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Who leaves Canada.

Statistics Canada estimates 111,572 people emigrated from Canada in 2025, while 50,064 former emigrants came back. These pages chart emigration since 1951, by province and age, and what we know about which immigrants leave.

Data through Apr–Jun 2026Source Statistics CanadaUpdated quarterly

Emigrants, 2025111,572+1.9% vs 2024
Returning emigrants, 202550,064
Net emigration, 202561,508emigrants minus returns, plus net temporary
Emigrants per 1,000 residents, 20252.68

Emigrants per year

Calendar years, Canada. 2026 not shown (partial).

PeriodEmigrantsReturning emigrants
199039,61214,601
199148,03015,565
199244,56715,573
199346,71815,690
199453,28117,774
199550,08518,652
199647,83820,248
199754,26317,523
199849,83917,665
199947,50918,541
200048,84117,550
200153,58822,073
200246,72127,035
200353,68430,697
200458,42631,031
200558,56133,412
200664,70739,703
200766,41133,493
200866,23432,488
200956,42733,339
201059,68835,990
201165,12537,275
201261,87337,759
201362,70937,867
201465,22237,004
201568,94539,436
201697,47353,065
2017104,01360,181
201897,03559,120
201990,46054,669
202060,40741,172
202183,35744,196
2022110,17251,602
2023112,56151,380
2024109,53549,186
2025111,57250,064

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0040-01 Estimates of the components of international migration, quarterly.

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About this data. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Canada has no register of people who leave, so emigration figures are Statistics Canada estimates built from tax, benefit and foreign data; recent quarters are preliminary and are revised. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. See methods and definitions.

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