Immigrants arrived in Canada in fewer numbers in July as the country saw its second consecutive drop in monthly immigration but remains poised to close the year with record-breaking numbers of new arrivals, the latest Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data reveals.<\/p>\n
After starting off the year strong with 50,925 new permanent residents in Canada in January, monthly immigration tapered off, falling by 42 per cent over the next three months to only 29,555 new permanent residents in April.<\/p>\n
Canada on track to welcome 521,066 new permanent residents this year<\/p>\n
Then, immigration rebounded almost completely to the higher levels seen earlier in the year with 45,995 new permanent residents in May, a spike of 55.6 per cent in the monthly immigration level.<\/p>\n
Since then, though, monthly immigration to Canada has again softened.<\/p>\n
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Prince Edward Island Targets Four Job Categories With 22 Canada Immigration Invitations<\/a><\/span> In June, Canada welcomed only 42,325 new permanent residents, or eight per cent fewer than during the previous month.<\/p>\n And, in July, only 40,630 new permanent residents came to the country, a drop of four per cent over the previous month.<\/p>\n Despite that slowdown on a monthly basis, Canadian immigration is still up 10.3 per cent for the first seven months of this year compared to the same period in 2022. By the end of July this year, Canada had welcomed 303,955 new permanent residents, 28,480 or 10.3 per cent more than the 275,475 for the comparable period last year.<\/p>\n Are you an employer looking to hire foreign workers in Canada? <\/b>Immigration.ca<\/b><\/span><\/a> can help through its sister company, <\/b>skilledworker.com<\/b><\/span><\/a>. We provide a comprehensive recruitment package to help you identify and hire the best individuals from abroad. <\/b>Contact us now.<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n In its 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan, Ottawa has set its immigration target for 2023 at 465,000 new permanent residents. The country is also to welcome 485,000 new permanent residents in 2024 and another 500,000 in 2025.<\/p>\n That\u2019s a total of 1.45 million immigrants to Canada over those three years.<\/p>\n If you are a candidate looking for a Canada job, or an employer looking to recruit foreign talent from abroad, immigration.ca can help. Access our expertise through our in-house recruitment enterprise\u00a0<\/b>skilledworker.com<\/b><\/span><\/a>, \u201cthe leader in foreign recruitment\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n The latest figures from the IRCC show the country is on track to greatly exceed not only this year\u2019s targeted level of immigration but also the levels for each of the next two years.<\/p>\n Projecting out from the first seven months of this year, Canada could expect to welcome 521,066 new permanent residents this year if the current trend continues.<\/p>\n Ontario, the country\u2019s most populous province, remained the most popular destination for newcomers with 133,715 of them choosing to immigrate there during the first seven months of this year.<\/p>\n That\u2019s 12.3 per cent, or 14,650 new permanent residents, more than the 11,065 who immigrated to Ontario during the comparable period last year.<\/p>\n Ontario is a magnet for immigration, attracting more than half of all immigrants in Canada<\/p>\n The central Canadian province was the destination of choice for almost 44 per cent of all immigrants to Canada in the first seven months of this year.<\/p>\n Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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