Topping the chart of new Canadian immigrants is India; Nigeria, the Philippines and China follows. A total of 263,180 new immigrants arrived Canada in the first two quarters of 2023, over 84,ooo of this number were Indians.
In 2022, a total of 437,610 new permanent residents landed in Canada; 232,120 new permanent residents landed in the first half of the year.
Below is a country-wise list of the top 10 sources of new permanent residents who arrived between January and June 2023.
Country | New Permanent Residents landed |
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India | 84,425 |
China, People’s Republic of | 18,760 |
Philippines | 14,450 |
Nigeria | 10,180 |
Afghanistan | 7,670 |
United States of America | 6,675 |
Pakistan | 6,355 |
Eritrea | 5,910 |
France | 5,750 |
Iran | 4,840 |
New permanent residents arrived between January and June of 2023
India continues to top the list of new citizens
IRCC processed 177,415 citizenship applicants between January and June 2023; out of which more than 35,000 were Indian nationals.
Among the top 5 sources of new citizens for Canada are Filipinos, Nigerians, Syrians, and Pakistanis.
Citizenship uptake is still lower as compared to 2022, with Canada welcoming 232,120 new citizens in the same time period last year.
In 2022, a total of 437,610 individuals became new Canadian citizens. This data includes grants of citizenship, adoptions, and resumptions of citizenship.
Country | Number of New Citizens |
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India | 35,608 |
Philippines | 17,012 |
Nigeria | 7,470 |
Syria | 6,986 |
Pakistan | 6,818 |
Iran | 5,605 |
People’s Republic of China | 5,288 |
United States of America | 3,932 |
Iraq | 3,170 |
Brazil | 3,003 |
New citizens between January and June 2023
India is also top source of New international Students
Canada welcomed a total of 434,899 new international students in the first half of 2023, and more than 40% were from India.
Following India, Nigeria, the Philippines, China, and Nepal are among the top 5 source countries of new international students coming to Canada.
During the same time period last year, IRCC approved only 292,376 new study permit applications. A total of 736,627 new study permit applications were approved in 2022.
Below is the country-wise list of new international students approved in the first half of 2023.
Country | 2023 Total |
India | 175,021 |
Nigeria | 43,482 |
Philippines | 21,902 |
People’s Republic of China | 14,976 |
Nepal | 12,776 |
Algeria | 8,269 |
Iran | 7,906 |
Federal Republic of Cameroon | 7,690 |
Ghana | 7,137 |
Senegal | 6,978 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6,872 |
France | 6,872 |
Guinea, Republic of | 6,582 |
Bangladesh | 5,605 |
Republic of Ivory Coast | 5,271 |
Pakistan | 4,868 |
Colombia | 4,850 |
Brazil | 4,527 |
Mexico | 4,395 |
Socialist Republic of Vietnam | 4,242 |
New International Students between January and June 2023
Nearly 300,000 Visitor Visas have been approved for Indians
299,062 Indians got visitor visas approved as per the IRCC’s latest data on the processing of visitor visas in the first half of 2023.
In total, the IRCC approved 987,877 visitor visas in the first two quarters of 2023, which is just 14% less than the total of 1,154,945 in the full year of 2022.
Country | Visitor Visas approved by IRCC |
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India | 299,062 |
People’s Republic of China | 103,707 |
Ukraine | 97,057 |
Nigeria | 57,208 |
Philippines | 45,265 |
Pakistan | 29,070 |
Iran | 27,123 |
Socialist Republic of Vietnam | 24,319 |
Algeria | 22,486 |
Jamaica | 15,444 |
Visitor visas approved January – June 2023
This data includes foreign nationals coming as tourists or to visit family or friends, but does not include TRVs issued to temporary foreign workers, foreign students, diplomats, etc.
In the last 5 years, Canada landed 1,690,480 permanent residents. A total of 263,180 new permanent residents have already arrived in the first half of 2023 still heading towards the 2023 record target of 465,000 permanent residents.