What Programs Deliver The Most Work Permits, And How Many Newcomers Find Work In Canada?

Immigration represents nearly 100% of Canada's labour market growth—a key force in not just meeting economic demand in the country, but also in supporting socialised welfare systems within Canada.

This relationship is not one-directional however—economic immigrants (the biggest group of new immigrants to Canada) in-turn must be able to find work and earn money to meet their needs; while building permanent residence (PR) eligibility that is crucial to their settling in Canada.

So, considering economic immigrants will need both a work permit and a job, to realise their PR aspirations, we can consider historical data on these two factors to better understand the realities of gaining a work permit and moving from temporary foreign worker (TFW) status to a permanent resident of Canada