Blunt talk or faux outrage? The politics of expanding migrant worker programs under Canada’s former Conservative government (2006–2015)

Figures & data

Table 1. Data on temporary migrant workers in Canada, 2006–2012.⁴³

Temporary migrant workers	2006	2012	% change 2012 versus 2006
Present on Canadian Soil, Dec. 1	160,743	338,221	110.4
Present Dec 1, “Low skill pilot program”	2,277	30,267	1229.2
Present at some point during year	255,231	491,157	92.4
Entries into Canada	138,450	213,573	54.3

Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, “Facts and Figures,” 2012.

Table 2. Temporary Foreign Worker Program work permit holders with a valid permit on December 31, 2005 to 2017.⁴⁹

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
55,059	80,052	113,239	115,938	95,813	87,734	91,875	107,920	95,535	60,077	51,035	46,286

Source: IRCC Facts and Figures 2017.

Table 3. International Mobility Program work permit holders with a valid permit on December 31 by program, 2008–2017.

2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
115,729	139,928	158,993	186,669	207,902	235,155	255,233	249,255	287,314	321,743

Source: IRCC Facts and Figures 2017.