Top 10 New Permanent Residents Of Canada In 2023

India was once the number one source of new permanent residents in Canada last two year,again the became first in 2023 by increasing its contribution to the Canadian population by 18.2 percent to 139,775 newcomers in 2023 from 118,245 the year prior.

China ranked second position among the Top 10 Most Important Sources of New Permanent Residents in Canada last year

However, Asian country contribute more, the Canadian demographic decreased marginally last year, decreasing to 31,780 new permanent residents from 31,845 last two years.

Afghanistan, was in third place at the end of 2022, they dropped to fourth place last year as its contribution of new permanent residents to Canada fell by 15%, to 20,180 in 2023 from 23,780 the previous year, while the Philippines’ contribution increased by 22% to 26,955 last year from 22,095 in 2022.

Nigeria is not left behind , Nigeria, ranked fifth on the list, delivered 17,455 new permanent residents to Canada last year, a decrease of 21.1% from 22,130 in 2022.

Below is a table of ranking of each country ranking.

CountryNumber of New Permanent Residents
India139,775
China31,780
Philippines26,955
Afghanistan20,180
Nigeria17,455
Pakistan11,860
Cameroon11,685
Iran10,680
Eritrea10,675
United States10,640
Top 10 Citizenships Of New Permanent Residents Of Canada In 2023

Pakistan’s contribution to Canadian population in 2022 is amazing, putting up only 2.2 per cent to hit 11,860 from 11,600 the previous year.

Cameroon Has Provided More Than 80% than any other country

So the biggest surprise last year was Cameroon.

Iran has a modest decline in the number of new permanent residents it provided to Canada last year, it has a drop of 3.9 per cent to 10,680 in 2023 compared to 11,110 in 2022.

Eritrea, provided far more new permanent residents to Canada last year. Eritrea contribution to Canadian population grew by 39.4 per cent, to 10,675 new permanent residents last year from 7,660 the previous year.

The United States is not left behind upon the stable economy in the USA, They held a modest increase of 2.2 per cent in the number of new permanent residents provided to Canada last year. In 2023 Canada reported almost 10,640 Us citizen in Canada as permanent residents.

In estimation with itsImmigration Levels Plan, Canada has aimed to accepts about 485,000 new permanent residents in 2024, 500,000 in 2025 and 500,000 in 2026, which will be a total of 1.485 million immigrants in the three coming years

below is statistics rating of immigrant in Canada

Canada residents stats, source: immigration.ca

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