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El Salvador → Canada

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
El Salvador
To
Canada
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
555
Change since 2018
-18.4%
Share of all arrivals in Canada, 2023
0.12%
Inflow 2023555OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from El Salvador to Canada

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

Inflows by year

5571,114200020032006200920122015201820212023
5571,1142000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000552
2001446
2002469
2003446
2004441
2005435
2006429
2007926
20081,114
2009841
2010768
2011690
2012641
2013637
2014700
2015656
2016625
2017720
2018680
2019735
2020465
2021850
2022645
2023555
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023555—1,020
2022645—1,055
20218509,900331
2020465—252
2019735—707
2018680—478
2017720—267
20166258,895465
2015656—658
2014700—822
2013637—416
2012641—353
20116907,675508
2010768—470
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

25k49k19901995200020052010201520202024
25k49k19902000201020202024
Data table
199027,442
199532,088
200037,461
200542,348
201044,461
201548,522
202049,409
202449,004
Estimate, 2024
49,004
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.56%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
40
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 El Salvador (IRCC).

YearTFWP workIMP workStudyPermanent residentsExpress Entry
202548532026555035
202441536028554540
202339034540555540
202218520040564520
20219023027085085
20201017519546535
20193018027574035
20181516029068035
20173516528072030
20165012523063010
20150901706605

Study permits by year

20340520152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
203405201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015170
2016230
2017280
2018290
2019275
2020195
2021270
2022405
2023405
2024285
2025265
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (rounded to the nearest 5). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

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

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Canada, 2023; El Salvador ranks 68.

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 El Salvador, 2023
  1. United States27,280
  2. Mexico4,697
  3. Italy2,014
  4. Germany444
  5. Belgium142
  6. Japan94
  7. Netherlands85
  8. Chile73
  9. Sweden63
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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