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During this period, the highest annual immigration rate in Canada occurred in 1913, when 400,900 new immigrants accounted for 5.3 percent of the total population, [1] [2] while the greatest number of immigrants admitted to Canada in single year occurred in 2023, with 471,550 persons accounting for 1.2 percent of the total population. [3] [4] [5 ...
Canada receives its immigrant population from almost 200 countries. Statistics Canada projects that immigrants will represent between 29.1% and 34.0% of Canada's population in 2041, compared with 23.0% in 2021, [1] while the Canadian population with at least one foreign born parent (first and second generation persons) could rise to between 49.8% and 54.3%, up from 44.0% in 2021.
The economic impact of immigration is an important topic in Canada.Two conflicting narratives exist: 1) higher immigration levels help to increase GDP [1] [2] and 2) higher immigration levels decrease GDP per capita or living standards for the resident population [3] [4] [5] and lead to diseconomies of scale in terms of overcrowding of hospitals, schools and recreational facilities ...
Canada is set to bring in 395,000 new permanent residents in 2025, 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027, down from 485,000 in 2024, in the first multi-year reduction since Ottawa started laying out ...
In 2014, Canada aimed to raise the number of international students from around 240,000 to over 450,000 by the year 2022. [9] As of 2023, there are over 1,040,985 individuals holding study permits within the country, a 29% increase over 2022, [10] with them accounting for over 2% the population of the country. [11]
Interprovincial migration in Canada is the movement by people from one Canadian province or territory to another with the intention of settling, permanently or temporarily, in the new province or territory; it is more-or-less stable over time. [1] In fiscal year 2019–20, 278,316 Canadians migrated province, representing 0.729% of the ...
Canada's new plan, introduced formally last month, seeks to reduce the threshold of immigrants allowed into the country who are seeking permanent residency over the next three years. In the first ...
This was done against the Public Service of Canada wishes, who warned of lack of adequate housing and infrastructure. As of 2021, there are over 775,000 temporary foreign workers in Canada, with them representing 4% of the workforce. The majority of temporary foreign workers are employed in low-prestige jobs, such as fast food workers. [34]