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Temporary Foreign Workers Report

Professional Analytical Report

Newfoundland and Labrador • All programs • 2015–2026

Prepared September 24, 2026 8:27 AM

Report parameters

Destination Newfoundland and Labrador
Program All programs
Coverage period 2015–2026

Executive summary

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 category

Other Temporary Foreign Workers with LMIA

12,000 work-permit holders

This report summarizes Temporary Foreign Worker Program work-permit-holder records for Newfoundland and Labrador, All programs, over the period 2015–2026.

Trend analysis

Annual work-permit-holder trend

Annual Temporary Foreign Worker Program work-permit-holder totals for Newfoundland and Labrador and All programs.

2,241 1,747 1,252 758 264 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1,130 2026 Work-permit holders Year

Key insights

What the data shows

  1. 1 Overall movement Work-permit-holder totals increased — 60.3% from 2015 to 2026
  2. 2 Latest annual total 1,130 work-permit holders — 2026 published total
  3. 3 Leading province or territory Newfoundland and Labrador — 12,205 work-permit holders
  4. 4 Largest program category Other Temporary Foreign Workers with LMIA — 12,000 work-permit holders

Detailed records

Annual work-permit-holder 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%

Dataset information

About this report

Source, selection, coverage, and generation details for this analytical report.

Dataset
Temporary Foreign Worker Program work-permit holders by province or territory, program and year
Publisher
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Destination
Newfoundland and Labrador
Program
All programs
Coverage period
2015–2026
Records included
172
Report generated
September 24, 2026, 8:27 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 intended destination, published program category, and year.

Annual totals, year-over-year changes, provincial rankings, program distributions, summary statistics, and analytical highlights are calculated automatically from the normalized monthly source records.

Important note

The figures represent work-permit holders whose permits became effective during the selected period. They do not represent positive Labour Market Impact Assessments, jobs filled, or the number of people currently present in Canada.

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