Components of international migratory increase, quarterly: immigrants, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigrants, net non-permanent residents.

Historical chart and dataset showing Canada net migration by year from 1960 to 2024.

Of the G7 countries, Canada had the highest crude net migration rate most of the years between 2000 and 2022. In 2022, the net migration ratio of the average population in Canada reached 6.49 per 1,000 inhabitants. On the other hand, the rate in Japan was 0.99 per 1,000 inhabitants. Migration numbers were unusually low in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Canada CA: Net Migration data was reported at 368,599.000 Person in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 433,842.000 Person for 2023. Canada CA: Net Migration data is updated yearly, averaging 155,596.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 459,988.000 Person in 2022 and a record low of 34,721.000 Person in 1961. Canada CA: Net Migration data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Sum;

Quarterly number of interprovincial migrants by province of origin and destination, Canada, provinces and territories.

This table contains 46 series, with data for years 1871 - 1971 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (12 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...); Estimates (4 items: Migrants by province of residence; Migrants by province of birth; Natural population increase; Net migration).

Canada’s appeal as an immigration destination has been increasing over the past two decades, with a total of 464,265 people immigrating to the country in 2024. This figure is an increase from 2000-2001, when approximately 252,527 immigrants came to Canada. Immigration to the Great White North Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, there were an estimated 199,297 immigrants to Ontario, making it the most popular immigration destination out of any province. While the number of immigrants has been increasing over the years, in 2024 over half of surveyed Canadians believed that there were too many immigrants in the country. However, in 2017, the Canadian government announced its aim to significantly increase the number of permanent residents to Canada in order to combat an aging workforce and the decline of working-age adults. Profiles of immigrants to Canada The gender of immigrants to Canada in 2023 was just about an even split, with 234,279 male immigrants and 234,538 female immigrants. In addition, most foreign-born individuals in Canada came from India, followed by China and the Philippines. The United States was the fifth most common origin country for foreign-born residents in Canada.

The difference between total migration into a region and migration out of the same region. Migration includes both international and inter-provincial migration.

Annual number of international migrants by 5-year age groups and gender for Canada, provinces and territories.

Annual number of in- out- net- migrants in Canada, provinces and territories.

Between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, more than 5,400 people left the city of Montréal, in the Canadian province of Québec, for other provinces than came to Montréal. The city's net interprovincial migration has been negative since 2001.

More information on Québec can be found here.

This table contains data for years 2000 - 2011, and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions: Geography; Age group; Migration movement.

This table contains data for years 2000 - 2011, and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions: Geography; Migration movement; Migration type; Sex.

Between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, more than 21,300 people left the city of Toronto, in the Canadian province of Ontario, for other provinces than came to Toronto. This is the second time since 2014/2015 that the interprovincial migration balance is negative. However, this balance of migration had remained negative between 2003/2004 and 2014/2015. In 2021/2022, there were 159,679 immigrants arriving in Toronto.

Ontario was the province with the most immigrants in 2024, with 197,657 immigrants. Nunavut, Canada’s northernmost territory, had 56 immigrants arrive in the same period. Immigration to Canada Over the past 20 years, the number of immigrants to Canada has held steady and is just about evenly split between men and women. Asian countries dominate the list of leading countries of birth for foreign-born residents of Canada, although the United Kingdom, the United States, and Italy all make the list as well. Unemployment among immigrants In 2023, the unemployment rate for immigrants in Canada was highest among those who had been in the country for five years or less. The unemployment rate decreased the longer someone had been in Canada, and unemployment was lowest among those who had been in the country for more than ten years, coming more into line with the average unemployment rate for the whole of Canada.

This horizontal bar chart displays net migration (people) by date using the aggregation sum in Canada. The data is filtered where the date is 2023. The data is about countries per year.

This table contains data for years 2000 - 2011, and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions: Geography of origin; Geography of destination; Migration movement.

This line chart displays net migration (people) by date using the aggregation sum in Canada. The data is about countries per year.

Canada CA: Net Migration: per 1 000 Inhabitants data was reported at 11.040 Person in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.850 Person for 2022. Canada CA: Net Migration: per 1 000 Inhabitants data is updated yearly, averaging 6.495 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.850 Person in 2022 and a record low of 4.630 Person in 1994. Canada CA: Net Migration: per 1 000 Inhabitants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.GGI: Social: Demography: OECD Member: Annual.

Net Migration: Citizenship: Canada data was reported at 118.000 Person in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 105.000 Person for Jan 2025. Net Migration: Citizenship: Canada data is updated monthly, averaging 14.500 Person from Jan 2001 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 290 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 268.000 Person in Jan 2020 and a record low of -110.000 Person in Dec 2021. Net Migration: Citizenship: Canada data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Stats NZ. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.G009: International Migration: Net Migration: by Citizenship.