India Continues To Be Top Source Of Newcomers To Canada
02-Mar-2023
Regarding newly landed permanent residents (PRs) in Canada and foreign students from the previous academic year, RCC provided updated data in February 2023. This piece includes:
top ten source nations for permanent residents and information on destination provinces top 10 international student sources, international student numbers by province, and the overall number of foreign students studying in Canada source of long-term residents and province of destination According to new IRCC data released in February 2023, 46% of immigrants who arrived in Canada in 2022 were from Asia. More over one-fourth of new immigrants to Canada still come from India. In 2022, 118,095 Indians were granted permanent residency (PR). 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
| Country | Total immigrants for 2022 | % age of immigrants in 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 118,095 | 27% |
| China | 31,815 | 7.2% |
| Afghanistan | 23,735 | 5.4% |
| Nigeria | 22,085 | 5.05% |
| Philippines | 22,070 | 5.04% |
| France | 14,145 | 3.2% |
| Iran | 11,105 | 2.5% |
| United States of America | 10,400 | 2.3% |
| Syria | 8,500 | 1.9% |
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.
Province Permanent Residents in 2022 % of all PRs in 2022
Ontario 184,725 42.2%
Quebec 68,685 15.7%
British Columbia 61,215 14%
Alberta 49,460 11.3%
Manitoba 21,645 4.9%
Saskatchewan 21,635 4.9%
Nova Scotia 12,650 2.8%
New Brunswick 10,205 2.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador 3,490 0.7%
Prince Edward Island 2,665 0.6%
Yukon 455 0.1%
Northwest Territories 235 0.0%
Nunavut 45 0.0% Province not stated 20 0.0%
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.
Country Number of Students
Coming in 2022
India 226,450
China 52,165
Philippines 23,380
France 16,725
Nigeria 16,195
Iran 13,525
Korea 11,535
Japan 10,955
Mexico 10,405
Brazil 10,405
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. Country Number of students already
living and studying in Canada
India 319,130
China 100,075
Philippines 32,455
France 27,135
Nigeria 21,660
Iran 21,115
Korea 16,505
Vietnam 16,140
Mexico 14,930
United States of America 14,485
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.
Province Number of Students
Ontario 411,000
British Columbia 164,000
Quebec 93,000
Alberta 43,000
Manitoba 22,000
Nova Scotia 20,850
Saskatchewan 13,135
New Brunswick 11,140
Newfoundland and Labrador 6,175
Prince Edward Island 4,485
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