Total work-permit holders
186,405
2015–2026
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India • 2015–2026
Prepared September 24, 2026 10:27 AM
Report parameters
Country of citizenship
India
Coverage period
2015–2026
Executive summary
Country-of-citizenship summary
Change over selected period
+11,485
2015–2026
Percentage change
+563.0%
2015–2026
Leading country of citizenship
India
186,405 work-permit holders
This report summarizes Temporary Foreign Worker Program work-permit-holder records for India over the period 2015–2026.
Trend analysis
Annual work-permit-holder trend
Annual Temporary Foreign Worker Program work-permit-holder totals for India.
Country rankings
Top countries of citizenship
| Rank | Country | Work-permit holders |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 186,405 |
Key insights
What the data shows
- 1 Overall movement Work-permit-holder totals increased — 563.0% from 2015 to 2026
- 2 Latest annual total 13,525 work-permit holders — 2026 published total
- 3 Leading country of citizenship India — 186,405 work-permit holders
- 4 Coverage period India — 2015–2026
Detailed records
Annual work-permit-holder totals
| Year | Work-permit holders | Annual change | Annual percentage change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,040 | — | — |
| 2016 | 3,390 | +1,350 | +66.2% |
| 2017 | 5,230 | +1,840 | +54.3% |
| 2018 | 7,550 | +2,320 | +44.4% |
| 2019 | 12,240 | +4,690 | +62.1% |
| 2020 | 10,495 | -1,745 | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 10,345 | -150 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 19,285 | +8,940 | +86.4% |
| 2023 | 28,855 | +9,570 | +49.6% |
| 2024 | 40,315 | +11,460 | +39.7% |
| 2025 | 33,135 | -7,180 | -17.8% |
| 2026 | 13,525 | -19,610 | -59.2% |
Dataset information
About this report
Source, selection, coverage, and generation details for this analytical report.
- Dataset
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program work-permit holders by country of citizenship and year
- Publisher
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- Country of citizenship
- India
- Coverage period
- 2015–2026
- Records included
- 138
- Report generated
- September 24, 2026, 10:27 a.m.
Methodology
How this report was prepared
This report uses Temporary Foreign Worker Program work-permit-holder data published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Records are filtered by country of citizenship and the year in which permits became effective.
Annual totals, year-over-year changes, country rankings, summary statistics, and analytical highlights are calculated automatically from normalized monthly source records.
Important note
The figures represent annual permit-holder flows. They do not represent valid permit holders on December 31, people currently present in Canada, positive Labour Market Impact Assessments, or jobs filled.
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