Benin → Canada
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Benin
- To
- Canada
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 690
- Change since 2018
- +42.3%
- Share of all arrivals in Canada, 2023
- 0.15%
Inflow 2023690OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Benin to Canada
Inflows of nationals of Benin recorded by Canada; stock of nationals of Benin living there; and acquisitions of Canada's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 32 |
| 2001 | 48 |
| 2002 | 62 |
| 2003 | 78 |
| 2004 | 112 |
| 2005 | 95 |
| 2006 | 116 |
| 2007 | 183 |
| 2008 | 205 |
| 2009 | 238 |
| 2010 | 290 |
| 2011 | 284 |
| 2012 | 390 |
| 2013 | 397 |
| 2014 | 242 |
| 2015 | 259 |
| 2016 | 300 |
| 2017 | 195 |
| 2018 | 485 |
| 2019 | 335 |
| 2020 | 230 |
| 2021 | 345 |
| 2022 | 650 |
| 2023 | 690 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 690 | — | 566 |
| 2022 | 650 | — | 484 |
| 2021 | 345 | 2,495 | 143 |
| 2020 | 230 | — | 159 |
| 2019 | 335 | — | 363 |
| 2018 | 485 | — | 355 |
| 2017 | 195 | — | 221 |
| 2016 | 300 | 1,635 | 126 |
| 2015 | 259 | — | 362 |
| 2014 | 242 | — | 345 |
| 2013 | 397 | — | 100 |
| 2012 | 390 | — | 48 |
| 2011 | 284 | 1,285 | 105 |
| 2010 | 290 | — | 70 |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Canadian permits
Work and study permits, new permanent residents and Express Entry invitations for citizens of Benin (IRCC).
| Year | TFWP work | IMP work | Study | Permanent residents | Express Entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 385 | 880 | 950 | 405 |
| 2024 | 55 | 440 | 1,155 | 870 | 195 |
| 2023 | 95 | 380 | 1,440 | 685 | 110 |
| 2022 | 0 | 270 | 645 | 640 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 315 | 465 | 350 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 170 | 340 | 225 | 20 |
| 2019 | 0 | 190 | 515 | 335 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 160 | 390 | 485 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 150 | 365 | 200 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 155 | 410 | 295 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 115 | 415 | 260 | 0 |
Study permits by year
Data table
| 2015 | 415 |
| 2016 | 410 |
| 2017 | 365 |
| 2018 | 390 |
| 2019 | 515 |
| 2020 | 340 |
| 2021 | 465 |
| 2022 | 645 |
| 2023 | 1,440 |
| 2024 | 1,155 |
| 2025 | 880 |
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (rounded to the nearest 5). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2025
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Canada, 2023; Benin ranks 60.
- India139,785
- China39,350
- Philippines26,965
- Afghanistan20,180
- Nigeria17,465
- Pakistan11,860
- Cameroon11,685
- Iran10,680
- Eritrea10,680
- United States10,640
- France10,075
- Syria9,345
- Germany1,285
- France979
- United States750
- Italy331
- Belgium271
- Japan57
- Switzerland42
- Austria23
- Luxembourg21
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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