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Poland → Canada

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Poland
To
Canada
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
540
Change since 2018
-40.3%
Share of all arrivals in Canada, 2023
0.12%
Inflow 2023540OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Poland to Canada

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

Inflows by year

7671,533200020032006200920122015201820212023
7671,5332000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001,334
20011,168
20021,117
20031,394
20041,533
20051,405
20061,263
20071,235
20081,267
20091,013
2010795
2011720
2012779
2013853
2014773
2015981
20161,000
2017995
2018905
2019905
2020415
2021680
2022510
2023540
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023540—1,049
2022510—1,313
202168010,610453
2020415—376
2019905—889
2018905—577
2017995—312
20161,00013,850606
2015981—963
2014773—1,177
2013853—854
2012779—713
201172013,4851,274
2010795—1,105
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

96k193k19901995200020052010201520202024
96k193k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990184,063
1995192,650
2000182,439
2005171,592
2010156,702
2015150,280
2020137,366
2024123,819
Estimate, 2024
123,819
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
1.4%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
16
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 Poland (IRCC).

YearTFWP workIMP workStudyPermanent residentsExpress Entry
202549581512026010
20242351,20513544525
20232401,73014553565
202221097516551025
2021215685195675130
202018065585420105
20192752,085165910110
20182351,855170910190
20173101,605170995155
20165501,5302001,000120
20155151,330175975190

Study permits by year

10020020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
100200201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015175
2016200
2017170
2018170
2019165
202085
2021195
2022165
2023145
2024135
2025120
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (rounded to the nearest 5). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

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

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Canada, 2023; Poland ranks 70.

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 Poland, 2023
  1. Germany97,945
  2. Netherlands25,298
  3. Switzerland7,576
  4. Spain7,401
  5. Norway6,444
  6. Denmark4,879
  7. Sweden4,493
  8. Austria4,477
  9. Iceland4,357
  10. Belgium3,737
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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