Trinidad and Tobago Immigrants to Canada

In 2025, 365 immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago were admitted to Canada as permanent residents.

Source: IRCC

• In 2025, 393,530 immigrants were admitted to Canada, Trinidad and Tobago immigrants accounted for 0.09% of the annual immigration intake.
• From 2020 to 2025, a total of 2,695 Trinidad and Tobago immigrants were admitted to Canada as permanent residents.
• The immigration data highlights a growing trend pre-pandemic levels, a sharp decline in 2020, a rebound leading up to 2023, and a steady decline through 2025.

Trinidad and Tobago Immigration to Canada in Recent Years

Immigration from Trinidad and Tobago to Canada has continued at a steady pace since 2020, supported by a long-established community primarily settled in Ontario. The Trinidad and Tobago-born population in Canada numbered around 65,000 to 70,000 according to the 2021 Census, with higher figures when including those of Trinidadian and Tobagonian ancestry. Between January 2023 and March 2025 alone, Canada admitted 1,140 permanent residents from Trinidad and Tobago, with roughly half arriving through economic pathways such as the Provincial Nominee Program, Canadian Experience Class, and Federal Skilled Worker streams. Many more have come via study permits, with over 1,260 issued in the same period, often leading to post-graduation work experience and eventual permanent residency. English-language proficiency, family networks, and skilled worker programs facilitate smooth integration for these immigrants from the Caribbean region amid Canada’s ongoing focus on economic and family-based immigration.

Trinidad & Tobago citizens living in Canada (2016 Census)

• In 2016, 65,040 Trinidadian and Tobagonian immigrants resided in Canada.
• Ontario was home to 81.2 per cent of Trinbagonian immigrants in Canada.