2026 so far: January to July.

222,175 new permanent residents in the first 7 months of 2026, −9.7% compared with the same months of 2025. At this pace, the year would land near 381,000; this is arithmetic, not a forecast.

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

PRs, Jan–Jul 2026222,175−9.7% y/y

Study permits180,140+5.2% y/y

IMP work permits562,195+62.9% y/y

Asylum claims33,290−52.0% y/y

Monthly permanent residents: 2026 vs 2025

Category	2025	2026
Jan	33,965	24,160
Feb	35,220	29,230
Mar	34,935	29,530
Apr	28,005	29,835
May	36,370	34,380
Jun	38,965	34,775
Jul	38,660	40,265
Aug	30,420	–
Sep	33,590	–
Oct	32,885	–
Nov	24,025	–
Dec	25,995	–

Source: IRCC, Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC Updates (open 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. See methods and definitions.