Canada has welcomed nearly 300,000 immigrants Until August 2022- Likely to surpass 2022 target

Now, looking at the ongoing admissions and immigration status, Canada is likely to achieve, in fact, surpass the immigration target set for this year. 

About 300,000 new immigrants Until August 2022 

The immigration minister of Canada, Sean Fraser in a meeting with a task force on August 29, 2022 confirmed that Canada has accepted over 300,000 new Permanent Residents this year until August 2022, reaching the milestone earlier than in any previous year in Canadian history of immigration. This means the IRCC (Immigration Refugees, and Citizenship Canada) is well on the road to achieve its immigration target of 431,645 for the year 2022. 

While recovering from the pandemic caused in 2021, Canada welcomed record 405,330 new immigrants.  However, looking at this year’s immigration statistics, one can say that IRCC will easily surpass the last year’s figure. 

Immigration Data until June 2022 

As per IRCC’s immigration data available until June 2022, about 231,620 new immigrants arrived in Canada by the end of June 2022. Now Considering Minister Fraser’s statement, between June to August Canada has welcomed about 68,000 permanent residents (i.e. in two months). 

In the open data portal, the IRCC (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada) has listed the data showing the top source countries for immigration to Canada, as well as the provinces and territories welcoming most number of newcomers. Let’s take a look at this year’s immigration data, until June 2022 (i.e. first six months). 

Canada Immigration- Top 10 source countries (until June 2022) 

India is leading the list of top source countries (68,280 permanent residents from India), which have sent 29 percent of total new immigrants to Canada this year until June 2022. In fact, India is consistently topping this list of top source countries since last five years. 

No.	Country of Citizens	Number of Immigrants
1	India	68,280
2	China	16,540
3	Philippines	12,630
4	Afghanistan	11,415
5	Nigeria	10,080
6	Iran	6,425
7	France	6,280
8	USA	6,025
9	Pakistan	5,505
10	Brazil	4,810
	Total (all countries)	231,620

In the list of top source countries, India is by far the top source country and way ahead of the no.2 and no.3 country in the list, i.e. China (16,540) and Philippines (12,630).

Province wise immigration

As per province wise immigration data, Ontario seems the most popular Canadian province among new immigrants. Ontario welcomed total 101,155 newcomers in the first half of the 2022 (until June 2022), and this number if far superior compare to British Columbia, i.e. second most popular province among new immigrants. The BC admitted 36,700 new permanent residents until June month.

Province/territory	2022 Total
Alberta	26,920
British Columbia	36,700
Manitoba	10,785
New Brunswick	4,545
NF and Labrador	1,305
NW Territories	145
Nova Scotia	6,745
Nunavut	25
Ontario	1,01,155
PEI	1,510
Province/territory	50
Quebec	31,880
Saskatchewan	9,550
Yukon	305
Total	231,620

The government of Canada is constantly easing the process, clearing the backlog of applications, reducing processing times and improve the immigration system.

Looking at the above statistics and trends, it’s evident that this is the ideal time to apply for PR (Permanent Residence) visa in Canada.

If you wish to confirm your eligibility and apply for Canadian PR (Permanent Resident) Visa this year, you may contact Visas Avenue Canada immigration expert for trusted process assistance.

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- Rajneesh Kumar