My regular monthly update. Main observations: With the holiday period over, February data indicates that IRCC is resuming more normal operations but large backlogs remain. The percentage of Provincial Nominee Program admissions increased to over one-quarter of all economic class immigrants, the highest since early 2021. The overall trend of most new Permanent Residents being former Temporary Residents continued. The impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent influx of Ukrainians under the temporary and refugee streams is not yet captured but no visitor visas were issued in Russia (pre-pandemic 2019, an average of 804 per month, post-pandemic 2021, an average of 206 per month). No major changes in temporary workers (IMP and TFWP) but the changes announced Workforce Solutions Road Map – changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to address labour shortages) will likely result in further increases becoming apparent in the next few months. The citizenship program is operating at higher levels than previously and thus slow progress in reducing the backlog (in the absence of IRCC publishing citizenship application data, unlike permanent resident and study permit application data, hard to make a definitive assessment). The further relaxation of travel and other COVID-related restrictions continues to result in visitor visas reverting to pre-pandemic levels.

1. COVID-19 Immigration Effects
2018 to February 2022
Working Draft - Key Slides
12,500
25,000
37,500
50,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
Economic Family Refugees Other

2. Programs Examined
• Permanent Residents/Immigrants (PRs): Economic, Family and Refugees
• TR to Permanent Resident transition
• Asylum Claimants
• Temporary Residents/International Mobility Program (IMP): International Agreements (e.g., NAFTA, GATS),
Canadian Interests (e.g., intra-corporate transfers, work exchange programs, post-graduate employment,
spouses)
• Temporary Residents/Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP): caregivers, agriculture workers, other
workers with Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
• Study Permits (international students)
• Settlement Services
• Citizenship
• Visitor Visas
2

3. February 2021 Highlights
• PRs: Admissions Increase from 35,620 in January to 37,130 in February. February Year-over-year change (change from 2020 in parentheses): Economic 69.5% (51.3%),
Family 49.0% (12.5%), Refugees 33.5% (49.1%)
• Applications: Decrease from 6,109 in January to 4,182 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2020): -90.1% (-86.1%). Note: Given delays in entering applications in processing systems, the last few months understate the number of applications
• Express Entry and Arrima Invitations to Apply: From 2,981 in February to 3,396 in March. March year-over-year change (change from 2020): -46.5% (-56.5%)
• Web “Immigrate to Canada”: Increase from 352,393 in February (outside Canada) to 420,017 in March. March year-over-year change (change from 2020): 16.5% (40.6%)
• Provincial Nominee Program: Increase from 4,185 in January to 6,120 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2020): 34.1% (26.6%)
• TR to PRs transition (i.e., those already in Canada): Decline from 25,695 in Januaryr (some double counting) to 22,185 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2020): 89.9% (160.8%)
• Temporary Residents:
• TRs/IMP: Decrease from 24,935 in January to 22,165 in February. February year-over-year (change from 2020): Agreements: -23.1% (-17.0%), Canadian Interests: -29.3% (21.9%), Other IMP Participants -76.9% (1,522.2%), Not stated 94.7% (-35.8%)
• TRs/TFWP: Stable, from 7,285 in January to 7,235 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2020): Caregivers -66.2% (-19.6%), Agriculture -9.6% (22.8%) and Other LMIA -27.8% (-11.2%).
• Web “Get a work permit”: Stable from 77,622 in February (outside Canada) to 79,971 in March. March year-over-year change (change from 2020): 27.2% (33.2%)
• Students: From 38,610 in January to 25,235 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2020): 33.3% (117.4%)
• Applications: Increase from 44,394 in January to 46,718 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2020): -2.3% (80.5%)
• Web “Get a study permit”: Increase from 65,638 in February (outside Canada) to 75,576 in March. March Year-over-year change (change from 2020): -2.4% (48.1%)
• Asylum Claimants: Stable from 5,255 in January (half at border) to 5,240 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2020): 385.2% (26.6%)
• Irregular arrivals (Roxham Road etc) decreased from 2,382 in January to 2,164 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2020): 5,310.0% (120.8%)
• Settlement Services (December 2020 - awaiting more recent): Decline from 48,700 in November to 42,890 in December. December year-over-year (change from 2020):
21.6% (-17.1%)
• Web “Find immigrant services near you”: Further decrease from 7,588 in February (outside Canada) to 4,345 in March. March year-over-year change (change from 2020): -54.3% (-42.2%). In Canada: -70.3% (-1.1%)
• Citizenship: Increase from 22,504 in January to 30,195 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2020): 731.6% (13.0%)
• Applications (awaiting more recent): From 19,005 in May to 18,189 in June. June year-over-year change (change from 2020): 21.6% (-11.7%)
• “Apply for citizenship”: Stable, from 17,045 in February (outside Canada) to 17,583 in March. March year-over-year change (change from 2020): -14.0% (-23.4%). In Canada: 1.0% (50.8%)
• Visitor Visas: Increase from 51,037 in January to 65,989 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2020): 1,167.1% (25.6%). Russia dropped off top 30
countries given Ukraine invasion
3

