SOCI – Data Cheat Sheet – September 28, 2023

Canada - Permit Holders by Permit Holder Type and Year in which Permit(s) became effective, 2022 - August 2023
Permit Holder Type	2022	January - August 2023
Temporary Foreign Worker Program Work Permit Holders	135,565	142,150
International Mobility Program Work Permit Holders	458,915	692,550
Work Permit Holders	593,010	833,610
Study Permit Holders	548,955	463,910

Canada - Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) Work Permit Holders by Program and Year in which Permit(s) became effective, 2022 - August 2023
Program	2022	January - August 2023
Live-In Caregiver Program	45	35
Live-In Caregiver Occupations	2,890	1,990
Live-In Caregivers Total	2,935	2,025
Caregivers	275	195
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	37,035	35,580
Agricultural Stream	32,490	28,810
Agricultural Workers Total	69,365	64,310
Other TFWP Work Permit Holders	63,210	75,725
Total Unique TFWP Work Permit Holders	135,565	142,150

Canada - International Mobility Program (IMP) Work Permit Holders by Program and Year in which Permit(s) became effective, 2022 - August 2023
Program	2022	January - August 2023
Non-Trade	640	455
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)	10	--
Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)	9,830	385
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)	15	5
Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (CUKTCA)	--	5
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)	1,085	940
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement	125	430
Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement	--	140
Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement	0	65
Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)	15	115
Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement	0	--
Other Free Trade Agreement (FTA)	1,385	1,640
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) Professional	15	20
Canada-International Total	13,095	4,180
Provincial/Territorial – International	60	5
Canada - Provincial/Territorial	11,775	7,480
Agreements Total	24,925	11,670
Significant benefit – general	7,880	5,645
Entrepreneur/self-employed	1,230	1,190
Intra-company transfers	21,365	12,705
Emergency repairs	800	660
Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot	135	100
Permanent Residence Applicants in Canada	10	20
Bridging open work permits (BOWPs) OR Permanent resident facilitation work permit categories	5	3,330
Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) holders	255	1,090
Significant benefit Total	31,660	24,720
International Experience Canada (IEC)	50,375	45,355
Exchange Professors, Visiting Lecturers	915	760
Reciprocal Employment - Other	8,915	8,005
Reciprocal Employment Total	60,140	54,100
Research, educational or training programs	115	100,355
Competitiveness and public policy	237,435	299,550
Charitable or religious work	2,205	1,840
Canadian Interests Total	331,255	479,085
Self-support	1,425	77,295
Vulnerable workers	1,075	1,070
Humanitarian reason	--	520
Other IMP Work Permit Holders	101,080	124,970
Total Unique IMP Work Permit Holders	458,915	692,550

Notes:

Data are preliminary estimates and are subject to change.
All values between 0 and 5 are shown as “--”. This is done to prevent individuals from being identified when IRCC data is compiled and compared to other publicly available statistics. All other values are rounded to the closest multiple of 5 for the same reason; as a result of rounding, data may not sum to the totals indicated.
The total unique count may not equal to the sum of permit holders in each destination and program as an individual may hold more than one type of permit over a given period.

Source: IRCC, RDB Temporary Residents UAT August 31, 2023 Data
Data request tracking number: CDO-23-0479

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