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Philippines → Canada

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Philippines
To
Canada
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
26,965
Change since 2018
-23.1%
Share of all arrivals in Canada, 2023
5.76%
Inflow 202326,965OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the Philippines to Canada

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

Inflows by year

25k51k200020032006200920122015201820212023
25k51k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200010,119
200112,928
200211,011
200312,758
200414,003
200518,137
200618,399
200719,833
200824,883
200928,568
201038,614
201136,758
201234,299
201329,532
201440,031
201550,825
201641,815
201740,905
201835,050
201927,820
202010,975
202118,020
202222,095
202326,965
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
202326,965—36,803
202222,095—41,578
202118,020289,44518,239
202010,975—15,991
201927,820—33,922
201835,050—19,647
201740,905—14,050
201641,815259,21523,875
201550,825—31,729
201440,031—27,416
201329,532—14,583
201234,299—10,392
201136,758208,25515,902
201038,614—11,586
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

418k836k19901995200020052010201520202024
418k836k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990113,359
1995177,292
2000224,039
2005289,111
2010462,997
2015603,495
2020702,144
2024835,779
Estimate, 2024
835,779
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
9.5%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
2
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 the Philippines (IRCC).

YearTFWP workIMP workStudyPermanent residentsExpress Entry
202517,57530,26521,04025,2352,025
202422,84536,58025,47532,3202,260
202322,33036,35534,68526,9652,155
202213,14017,03525,77522,100790
202110,51012,93514,84518,0201,935
20207,3007,0204,65510,970900
201910,3457,6006,49527,810815
20189,0607,1604,26035,045725
20179,4809,4602,92540,900970
201613,01511,2103,05541,8501,515
201511,99011,7901,95050,8453,060

Study permits by year

17k35k20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
17k35k201520172019202120232025
Data table
20151,950
20163,055
20172,925
20184,260
20196,495
20204,655
202114,845
202225,775
202334,685
202425,475
202521,040
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (rounded to the nearest 5). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

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

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Canada, 2023; the Philippines ranks 3.

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 the Philippines, 2023
  1. United States48,690
  2. New Zealand38,838
  3. Japan37,338
  4. South Korea17,458
  5. Australia13,083
  6. Germany8,811
  7. Hungary6,022
  8. Spain4,979
  9. Finland3,537
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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