4. Change Across Major Programs
2021 Compared to 2018 Baseline
4
PR Applications
PR Admissions - PNP
PR Admissions - Fed
Asylum Claimants
Temporary Workers IMP
Temporary Workers TFWP
Study Permit Applications
Study Permit Holders
Citizenship App. (Jan-June)
New Citizens
Settlement Services (2020/19)
Visitor Visas
-100% -57.5% -15% 27.5% 70%
-82.1%
-14.1%
-37.6%
-20.6%
27.3%
64.2%
24.1%
34.8%
-44.9%
35.4%
-14.3%
-43.1%

5. Permanent Residents
5

6. Express Entry & Arrima Invitations—2018-22
7,500
15,000
22,500
30,000
2018-1 2018-5 2018-9 2019-1 2019-5 2019-9 2020-1 2020-5 2020-9 2021-1 2021-5 2021-9 2022-1
CEC PNP No Program Federal Skilled Trades QC Arrima
6

7. PR Applications: Region of Citizenship —2018-22
30,000
60,000
90,000
120,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
Asia Africa Americas Europe Oceania
7
Note: Given delays in entering applications in processing systems, the last few months understate the number of applications

8. Admissions: PRs by Categories—2018-22
12,500
25,000
37,500
50,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
Economic Family Refugees Other
8

9. Admissions: PRs Region of Citizenship—2018-22
25%
50%
75%
100%
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
Asia Africa Americas Europe Oceania
9

10. Admissions: Provincial Nominee Program—
2018-22
2,250
4,500
6,750
9,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
10

11. Admissions: PRs Total, Provincial Nominee Program
Quarterly Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20
-75%
0%
75%
150%
225%
300%
2019-Q1 2019-Q2 2019-Q3 2019-Q4 2020-Q1 2020-Q2 2020-Q3 2020-Q4 2021-Q1 2021-Q2 2021-Q3 2021-Q4
PNP - One Year Total PRs - One Year PNP - Two Year Total PRs - Two Year
11

12. Admissions: PRs Canada Total
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20, Full year 2021/18
-17.5%
0%
17.5%
35%
52.5%
70%
Economic Family Refugees
25.2%
-5.8%
35.3%
49.1%
12.5%
51.3%
33.5%
49%
69.5%
February 2022/21 February 2022/20 Full year 2021/18
12

13. Admissions: PNP Provinces
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20, Full year 2021/18
-35%
-17.5%
0%
17.5%
35%
52.5%
70%
Atlantic ON MB SK AB BC
54.2%
-5.2%
-29.9%
8.6%
43.7%
33.3%
57.1%
20.6%
7.6%
55.6%
46.3%
37.7% 36.9%
43.2%
62.8%
36.6%
0.5%
51%
February 2022/21 February 2022-20 Full year 2021/18
13

