Province profile

Immigration to Nunavut.

10 new permanent residents named Nunavut as their destination in 2025, 0.0% of Canada’s total, or 0.2 per 1,000 residents.

Data through July 2026Retrieved October 8, 2026Updated monthly, mid-month

Permanent residents 202510−50.0% vs 2024

New study permits 20250

New work permits 202545IMP + TFWP

Asylum claims 20250

Permanent residents by category

Per year.

Category	Economic	Family	Refugees and protected persons
2015	5	0	0
2016	5	0	0
2017	0	15	0
2018	0	0	0
2019	5	5	0
2020	0	0	0
2021	0	0	0
2022	5	0	0
2023	0	0	5
2024	0	20	0
2025	5	5	0
2026 (Jan–Jul)	30	5	5

Source: IRCC, Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC Updates (open data). 2026 covers January to July only.

Top programs, 2025

Program	Value
Spouses and partners	5
Federal Skilled Worker	5
Canadian Experience Class	0
Caregivers	0
Protected persons in Canada	0
Children	0
Other relatives	0
Parents and grandparents	0

Source: IRCC, Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC Updates (open data).

Destination cities, 2025

Census metropolitan areas named as intended destination.

Metropolitan area	Value
Territories (outside Census agglomeration, Nunavut)	60

Source: IRCC, Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC Updates (open data).

Study and work permits

Period	Study permits	IMP work permits	TFWP work permits
2015	0	0	75
2016	0	0	125
2017	0	0	50
2018	0	0	55
2019	0	20	0
2020	0	0	0
2021	0	0	25
2022	0	5	10
2023	0	40	70
2024	5	5	60
2025	0	10	35
2026 (Jan–Jul)	0	10	20

Source: IRCC, Temporary Residents: Study Permit Holders – Monthly IRCC Updates; IRCC, Temporary Residents: TFWP and IMP Work Permit Holders – Monthly IRCC Updates. 2026 covers January to July only.

More context

Who lives here, who leaves.

Who lives in Nunavut today (origins, languages, recent immigrants): Census Atlas: Nunavut.
Statistics Canada estimates 0 people emigrated from Nunavut in 2025–2026. See emigration by province.

About this data. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. IRCC rounds every figure to the nearest 5 and suppresses values from 0 to 5; we count suppressed cells as zero, so totals here can be slightly below IRCC’s published totals. “Rounded, not for calculations.” Not an official IRCC publication. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. Intended province of destination at admission. See methods and definitions.