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Ecuador → Canada

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Ecuador
To
Canada
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
775
Change since 2018
+167.2%
Share of all arrivals in Canada, 2023
0.17%
Inflow 2023775OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Ecuador to Canada

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

Inflows by year

388775200020032006200920122015201820212023
3887752000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000356
2001366
2002446
2003361
2004417
2005491
2006524
2007419
2008437
2009373
2010353
2011348
2012279
2013418
2014334
2015215
2016250
2017210
2018290
2019290
2020160
2021595
2022485
2023775
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023775—530
2022485—477
20215954,395199
2020160—124
2019290—348
2018290—247
2017210—158
20162503,210223
2015215—427
2014334—521
2013418—263
2012279—239
20113483,405409
2010353—377
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Ecuador who live in Canada: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

8,33817k19901995200020052010201520202024
8,33817k19902000201020202024
Data table
19907,763
19959,090
200010,610
200513,225
201014,215
201515,761
202016,264
202416,675
Estimate, 2024
16,675
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.19%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
84
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Canadian permits

Work and study permits, new permanent residents and Express Entry invitations for citizens of Ecuador (IRCC).

YearTFWP workIMP workStudyPermanent residentsExpress Entry
20251401,2651,59557570
20241051,1401,81568595
20231201,5002,63577595
2022657201,90547030
2021107001,650595120
2020044064015560
20194043590030025
20181528079029035
2017518566520050
201601605452555
20150854002255

Study permits by year

1,3182,63520152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,3182,635201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015400
2016545
2017665
2018790
2019900
2020640
20211,650
20221,905
20232,635
20241,815
20251,595
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (rounded to the nearest 5). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

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

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyQuitocanadainternational.gc.ca
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Canada, 2023; Ecuador ranks 55.

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 Ecuador, 2023
  1. Spain21,762
  2. United States11,660
  3. Chile3,385
  4. Italy1,591
  5. Germany1,190
  6. Mexico601
  7. Belgium211
  8. Switzerland202
  9. Netherlands151
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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