14. Admissions: Permanent Residents by Citizenship
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20, Full year 2021/18
Top 10 Countries — Ordered by 2018 base year
-100%
-35%
30%
95%
160%
India Philippines China Syria Nigeria USA Pakistan France Eritrea UK
15.5%
-6.2%
105.2%
-12.2%
9.1%
42.2%
-53.7%
4.2%
-48.8%
82.2%
28.2%
-38.8%
58.2%
-5.2%
15.6%
31.6%
-49.1%
8.2%
29.6%
81.4%
60.3%
26.8%
-12.9%
48.6%
55.2%
0.4%
13.3%
25.8%
145.4%
87.7%
February 2022/21 February 2022/20 Full year 2021/18
14

15. Admissions: Temporary to Permanent Residents
By Program—2018-22
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
IMP Post-Graduate WP Students TFWP
15

16. Admissions by Province: TRs to PRs
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20, Full year 2021/18
-155%
-16%
122%
261%
400%
Atlantic QC ON MB SK AB BC
204.9%
64.8%
24.6%
236.2%
313.3%
67.5%
205%
149.2%
101.6%
100%
204%
168.5%
229%
181.3%
114.6%
156.3%
93.9%
117.1%
76.2%
33.3%
148%
February 2022/21 February 2022/20 Full year 2021-18
16

17. Admissions: TRs to PRs
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20, Full year 2021/18
0%
65%
130%
195%
260%
IMP Post-Graduate WP Students TFWP
136.5%
106.5%
260%
204.5%
132.6%
144.4%
190.8%
152.9%
170.9%
97%
84.8%
86.6%
February 2022/21 February 2022/20 Full year 2021/18
17

18. Asylum Claimants: Of
fi
ce Type 2018-22
1,750
3,500
5,250
7,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
Airport Border Inland
18

19. Asylum Claimants: Year-over-year
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20, Full year 2021/18
-400%
0%
400%
800%
1,200%
1,600%
Airport Border Inland
-54.7%
-56.2%
-50.1% -14.3%
111.9%
9.2%
143.8%
995.7%
1,477.8%
February 2022/21 February 2022-20 Full year 2021/18
19

20. Asylum Claimants: Year-over-year
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20, Full year 2021/18
-750%
0%
750%
1,500%
2,250%
3,000%
India Mexico Iran Nigeria Colombia Pakistan China Turkey Haiti USA
-78.4%
37.1%
-8.7%
-67.9%
-62.1%
-23.6%
-93.6%
-23.1%
-5.3%
-67%
-13.3%
389.5%
285.7%
-55%
-28.9%
83.3%
-24.2%
7%
9.6%
-44.2%
225%
2,557.1%
1,250%
12.5%
237.5%
327.8%
525%
230.4%
350%
95.5%
February 2022/21 February 2022-20 Full year 2021-18
20

21. Immigrate to Canada—Web Interest
250,000
500,000
750,000
1,000,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
Canada Asia Americas Africa Europe Oceania Not speci
fi
ed
21

22. Immigrate to Canada—Web Interest
March Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20
Top 10 Countries by “Immigrate to Canada” ordered by site visits, 2018 base year
-60%
-30%
0%
30%
60%
90%
120%
India USA Nigeria UK UAE Pakistan Philippines Mexico Saudi Arabia Brazil
30.3%
12.4%
-6.2%
119.4%
22.1%
-1.5%
2.6%
4.1%
-2.7%
-5.6%
-35.4%
-13.1%
-17.5%
7.1%
9%
-12.8%
-20.8%
-13.1%
5%
-8.3%
March 2022/21 March 2022/20
22

23. Temporary Residents
23

24. IMP & TFWP Work Permit Holders—2018-22
12,500
25,000
37,500
50,000
2018-1 2018-5 2018-9 2019-1 2019-5 2019-9 2020-1 2020-5 2020-9 2021-1 2021-5 2021-9 2022-1
Agreements Cdn Interests Other IMP Vulnerable Not Stated Caregivers
Agriculture LMIA 24

