Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Newfoundland and Labrador

All programs · 2015–2026

At a glance

Work-permit-holder summary

Total work-permit holders

12,205

2015–2026

Change over selected period

+425

2015–2026

Percentage change

+60.3%

2015–2026

Largest program

Other Temporary Foreign Workers with LMIA

12,000

Trend analysis

Annual work-permit-holder trend

Annual totals for the selected destination, program category, and year range.

Geographic selection

Newfoundland and Labrador

A single province or territory matches the selected filters, so a geographic comparison chart is not shown.

Program distribution

Work-permit holders by program category

LMIA means Labour Market Impact Assessment. A Labour Market Impact Assessment is a government assessment that many employers must obtain before hiring a temporary foreign worker. It helps determine whether hiring the worker is expected to have a positive or neutral impact on the Canadian labour market.

Key insights

What the data shows

Highlights calculated from the selected destination, program category, and year range.

Latest annual total

1,130

2026 published total

Leading province or territory

Newfoundland and Labrador

Highest total for the selected filters

Largest program category

Other Temporary Foreign Workers with LMIA

12,000 work-permit holders

Ranking

Top provinces and territories

  1. Newfoundland and Labrador 12,205

Ranking

Program categories

  1. Other Temporary Foreign Workers with LMIA 12,000
  2. Agricultural Workers 205

Detailed records

Annual totals

Annual work-permit-holder totals for the selected filters.

Annual Temporary Foreign Worker Program totals
Year Work-permit holders Annual change Annual percentage change
2015 705
2016 1,430 +725 +102.8%
2017 875 -555 -38.8%
2018 400 -475 -54.3%
2019 425 +25 +6.3%
2020 410 -15 -3.5%
2021 595 +185 +45.1%
2022 985 +390 +65.5%
2023 1,215 +230 +23.4%
2024 2,105 +890 +73.3%
2025 1,930 -175 -8.3%
2026 1,130 -800 -41.5%

Data source

About this dataset

These records measure Temporary Foreign Worker Program work-permit holders by province or territory of intended destination, published program category, and the year in which permits became effective.