How many Canadians come back.

In 2025, 50,064 people who had emigrated moved back to Canada: about 45 for every 100 who left that year.

Data through Apr–Jun 2026Source Statistics CanadaUpdated quarterly

Returning emigrants per year

Period	Returning emigrants	Emigrants
1990	14,601	39,612
1991	15,565	48,030
1992	15,573	44,567
1993	15,690	46,718
1994	17,774	53,281
1995	18,652	50,085
1996	20,248	47,838
1997	17,523	54,263
1998	17,665	49,839
1999	18,541	47,509
2000	17,550	48,841
2001	22,073	53,588
2002	27,035	46,721
2003	30,697	53,684
2004	31,031	58,426
2005	33,412	58,561
2006	39,703	64,707
2007	33,493	66,411
2008	32,488	66,234
2009	33,339	56,427
2010	35,990	59,688
2011	37,275	65,125
2012	37,759	61,873
2013	37,867	62,709
2014	37,004	65,222
2015	39,436	68,945
2016	53,065	97,473
2017	60,181	104,013
2018	59,120	97,035
2019	54,669	90,460
2020	41,172	60,407
2021	44,196	83,357
2022	51,602	110,172
2023	51,380	112,561
2024	49,186	109,535
2025	50,064	111,572

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

Province	Returning 2025	Emigrants 2025	Returns per 100 departures
Newfoundland and Labrador	134	319	42
Prince Edward Island	90	293	31
Nova Scotia	798	2,102	38
New Brunswick	304	626	49
Quebec	6,969	14,239	49
Ontario	22,287	50,967	44
Manitoba	1,560	2,661	59
Saskatchewan	1,190	1,992	60
Alberta	7,423	14,135	53
British Columbia	9,279	24,184	38
Yukon	19	9	211
Northwest Territories	11	45	24
Nunavut	0	0	–

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.