Immigration to Canada fell for the fourth consecutive month in September, dropping to its lowest monthly immigration level since April, the latest Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data reveals.<\/p>\n
In September, the country welcomed only 32,065 new permanent residents, down 8.5 per cent from the 35,055 in August.<\/p>\n
After rebounding from the lowest monthly immigration to Canada in April, when the country added only 29,550 new permanent residents, the flow of immigration rebounded in May, hitting 46,000 new permanent residents for that month.<\/p>\n
Since then, though, monthly\u00a0immigration to Canada has been steadily falling, first to 42,340 new permanent residents in June, then 40,680 new permanent residents in July, 35,055 in August and 32,065 in September.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s a drop in the monthly immigration rate of 30.3 per cent in only five months.<\/p>\n
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