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Temporary Foreign Workers Explorer

Explore Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program through interactive charts, reports and downloadable analytics built from official Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada datasets.

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  • PDF reports
  • Official IRCC data
  • English & French
How to use the Temporary Foreign Workers Explorer

This explorer provides several ways to examine Temporary Foreign Worker Program work-permit-holder data published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Province and program

Compare provinces and territories, published program categories, and annual trends.

Country of citizenship

Examine countries of citizenship, leading source countries, and changes over time.

Occupation

Explore published four-digit NOC occupations and compare their provincial distribution.

Industry analysis

Industry groupings such as restaurants, health care, construction, agriculture, and transportation are being developed.

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How to interpret the figures: The results represent work-permit holders according to the year in which their Temporary Foreign Worker Program permits became effective. They do not represent everyone currently working in Canada, positive Labour Market Impact Assessments, jobs filled, or a point-in-time count of valid permits.

Search criteria

Explore by country of citizenship

Select a country and year range.

Choose a country of citizenship, or include all published countries.

Results measure Temporary Foreign Worker Program work-permit holders by country of citizenship. This dataset does not include province of destination or occupation.