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.

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.

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.

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

This statistic shows the number of recent immigrants in Ontario from 2000 to 2023. Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, there were 199,297 new immigrants to Ontario.

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.

Annual number of international migrants by 5-year age groups and gender for 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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, more than 70 percent of the immigrants arriving in the city of Toronto, in the Canadian province of Ontario, were between the ages of 20 and 44. People between the ages of 25 and 29, in particular, were the most numerous among the immigrant population, at 43,955. During the same period, there were 12,625 immigrants arriving in Toronto.

Temporary residents who are in Canada on a study permit in the observed calendar year. Datasets include study permit holders by year in which permit(s) became effective or with a valid permit in a calendar year or on December 31st. 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.

The National Population Health Survey (NPHS) collects information related to the health of the Canadian population and related socio-demographic information. The NPHS is composed of three components: the household survey,the Health Care Institution Survey and the Northern Territories survey. These Public Use Microdata Files (PUMF) contain data collected in the household component of NPHS Cycle 3, 1998-1999. The NPHS household component includes household residents in all provinces, with the exclusion of populations on Indian Reserves,Canadian Forces Bases and some remote areas in Qubec and Ontario. The first Cycle of data collection began in 1994 and data will be collected every second year, for approximately 20 years in total. Three cycles of collection are now completed for each component: NPHS Cycle 1 (1994-1995), NPHS Cycle 2 (1996-1997) and NPHS Cycle 3 (1998-1999). For the first cycle, a sample of approximately 20,000 households was drawn from the Labour Force Survey sampling frame. For Cycle 3, this frame was also used to select an additional sample of recent immigrants and young children, thus ensuring that the data represent the 1998-1999 Canadian population. NPHS collects general health information from all household members and, in each household, a person, randomly selected during cycle 1 answers a more in-depth interview on health questions.For Cycle 3, approximately 49,000 respondents answered the general portion of the questionnaire while approximately 17,000 answered the more detailed health portion. The questionnaire includes questions related to health status, use of health services, determinants of health, chronic conditions and activity restrictions. The use of health services was measured through questions on visits to health care providers, both traditional and non-traditional, hospital cares and on use of drugs and other medications. Health determinants that are explored include smoking, alcohol use and physical activity. New content for the third Cycle of NPHS includes family medical history, self-care and nutrition. The socio-demographic information collected includes age, sex, education, ethnicity, household income and labour forcestatus. NOTE: A master file for this data set exists at SWORDC - Statistics Canadas Regional Data Centre located at the University of Waterloo. See Documentation section for details. The NPHS questions were designed for computer-assisted interviewing (CAI). Collection was divided into four quarters (June, August and November 1998 and February 1999). An additional collection was held in June 1999 with further tracing attempts of non-respondents from previous quarters. Respondents in the sample and the top-up sample of households with young children were first contacted by telephone. 95% of the interviews were done by telephone. NPHS collects general information from all household members and, in each household, a person, randomly selected during cycle 1, answers a more in-depth interview on health questions. For cycle 3, approximately 49,000 respondents answered the general portion of the questionnaire while approximately 17,000 answered the more detailed health portion.

Components of population growth, annual: births, deaths, immigrants, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigrants, net interprovincial migration, net non-permanent residents, residual deviation.

There were over one million registered Indians in Canada as of December 2020. The region with the largest Indian population was Ontario, with 222 thousand, followed by Manitoba, which counted 164 thousand Indians. The regions with the smallest Indian populations were Yukon, and Northwest Territories.

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.