Canada: immigrants and emigrants in metro areas 2022

Between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022, approximately 493 thousand people settled in metropolitan areas in Canada from abroad, while around 49.8 thousand Canadians left those same areas. This statistic breaks down these figures by metropolitan areas. The city that welcomed the most immigrants was Toronto, where more than 159 thousand individuals arrived over the period under consideration.

Number of immigrants and emigrants in metropolitan areas in Canada in 2022

Characteristic	Immigrants	Emigrants
Toronto, Ontario	159,679	12,625
Vancouver, British Columbia	65,975	7,052
Montréal, Quebec	49,460	5,576
Calgary, Alberta	25,622	3,919
Edmonton, Alberta	19,299	1,620
Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec	17,833	2,567
Winnipeg, Manitoba	16,340	881
Halifax, Nova Scotia	10,710	386
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo, Ontario	10,558	1,019
Hamilton, Ontario	7,879	1,018
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	7,167	359
London, Ontario	7,121	602
Québec, Quebec	5,941	477
Regina, Saskatchewan	5,690	165
Windsor, Ontario	4,092	741
Moncton, New Brunswick	3,905	95
Victoria, British Columbia	3,654	659
St. Catharines - Niagara, Ontario	3,646	482
Oshawa, Ontario	3,247	370
Abbotsford - Mission, British Columbia	2,914	144
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	2,170	170
Kelowna, British Columbia	2,021	189
Guelph, Ontario	1,729	289
Barrie, Ontario	1,668	116
Greater Sudbury, Ontario	1,303	65
Saint John, New Brunswick	1,208	61
Sherbrooke, Quebec	1,053	149
Kingston, Ontario	1,052	274
Lethbridge, Alberta	949	97
Brantford, Ontario	858	68
Thunder Bay, Ontario	843	65
Peterborough, Ontario	676	71
Trois-Rivières, Quebec	536	35
Belleville, Ontario	354	127
Saguenay, Quebec	301	73

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Release date

November 2023

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Canada

Survey time period

2020 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Data between July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2020 to 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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