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Trinidad and Tobago → Canada

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Trinidad and Tobago
To
Canada
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
535
Change since 2018
+4.9%
Share of all arrivals in Canada, 2023
0.11%
Inflow 2023535OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Trinidad and Tobago to Canada

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

Inflows by year

5671,134200020032006200920122015201820212023
5671,1342000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000896
2001917
2002937
2003707
2004730
2005857
2006794
2007975
20081,002
20091,134
2010914
2011588
2012579
2013427
2014430
2015348
2016325
2017375
2018510
2019590
2020295
2021490
2022515
2023535
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023535—885
2022515—836
20214907,025265
2020295—215
2019590—571
2018510—315
2017375—321
20163256,720528
2015348—803
2014430—1,061
2013427—705
2012579—646
20115888,6251,027
2010914—797
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

34k68k19901995200020052010201520202024
34k68k19902000201020202024
Data table
199048,270
199554,973
200062,768
200565,375
201068,351
201566,728
202065,223
202462,401
Estimate, 2024
62,401
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.71%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
36
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 Trinidad and Tobago (IRCC).

YearTFWP workIMP workStudyPermanent residentsExpress Entry
202579043548536045
202485550554549575
2023780580680535120
202268536062050525
202156529544049060
2020515155215295100
2019855260455600180
2018800195390515205
2017855205330375195
201684518522032030
201581516521534525

Study permits by year

34068020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
340680201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015215
2016220
2017330
2018390
2019455
2020215
2021440
2022620
2023680
2024545
2025485
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (rounded to the nearest 5). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Canada, 2023; Trinidad and Tobago ranks 71.

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 Trinidad and Tobago, 2023
  1. United States2,550
  2. Japan59
  3. Germany55
  4. Netherlands43
  5. Australia22
  6. Belgium15
  7. France12
  8. Mexico9
  9. Switzerland8
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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