Canada immigration spiked nearly 40 per cent in the first two months of the year compared to the same period of 2022, the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals.<\/p>\n
In January and February, Canada welcomed 100,430 new permanent residents compared to 72,815 during the first two months of 2022, itself a record year for immigration to Canada.<\/p>\n
That level of immigration \u2013 if it were to continue throughout the rest of 2023 \u2013 would result in 602,580 new permanent residents to Canada this year, far in excess of Ottawa\u2019s target of 465,000 new permanent residents for the year.<\/p>\n
In its\u00a02023-2025\u00a0Immigration\u00a0Levels\u00a0Plan<\/i>, Ottawa has planned for 485,000 new permanent residents in 2024 and another 500,000 in 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Month to month, immigration to Canada slipped by 2.6 per cent in February, dropping to 49,550 new permanent residents for the month compared to 50,885 newcomers the previous month, a record-setting January.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Read More<\/b><\/p>\n Manitoba Targets Retail Sales Workers In New Canada Immigration Draw<\/a> So far this year, the smallest provinces in Canada are showing the biggest percentage growth in immigration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In Newfoundland and Labrador, immigration is up 307.7 per cent for the first two months of this year compared to the same period last year. Elsewhere in Atlantic Canada, Prince Edward Island has seen immigration spike 116.8 per cent, New Brunswick 79.4 per cent, and Nova Scotia has welcomed 41.4 per cent more newcomers so far this year compared to the first two months of 2022.<\/p>\n Immigration growth is also robust in Manitoba, which welcomed 89.1 per cent more new permanent residents so far this year compared to January and February last year. But Saskatchewan has beat that with a spike of 93.2 per cent in new permanent residents over the same periods.<\/p>\n In the big economic engines of Canada, the growth in immigration was lower in percentage terms. Alberta saw an uptick of 50.3 per cent in new permanent residents in January and February this year compared to the same months last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n British Columbia\u2019s immigration growth for the comparable time frames was 27.7 per cent. And Ontario, the most populous province in Canada, recorded immigration growth of 22.7 per cent for the start of this year compared to the first two months last year.<\/p>\n Ontario\u2019s relatively small percentage growth in immigration so far this year is undoubtedly due to the strong year it had for immigration in 2022.<\/p>\n Ontario was the most popular destination for\u00a0new\u00a0permanent\u00a0residents\u00a0last year and welcomed 184,725\u00a0new\u00a0permanent\u00a0residents\u00a0that year. That was 42.3 per cent of the total number of\u00a0new\u00a0permanent\u00a0residents\u00a0to Canada in 2022.<\/p>\n Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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\nBigger Provinces Showing Smaller Percentage Increases In Immigration<\/b><\/h3>\n
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