Foreign Worker Program permit holders in Canada in 2022

Characteristic	Number of permit holders
Mexico	41,050
India	19,015
Guatemala	18,595
Philippines	12,665
Jamaica	11,060
Korea, Republic of	2,180
France	2,140
Vietnam	2,025
Tunisia	1,630
People's Republic of China	1,555

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2022

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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