Canada International Mobility Program by Province – 2016
On December 31st, 2016, there were 288,895 *International Mobility Program (IMP) work permit holders and 51,400 temporary foreign workers (TFWs) in Canada. In other words, there were 5.6 IMPs for every TFW.
In 2016, Ontario (36%), British Columbia (16%) and Quebec (13%) were the top destinations for IMP work permit holders.
The same year, Ontario was also the top destination for IMP work permit holders (31%), followed by British Columbia (23%) and Alberta (21%).
The following table shows the number of work permit holder who came to Canad under the International Mobility Program in 2016.
| Canada – International Mobility Program (IMP) work permit holders on December 31st by program – 2016 | |||
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Program |
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| Non-Trade | 1,035 | ||
| North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) | 21,630 | ||
| Other Free Trade Agreement (FTA) | 1,025 | ||
| General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) Professional | 100 | ||
| Canada-International Total | 23,810 | ||
| Provincial/Territorial – International | 350 | ||
| Canada – Provincial/Territorial | 11,415 | ||
| Other Agreements | 30 | ||
| AGREEMENTS TOTAL | 35,615 | ||
| Significant benefit – general | 4,460 | ||
| Entrepreneur/self-employed | 435 | ||
| Intra-company transfers | 18,325 | ||
| Emergency repairs | 105 | ||
| Significant benefit Total | 23,350 | ||
| International Experience Canada (IEC) | 23,280 | ||
| Exchange Professors, Visiting Lecturers | 1,485 | ||
| Reciprocal Employment – Other | 3,930 | ||
| Reciprocal Employment Total | 28,705 | ||
| Research, educational or training programs | 370 | ||
| Spouses of skilled workers | 28,085 | ||
| Spouses of students | 12,495 | ||
| Post-grad employment | 101,590 | ||
| Post-doctoral Ph.D. fellows and award recipients | 4,925 | ||
| Medical residents and fellows | 2,325 | ||
| Competitiveness and public policy Total | 149,725 | ||
| Charitable or religious work | 2,280 | ||
| CANADIAN INTERESTS TOTAL | 204,140 | ||
| OTHER IMP WORK PERMIT HOLDERS | 49,125 | ||
| TOTAL | 288,895 | ||
| Source: IRCC | |||
Note:
The majority of permit holders who come under the IMP are exempt from requiring a Labour Market Impact Assessment: they come with open work permits that allow them to work for any employer anywhere in Canada.
