Canada
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
8806000
Immigrant Population
22.2%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
1347000
Emigrant Population
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Canadian Immigrants in the United States
Canadian immigrants in the United States in 2012 tended to be older, highly educated, and concentrated in high-skill jobs.
Giving Cities and Regions a Voice in Immigration Policy: Can National Policies Meet Local Demand?
Regional visa programs in key immigrant destinations direct workers to underserved areas but risk poor integration outcomes by overriding immigrants' market-driven location decisions.
Building New Skills: Immigration and Workforce Development in Canada
Despite a wide array of workforce services, immigrant workers in Canada remain under-represented in training and face a system too supply-driven and insufficiently employer-led.
Governments Crack Down on Student Visa Fraud
In 2012, major international student destinations took steps to curb visa fraud.
Shaping Citizenship Policies to Strengthen Immigrant Integration
As naturalization hurdles rise across Europe and North America, evidence supports language requirements as a path to immigrant integration.
Understanding 'Canadian Exceptionalism' in Immigration and Pluralism Policy
Canada's pro-immigration consensus rests on a national identity built around diversity and multiculturalism—not economic selection or geography alone.
Multiculturalism: Success, Failure, and the Future
Multiculturalism policies have persisted and strengthened since 1980, and rejecting them when conditions are hardest may be the highest-risk move of all.
Canada's Immigration Policy: a Focus on Human Capital
Canada's skills-focused immigration system faces a growing mismatch between newcomers' qualifications and labor-market outcomes.
Asylum Seekers Unnerve Governments
As asylum applications rose in early 2009, countries such as France and Australia took harder lines.
Canada Bucks the Trend and Keeps Immigration Targets Steady
Canada held immigration levels steady during the 2009 recession while others cut back.