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Temporary Foreign Workers by Occupation Report

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Nursery and greenhouse workers • NOC 8432 • All provinces and territories • 2015–2026

Prepared September 24, 2026 2:00 PM

Report parameters

Occupation Nursery and greenhouse workers
NOC code 8432
Destination All provinces and territories
Coverage period 2015–2026

Executive summary

Occupation summary

Total work-permit holders

79,995

2015–2026

Change over selected period

+5,455

2015–2026

Percentage change

+246.8%

2015–2026

Leading province or territory

Ontario

36,665 work-permit holders

This report summarizes Temporary Foreign Worker Program work-permit-holder records for Nursery and greenhouse workers (NOC 8432), All provinces and territories, over the period 2015–2026.

Trend analysis

Annual work-permit-holder trend

Annual Temporary Foreign Worker Program work-permit-holder totals for the selected occupation.

13,086 10,165 7,245 4,325 1,404 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 7,665 2026 Work-permit holders Year

Key insights

What the data shows

  1. 1 Overall movement Work-permit-holder totals increased — 246.8% from 2015 to 2026
  2. 2 Latest annual total 7,665 work-permit holders — 2026 published total
  3. 3 Leading province or territory Ontario — 36,665 work-permit holders
  4. 4 Occupation classification Nursery and greenhouse workers — NOC 8432

Detailed records

Annual work-permit-holder totals

Year Work-permit holders Annual change Annual percentage change
2015 2,210
2016 2,740 +530 +24.0%
2017 3,305 +565 +20.6%
2018 3,970 +665 +20.1%
2019 4,770 +800 +20.2%
2020 6,540 +1,770 +37.1%
2021 12,280 +5,740 +87.8%
2022 7,935 -4,345 -35.4%
2023 9,245 +1,310 +16.5%
2024 9,705 +460 +5.0%
2025 9,630 -75 -0.8%
2026 7,665 -1,965 -20.4%

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, intended four-digit NOC 2011 occupation, and year
Publisher
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Occupation
Nursery and greenhouse workers
NOC code
8432
Destination
All provinces and territories
Coverage period
2015–2026
Records included
628
Report generated
September 24, 2026, 2:00 p.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 four-digit NOC 2011 occupation, province or territory of intended destination, and year.

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

Important note

The figures represent work-permit holders according to the year in which their permits became effective. 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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