This statistic shows the total number of emigrants from Canada from 2000 to 2023. Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, approximately 94,576 people emigrated from Canada to another country. The majority of emigrants from Canada came from the province of Ontario, with British Columbia having the second largest number of any province.

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.

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

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

This table contains 36 series, with data for years 1953 - 1976 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-02-16. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Unit of measure (1 items: Persons ...) Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Origin of migrants (2 items: Overseas and the United States; Overseas ...) Intended occupations and dependents (18 items: Total immigration; Workers; managerial and administrative; Workers; professional; Total workers ...).

Between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, approximately 493 thousand people settled in metropolitan areas in Canada from abroad, while around 49.8 thousand Canadians left those same areas. This statistic breaks down these figures by metropolitan areas. The city that welcomed the most immigrants was Toronto, where more than 159 thousand individuals arrived over the period under consideration.

This table contains 25 series, with data for years 1955 - 2013 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Last permanent residence (25 items: Total immigrants; France; Great Britain; Total Europe ...).

Facts and Figures 2017: Immigration Overview - Permanent Residents presents the annual intake of permanent residents by immigration category from 2008 to 2017. The main body of the publication consists of a series of statistical tables and charts covering the ten-year period from 2008 to 2017. The report depicts selected characteristics for permanent residents. The statistics for admissions of permanent residents are provided for the three main categories of immigration - family class, economic immigrants and refugees - as well as for other immigrants who do not qualify in any of these categories.

This statistic shows the number of people that emigrated from Canada in 2023, distinguished by province or territory of former residence. Between July 2022 and June 2023, a total of 42,454 people emigrated from Ontario to another country.

This feature service shows immigrant arrivals to Canada by country of birth for the years 1901, 1906, 1911, 1916 and 1921. The data are symbolized as a percentage where the number of immigrants per country is divided by total immigrants for a given year and show the results as a comparison between countries. Countries that are not shown on the map indicate that there were no data for that year or they were included in an ‘Other’ category.Content Source(s): Statistics Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Library and Archives Canada, and ArcCanadaCoordinate System: Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WKID 102100)Update Frequency: As RequiredPublication Date: August 2014Update: September 2014

This Web map contains four layers of data showing immigration to Canada. The data show total population and total new immigrant population for Canada every five years from 1901 - 2011, the number of new immigrants by birth country to each province and territory for 2006, the number of permanent residents to Canada by province and territory for 2003 - 2012, and the number of immigrants and recent immigrants to Canada by major city for 2011.Content Source(s): Statistics Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Library and Archives Canada, and ArcCanadaCoordinate System: Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WKID 102100)Update Frequency: As RequiredPublication Date: August 2014

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;

This feature service shows immigrants to Canada by country of birth for the years 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971 and 1976. The data are symbolized as a percentage where the number of immigrants per country is divided by total immigrants for a given year and show the results as a comparison between countries. Countries that are not shown on the map indicate that there were no data for that year or they were included in an ‘Other’ category.Content Source(s): Statistics Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Library and Archives Canada, and ArcCanadaCoordinate System: Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (WKID 102100)Update Frequency: As RequiredPublication Date: August 2014Update: September 2014

This table contains 16 series, with data for years 1933 - 1976 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-02-16. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Unit of measure (1 items: Persons ...) Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Sex (2 items: Males; Females ...) Age groups (5 items: All ages; 0-14 years; 15-19 years; 20-39 years ...) Marital status (3 items: All marital statuses; Single; widowed; divorced or separated; Married ...).

Data on the immigrant population by place of birth, period of immigration, gender and age for the population in private households in Canada.

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.

More than a quarter of new permanent residents arriving in Canada in 2024 were from India - by far the highest of any country. Less than seven percent will be from China, the second highest.

United States Immigrants Admitted: Canada data was reported at 11,484.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12,793.000 Person for 2016. United States Immigrants Admitted: Canada data is updated yearly, averaging 13,254.500 Person from Sep 1986 (Median) to 2017, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21,878.000 Person in 2005 and a record low of 8,782.000 Person in 1999. United States Immigrants Admitted: Canada data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Department of Homeland Security. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G087: Immigration.

Data on countries of citizenship by immigrant status and period of immigration, by admission category and applicant type, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and parts.

This statistic shows the total number of immigrants that arrived in Canada from 2000 to 2023, distinguished by gender. In 2023, a total of 234,538 female immigrants arrived in Canada.