Canada's Afghan Refugee Commitment (#WelcomeAfghans)
Canada committed in August 2021 to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees under multiple streams. This dashboard tracks every Afghan PR admitted under that commitment — by year, age, gender, education, language, and destination province.
Year-by-year admissions
Volume peaked in 2022 (the first full year of the program), with steady processing in 2023-2024 to meet the 40,000 commitment. The 2025-2026 numbers reflect IRCC's closure of the new-applications side once the target was met.
By age group
Highlights how Afghan resettlement skewed family-heavy — children under 15 are the largest single age band.
By prior education level
Self-reported at landing. The mix tracks Afghanistan's general education distribution, with most adults having completed primary or secondary.
Destination province
Where Afghan #WelcomeAfghans PRs settled
Intended province of residence at landing.
Working with an Afghan refugee case in Canada?
The #WelcomeAfghans intake is closed but follow-on family reunification, citizenship applications, and protected-person matters continue. Halani Immigration represents at all IRB tribunals.
About this data
Canada announced in August 2021 a commitment to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees under multiple streams (the Special Immigration Measures Program, Government-Assisted Refugees, the Special Humanitarian Program for Afghan extended family, and the Privately Sponsored Refugees stream). This dataset counts PR admissions under that commitment, broken down by age, gender, education, official language ability, and destination province. IRCC suppresses cells with counts 0-5.
Counts PR admissions under the #WelcomeAfghans streams specifically (Special Immigration Measures, Special Humanitarian Program for extended family, GAR, and PSR). Excludes Afghan PRs admitted under unrelated streams.
Source & licence
Original dataset: Afghan Refugees under Canada's #WelcomeAfghans Commitment — Monthly IRCC Updates.
Published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
Released under the Open Government Licence — Canada.
Data last refreshed by Halani from canada.ca for 2026 reporting.