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Who leaves after 20 years, by country of birth.
Among the 20 largest source countries, the share who had left within 20 years ranged from 40% (United States) to 5.7% (Sri Lanka). Statistics Canada links higher rates to high-income origins and to admission categories such as investors.
Study Statistics Canada, Feb. 2, 2024Cohorts 1982 to 2017
Left Canada within 20 years, by country of birth
| Country of birth | Within 5 years | Within 10 years | Within 20 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16.7% | 27.5% | 40.0% |
| Taiwan | 7.1% | 20.1% | 37.5% |
| France | 14.1% | 24.0% | 34.7% |
| Hong Kong | 7.8% | 20.1% | 30.1% |
| Lebanon | 7.8% | 18.3% | 26.9% |
| United Kingdom | 9.9% | 16.1% | 23.5% |
| South Korea | 5.1% | 12.4% | 22.1% |
| China | 5.4% | 12.6% | 21.9% |
| Morocco | 4.8% | 10.2% | 19.1% |
| Iran | 4.5% | 9.9% | 18.0% |
| Pakistan and Bangladesh | 3.9% | 8.3% | 17.5% |
| Romania | 3.6% | 7.4% | 17.2% |
| India | 4.3% | 8.0% | 13.2% |
| Former USSR | 3.1% | 6.5% | 11.7% |
| Former Yugoslavia | 3.5% | 6.6% | 11.2% |
| Poland | 3.9% | 6.9% | 10.9% |
| Jamaica | 2.2% | 4.6% | 9.0% |
| Philippines | 2.4% | 4.5% | 7.9% |
| Viet Nam | 2.3% | 4.1% | 6.2% |
| Sri Lanka | 2.0% | 3.5% | 5.7% |
Source: Statistics Canada, Emigration of Immigrants: Results from the Longitudinal Immigration Database (91F0015M2024002, Feb. 2, 2024). Country of birth, adults admitted 1982 to 2017.
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What drives the differences.
- Statistics Canada notes that country differences partly reflect admission category: many Filipino immigrants came as caregivers or family, many Sri Lankan and Vietnamese immigrants as refugees, groups that rarely leave.
- Having children in Canada was the strongest single factor linked to staying.
- These are historical cohorts; they are not predictions for anyone arriving today.