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Immigration to Ontario.

169,660 new permanent residents named Ontario as their destination in 2025, 43.2% of Canada’s total, or 10.4 per 1,000 residents.

Data through July 2026Retrieved October 8, 2026Updated monthly, mid-month

Permanent residents 2025169,660−17.6% vs 2024
New study permits 2025172,935
New work permits 2025293,385IMP + TFWP
Asylum claims 202552,515

Permanent residents by category

Per year.

CategoryEconomicFamilyRefugees and protected personsHumanitarian and other
201556,98529,63014,6502,215
201645,10535,13527,8101,800
201753,34036,74019,9451,950
201873,66537,85023,6952,200
201982,11542,56525,5303,110
202043,37022,22015,0452,240
2021118,76536,68036,4707,340
202293,31546,73539,0605,835
2023102,36556,12539,1109,180
2024102,09052,67038,74012,335
202588,56046,65028,5255,925
2026 (Jan–Jul)44,63524,83525,1252,340

Source: IRCC, Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC Updates (open data). 2026 covers January to July only.

Top programs, 2025

ProgramValue
Canadian Experience Class33,675
Spouses and partners32,705
Provincial Nominee Program25,385
Federal Skilled Worker20,545
Parents and grandparents10,940
Privately sponsored refugees8,885
Protected persons in Canada7,335
Government-assisted refugees6,860

Source: IRCC, Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC Updates (open data).

Destination cities, 2025

Census metropolitan areas named as intended destination.

Metropolitan areaValue
Toronto97,690
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part)24,185
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo8,965
London6,545
Hamilton5,955
Windsor4,250
St. Catharines - Niagara2,740
Oshawa2,655
Guelph1,865
Greater Sudbury1,835

Source: IRCC, Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC Updates (open data).

Study and work permits

PeriodStudy permitsIMP work permitsTFWP work permits
201599,80563,25030,455
2016129,00580,24030,840
2017161,68583,60529,135
2018181,03599,82532,335
2019204,045127,82534,550
2020127,085107,21030,105
2021229,040147,89534,235
2022302,195199,28541,485
2023373,970350,08550,675
2024257,300305,21554,665
2025172,935242,56050,825
2026 (Jan–Jul)73,950251,78534,920

Source: IRCC, Temporary Residents: Study Permit Holders – Monthly IRCC Updates; IRCC, Temporary Residents: TFWP and IMP Work Permit Holders – Monthly IRCC Updates. 2026 covers January to July only.

More context

Who lives here, who leaves.

  • Who lives in Ontario today (origins, languages, recent immigrants): Census Atlas: Ontario.
  • Statistics Canada estimates 51,223 people emigrated from Ontario in 2025–2026. See emigration by province.
  • 25,385 of the 2025 admissions came through Ontario’s nominee program. PNP data.

About this data. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. IRCC rounds every figure to the nearest 5 and suppresses values from 0 to 5; we count suppressed cells as zero, so totals here can be slightly below IRCC’s published totals. “Rounded, not for calculations.” Not an official IRCC publication. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. Intended province of destination at admission. See methods and definitions.