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.

Income of immigrants, by sex, landing age group, immigrant admission category, period of immigration, family status and tax year, for Ontario, 2015 constant dollars, annual (dollars unless otherwise noted).

This data set is an index to the four volumes of assisted immigration registers created by the Toronto Emigrant Office between 1865 and 1883. The registers are a chronological listing of those new immigrants who were assisted by the government to travel to different destinations across southern Ontario. Over 29,000 entries have been transcribed from the registers.

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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.

Data on immigrant status and period of immigration by gender and age for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by immigrant status and age group, last 5 years.

Income of immigrants, by sex, landing age group, immigrant admission category, period of immigration, family status and tax year, for Ontario, 2015 constant dollars, annual (dollars unless otherwise noted).

Periods of migration shows how many people who entered Canada are currently residing in Windsor, ON.

Income of immigrants, by sex, landing age group, immigrant admission category, period of immigration, family status and tax year, for Ontario, 2015 constant dollars, annual (dollars unless otherwise noted).

Since 2001, the number of immigrants arriving in the city of Toronto, in the Canadian province of Ontario, has been fluctuating, but overall increasing. There were slightly more than 123,000 people immigrating to the city in 2001, compared to almost 160,000 twenty years later.
Toronto is the Canadian city with the highest number of immigrants arriving, followed by Vancouver.

Get statistical data for rural and urban Ontario on key socioeconomic variables.

The data identifies:

• demographic information for rural and urban Ontario by census year (population change and age breakdown, immigrants, visible minorities, educational attainment, average household income)
• economic indicators for rural and urban Ontario (monthly and annual employment by industry, monthly and annual labour force characteristics, number of businesses by industries and employee number)
• rural and urban Ontario census profiles (for all census of population variables starting with 2001)

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Periods of migration shows how many people who entered Canada are currently residing in Orillia, ON.

Presents socio-demographic information of York Region’s population and is aggregated from Statistics Canada’s Census data. For reference purposes, York Region data is compared to those of Ontario, Canada, the Greater Toronto Area and York Region local municipalities.

The age groups available in the data set are: 15+, 15-24, 25-54 and 55+. The immigration statuses include: total landed immigrants (very recent immigrants, recent immigrants, established immigrants), non-landed immigrants and born in Canada. The reasons for part-time work include: illness; caring for children; other personal or family responsibilities; going to school, personal preference; could not find full-time work, etc.

The Municipal Immigration Information Online Program provides funding to municipal governments to develop local immigration websites. The goal is to share best practices to attract and integrate immigrants.

Data includes a listing of the following for the 2013-2014 fiscal year:

• organizations
• locations
• grant issued amount

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

People who have been granted permanent resident status in Canada. Please note that in these datasets, the figures have been suppressed or rounded to prevent the identification of individuals when the datasets are compiled and compared with other publicly available statistics. Values between 0 and 5 are shown as “--“ and all other values are rounded to the nearest multiple of 5. This may result to the sum of the figures not equating to the totals indicated.

Periods of migration shows how many people who entered Canada are currently residing in Shelburne, ON.

The age groups available in the data set are: 15+,15-24,25-54,25+,25-64,25-34,55+ and 55-64. The duration of unemployment includes: 1-4 weeks, 5-13 weeks, 14-25 weeks, 26 weeks, 27 weeks+, 27-51 weeks, 52 weeks, 53 weeks+, duration unknown and average weeks unemployed. The immigration statuses include: total landed immigrants (very recent immigrants, recent immigrants, established immigrants), non-landed immigrants, and born in 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.