Total work-permit holders
12,140
2015–2026
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Retail sales supervisors • NOC 6211 • All provinces and territories • 2015–2026
Prepared September 24, 2026 12:12 PM
Report parameters
Occupation
Retail sales supervisors
NOC code
6211
Destination
All provinces and territories
Coverage period
2015–2026
Executive summary
Occupation summary
Change over selected period
+330
2015–2026
Percentage change
+117.9%
2015–2026
Leading province or territory
Alberta
5,625 work-permit holders
This report summarizes Temporary Foreign Worker Program work-permit-holder records for Retail sales supervisors (NOC 6211), 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.
Key insights
What the data shows
- 1 Overall movement Work-permit-holder totals increased — 117.9% from 2015 to 2026
- 2 Latest annual total 610 work-permit holders — 2026 published total
- 3 Leading province or territory Alberta — 5,625 work-permit holders
- 4 Occupation classification Retail sales supervisors — NOC 6211
Detailed records
Annual work-permit-holder totals
| Year | Work-permit holders | Annual change | Annual percentage change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 280 | — | — |
| 2016 | 550 | +270 | +96.4% |
| 2017 | 540 | -10 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 405 | -135 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 735 | +330 | +81.5% |
| 2020 | 730 | -5 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 775 | +45 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1,415 | +640 | +82.6% |
| 2023 | 1,875 | +460 | +32.5% |
| 2024 | 2,510 | +635 | +33.9% |
| 2025 | 1,715 | -795 | -31.7% |
| 2026 | 610 | -1,105 | -64.4% |
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
- Retail sales supervisors
- NOC code
- 6211
- Destination
- All provinces and territories
- Coverage period
- 2015–2026
- Records included
- 455
- Report generated
- September 24, 2026, 12:12 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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