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India Continues To Be Top Source Of Newcomers To Canada

Last Updated On 27 February 2023, 9:57 AM EST (Toronto Time)


IRCC released new data in February 2023 regarding new landed permanent residents (PRs) in Canada and international students last year.

This article enlists:

Source of Permanent Residents and Destination Province

Around 46% of newcomers landed in Canada in 2022 were from Asia as per new IRCC data unveiled February 2023.

India continues to be the biggest source with more than 1/4th of newcomers to Canada. 118,095 Indians landed as permanent residents (PRs) in 2022.

This is 6 times higher than the second source of new immigrants, China. 31,815 Chinese nationals landed in Canada as PRs in 2022.

Below is the list of source countries for newcomers to Canada in 2022

CountryTotal immigrants for 2022% age of immigrants in 2022
India118,09527%
China31,8157.2%
Afghanistan23,7355.4%
Nigeria22,0855.05%
Philippines22,0705.04%
France14,1453.2%
Pakistan11,5852.6%
Iran11,1052.5%
United States of America10,4002.3%
Syria8,5001.9%

List of Destination Province for Permanent Residents in 2022

Ontario continues to land highest proportion of permanent residents in 2022, but comparatively less (-6.7%) when compared to 2021.

Ontario is followed by Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan in landed immigrants.

Quebec saw an increase of 3.4%, Saskatchewan 2.2%, and Alberta 1.4% as compared to 2021. However, British Columbia experienced -3.1% lesser immigration in contrast to 2021.

ProvincePermanent Residents in 2022% of all PRs in 2022
Ontario184,72542.2%
Quebec68,68515.7%
British Columbia61,21514%
Alberta49,46011.3%
Manitoba21,6454.9%
Saskatchewan21,6354.9%
Nova Scotia12,6502.8%
New Brunswick10,2052.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador3,4900.7%
Prince Edward Island2,6650.6%
Yukon4550.1%
Northwest Territories2350.0%
Nunavut450.0%
Province not stated200.0%

Source of International Students Landed and Already In Canada

India again tops the list followed by China and Philippines for new international students landed in 2022.

Indian students account for more than half the total of international students entering Canada last year.

CountryNumber of Students
Coming in 2022
India226,450
China52,165
Philippines23,380
France16,725
Nigeria16,195
Iran13,525
Korea11,535
Japan10,955
Mexico10,405
Brazil10,405

Furthermore, there were 319,130 international students from India already living and studying in Canada as of December 2022.

Number of Indian student is 3X the second leading source nation, China. There were almost 100K Chinese students studying in Canada.

CountryNumber of students already
living and studying in Canada
India319,130
China100,075
Philippines32,455
France27,135
Nigeria21,660
Iran21,115
Korea16,505
Vietnam16,140
Mexico14,930
United States of America14,485

Ontario being the largest province, continues to accommodate more than 400,000 international students.

This number is even higher when compared to the total of other Canadian provinces altogether. Moreover, this number is double from the second leading province, British Columbia.

In total, 377,785 international students were attending the education institution in rest of the Canadian provinces in 2022.

ProvinceNumber of Students
Ontario411,000
British Columbia164,000
Quebec93,000
Alberta43,000
Manitoba22,000
Nova Scotia20,850
Saskatchewan13,135
New Brunswick11,140
Newfoundland and Labrador6,175
Prince Edward Island4,485

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