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Zimbabwe → Canada

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Zimbabwe
To
Canada
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
555
Change since 2018
-6.7%
Share of all arrivals in Canada, 2023
0.12%
Inflow 2023555OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Zimbabwe to Canada

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

Inflows by year

7251,450200020032006200920122015201820212023
7251,4502000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200097
2001114
2002200
2003669
20041,450
2005615
2006454
2007663
2008611
2009508
2010494
2011434
2012437
2013408
2014332
2015238
2016285
2017420
2018595
2019565
2020345
2021510
2022605
2023555
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023555—728
2022605—799
20215103,935223
2020345—184
2019565—418
2018595—361
2017420—233
20162852,910362
2015238—620
2014332—610
2013408—396
2012437—364
20114343,550683
2010494—424
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

7,14614k19901995200020052010201520202024
7,14614k19902000201020202024
Data table
19902,204
19952,717
20003,298
20056,109
20109,576
201511,429
202011,982
202414,291
Estimate, 2024
14,291
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.16%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
90
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 Zimbabwe (IRCC).

YearTFWP workIMP workStudyPermanent residentsExpress Entry
20259543078057080
2024145415845600115
202375475880555115
20221028070061540
20210265525505110
20200185345335155
20190210380560145
20180180440605145
20170155450420175
2016017549528025
2015010033523020

Study permits by year

44088020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
440880201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015335
2016495
2017450
2018440
2019380
2020345
2021525
2022700
2023880
2024845
2025780
Source: IRCC, monthly open data (rounded to the nearest 5). Open Government Licence – CanadaData as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

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

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Canada, 2023; Zimbabwe ranks 67.

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 Zimbabwe, 2023
  1. United States1,370
  2. Australia1,223
  3. New Zealand1,200
  4. Germany817
  5. Netherlands211
  6. Japan210
  7. Belgium49
  8. Sweden46
  9. Austria44
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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