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Sudan → Canada

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Sudan
To
Canada
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
2,010
Change since 2018
+181.1%
Share of all arrivals in Canada, 2023
0.43%
Inflow 20232,010OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Sudan to Canada

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

Inflows by year

1,0052,010200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,0052,0102000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000761
20011,179
20021,368
20031,862
20041,821
20051,310
20061,039
2007683
2008620
2009422
2010612
2011530
2012444
2013343
2014484
2015359
2016445
2017425
2018715
20191,255
2020845
20211,745
20221,575
20232,010
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
20232,010—1,546
20221,575—1,411
20211,7456,900405
2020845—286
20191,255—650
2018715—443
2017425—341
20164452,865480
2015359—680
2014484—653
2013343—405
2012444—405
20115303,750819
2010612—601
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

9,69219k19901995200020052010201520202024
9,69219k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990987
19952,561
20005,467
200511,859
201013,669
201511,458
202015,109
202419,383
Estimate, 2024
19,383
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.22%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
76
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 Sudan (IRCC).

YearTFWP workIMP workStudyPermanent residentsExpress Entry
20250901954,7000
202402101701,95530
202302002052,00525
20220751701,57010
20210401851,74520
202004017084515
20190201851,25530
20180514571545
201701014543065
201605904505
201500703300

Study permits by year

10320520152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
103205201520172019202120232025
Data table
201570
201690
2017145
2018145
2019185
2020170
2021185
2022170
2023205
2024170
2025195
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (rounded to the nearest 5). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

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

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Canada, 2023; Sudan ranks 35.

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 Sudan, 2023
  1. United States3,820
  2. Germany2,177
  3. Türkiye1,908
  4. France1,603
  5. Netherlands369
  6. Italy316
  7. Sweden310
  8. Norway243
  9. Belgium184
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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