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Burkina Faso → Canada

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Burkina Faso
To
Canada
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
435
Change since 2018
+42.6%
Share of all arrivals in Canada, 2023
0.09%
Inflow 2023435OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Burkina Faso to Canada

Inflows of nationals of Burkina Faso recorded by Canada; stock of nationals of Burkina Faso living there; and acquisitions of Canada's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

253505200020032006200920122015201820212023
2535052000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200022
200138
200236
200334
200497
200591
2006147
2007136
2008139
2009162
2010186
2011144
2012269
2013322
2014339
2015236
2016280
2017265
2018305
2019240
2020180
2021330
2022505
2023435
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023435—343
2022505—361
20213302,410143
2020180—113
2019240—291
2018305—287
2017265—151
20162801,72092
2015236—189
2014339—195
2013322—83
2012269—41
20111441,04069
2010186—67
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 Burkina Faso (IRCC).

YearTFWP workIMP workStudyPermanent residentsExpress Entry
20251554151,005700230
20242454701,135515140
20231854001,08543040
2022252507705000
2021028069033010
20201025547017515
201901655902305
2018015042029510
201701253852600
201601553702800
20150953702400

Study permits by year

5681,13520152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
5681,135201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015370
2016370
2017385
2018420
2019590
2020470
2021690
2022770
20231,085
20241,135
20251,005
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (rounded to the nearest 5). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Canada in Burkina Faso, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyOuagadougou—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Canada, 2023; Burkina Faso ranks 79.

Inflows to Canada, 2023
  1. India139,785
  2. China39,350
  3. Philippines26,965
  4. Afghanistan20,180
  5. Nigeria17,465
  6. Pakistan11,860
  7. Cameroon11,685
  8. Iran10,680
  9. Eritrea10,680
  10. United States10,640
  11. France10,075
  12. Syria9,345
Other destinations for people from Burkina Faso, 2023
  1. Italy3,383
  2. United States840
  3. France590
  4. Germany485
  5. Belgium285
  6. Japan62
  7. Switzerland33
  8. Netherlands21
  9. South Korea14
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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