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Who comes to Canada, and how.
Charts and tables built from IRCC’s monthly open data: permanent residents by country, program, province and city, study and work permits, asylum claims, Express Entry and the immigration levels plan.
Data through July 2026Retrieved October 8, 2026Updated monthly, mid-month
New permanent residents, 2025393,035−18.6% vs 2024
New permanent residents, 2026 (Jan–Jul)222,175−9.7% vs same months 2025
New study permit holders, 2025400,695−24.5% vs 2024
Asylum claimants, 2025113,030−34.2% vs 2024
New permanent residents per year
Canada, 2015 to July 2026.
| Period | Permanent residents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 271,155 |
| 2016 | 295,675 |
| 2017 | 285,795 |
| 2018 | 320,300 |
| 2019 | 340,460 |
| 2020 | 183,600 |
| 2021 | 405,185 |
| 2022 | 436,820 |
| 2023 | 471,040 |
| 2024 | 482,960 |
| 2025 | 393,035 |
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 222,175 |
Source: IRCC, Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC Updates (open data). 2026 covers January to July only.
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The 40 countries with the most new permanent residents from 2021 to 2025. All countries.
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Provinces and cities.
Newfoundland and Labrador4,960Prince Edward Island2,115Nova Scotia9,090New Brunswick10,830Quebec60,070Ontario169,660Manitoba18,915Saskatchewan13,940Alberta51,525British Columbia50,635Yukon640Northwest Territories335Nunavut10Toronto97,690Montréal37,200Vancouver36,370Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part)24,185Calgary23,560Edmonton18,980Winnipeg14,240Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo8,965Québec8,695Halifax6,840London6,545
Numbers are new permanent residents in 2025 by intended destination.
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