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Students, workers and claimants.

Statistics Canada estimates 2,779,774 non-permanent residents lived in Canada on July 1, 2026. New permits each year tell you about arrivals and renewals; the population estimate tells you how many are here.

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

New permit holders per year

People whose study permit or work permit took effect that year (IRCC). One person can hold more than one permit in a year.

PeriodStudy permitsInternational Mobility Program work permitsTemporary Foreign Worker Program work permits
2015226,860190,39074,510
2016275,405232,44080,670
2017327,435248,44079,180
2018367,050274,18584,770
2019411,855332,25099,050
2020271,100253,86585,730
2021461,040341,850105,235
2022567,315481,365137,170
2023700,425784,900186,775
2024530,645732,525193,535
2025400,695588,695168,255
2026 (Jan–Jul)180,140562,195112,165

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.

Non-permanent residents living in Canada

Quarterly estimate by type (Statistics Canada). Includes family members.

CategoryWork permit holders onlyStudy permit holders onlyWork and study permit holdersAsylum claimants and protected personsOther
Jul 2021586,380359,363162,717168,23949,301
Oct 2021612,044420,005161,045162,53053,249
Jan 2022564,755436,077159,258161,14450,791
Apr 2022569,888437,599166,854166,81655,862
Jul 2022657,525463,849183,370178,61063,284
Oct 2022774,597516,034202,926194,10472,209
Jan 2023826,041554,011217,164218,90577,096
Apr 2023878,704541,413233,733238,99082,149
Jul 20231,005,359573,241268,082257,42492,771
Oct 20231,166,175651,040293,377288,490106,007
Jan 20241,212,407670,422317,145328,511121,421
Apr 20241,290,846650,184342,340363,527138,612
Jul 20241,341,567648,667368,112398,918142,819
Oct 20241,434,113638,083335,835429,641146,613
Jan 20251,425,929601,145323,101459,896142,525
Apr 20251,417,055564,267322,465479,515142,420
Jul 20251,456,679539,960301,933497,266138,550
Oct 20251,553,187489,606243,070516,833140,253
Jan 20261,526,989449,789220,524530,155135,694
Apr 20261,486,886421,830222,837537,105129,991
Jul 20261,496,248399,133220,770530,090133,533

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0121-01 Non-permanent residents by type, quarterly.

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Detail by permit type

DataStudy permits
DataWork permits
DataAsylum claims and refugees

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. Population estimates of non-permanent residents: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0121-01. See methods and definitions.