Where do immigrants move under popular programs?
We analyzed the statistics on the issuance of permanent residency by program and province.
The Immigrant.Today project team has digitized the statistics on permanent residency by major immigration programs. You can see there how many people moved under each program and in which provinces of Canada they settled.
Federal programs
One of the main ways to immigrate to Canada is through federal programs. The most popular of these is the Skilled Worker Program. For the year 2022, it has already issued about 60,000 permanent residence permits.
The vast majority of applicants settled in two Canadian provinces: Quebec and Ontario. In the first province, 29,670 people received permanent residency, and in the second province, 21,670. Note that you cannot move to Quebec through federal immigration programs, there is a similar Regular Skilled Worker Program. It is the one accounted for in the statistics.
Other provinces lag far behind in the number of immigrants who moved through the Skilled Worker Program. Only 4,055 people have settled in British Columbia, which is in third place.
Another popular federal program is the Canadian Experience Class Program for professionals with Canadian work experience. Here, the main influx of immigrants comes to just one province, Ontario, where 17,735 people received permanent residency in 2022. Ontario is followed by British Columbia with 6,305 people and Alberta with 2,155. Less than 500 candidates moved to the other provinces.
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