25. IMP by Region of Citizenship—2018-22
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
Asia Europe Americas Africa Oceania
25

26. TFWP by Region of Citizenship—2018-22
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
Americas Asia Europe Africa Oceania
26

27. IMP & TFWP Work Permit Holders Total
Year to Year Comparison (quarterly)
-80%
-40%
0%
40%
80%
120%
160%
2019-Q1 2019-Q2 2019-Q3 2019-Q4 2020-Q1 2020-Q2 2020-Q3 2020-Q4 2021-Q1 2021-Q2 2021-Q3 2021-Q4
-19.8%
-1%
27.6%
72.3%
5.4%
-13.2%
-19.9%
-7%
39.3%
16.7%
15.8%
6.5%
-37.6%
146.6%
54.7%
57.6%
29.8%
-54.4%
-47.5%
2.6%
42.7%
10.6%
30.7%
1.5%
IMP TFWP
27

28. Temporary Residents by Program Canada
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20, Full year 2022/18
-70%
-52.5%
-35%
-17.5%
0%
17.5%
35%
52.5%
70%
Agreements Canadian Interests Caregivers Agriculture LMIA
58.8%
13.6%
-26%
27.7%
-17.7%
-11.2%
22.8%
-19.6%
21.9%
-17%
-27.8%
-9.6%
-66.2%
-29.3%
-23.1%
February 2022/21 February 2022/20 Full year 2021/18
28

29. IMP by Citizenship
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20
Top 10 Countries—Ordered by 2018 base year
-70%
-52.5%
-35%
-17.5%
0%
17.5%
35%
52.5%
70%
India USA France China UK Australia Ireland Korea Brazil Japan
-40.2%
-22.3%
-21.4%
-47%
-45.5%
-48.8%
7.3%
-40.9%
-34.7%
63%
31%
-55%
-34.9%
25.7%
41.2%
1.1%
-42.9%
11.5%
11.7%
-36.7%
February 2022/21 February 2022/20
29

30. TFWP by Citizenship
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20
Top 10 Countries—Ordered by 2018 base year
-67.5%
-45%
-22.5%
0%
22.5%
45%
67.5%
90%
Mexico Jamaica Guatemala Philippines India Korea USA UK China France
33.3%
5.9%
-23.1%
-50%
-34%
-43.5%
4.6%
83.2%
7.2%
17.2%
-29.4%
-45.5%
-28.6%
0%
-38.9%
-52%
-43.3%
2.6%
23.6%
-11.9%
February 2022/21 February 2022/20
30

31. Work Permits—Web Interest
40,000
80,000
120,000
160,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
Canada Asia Americas Europe Oceania Africa Not captured
31

32. Work Permits—Web Interest
March Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20
Top 10 Countries by “Get a work permit” ordered by site visits, 2018 base year
-75%
0%
75%
150%
225%
300%
India USA Mexico UK Australia Pakistan Brazil Philippines UAE Saudi Arabia
114.5%
94.4%
245.4%
68.2%
61.4%
-7.6%
19.2%
33.3%
5.5%
13.9%
68.5%
67.4%
109.9%
-6.3%
37.5%
59.8%
-6.3%
45.7%
22.5%
8.2%
March 2022/21 March 2022/20
32

33. Study Permits
33

34. Study Permit Applications—By Region—2018-22
17,500
35,000
52,500
70,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-2
Asia Africa Americas Europe Oceania
34

35. Study Permit Holders—By Level—2018-22
30,000
60,000
90,000
120,000
2018-1 2018-5 2018-9 2019-1 2019-5 2019-9 2020-1 2020-5 2020-9 2021-1 2021-5 2021-9 2022-1
Secondary or less Post Secondary Other Studies
35

36. Study Permit Holders—By Region—2018-22
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
Asia Africa Americas Europe Oceania
36

37. Study Permit Holders by Citizenship
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20
Top 10 Countries — Ordered by Number of Permits, 2018 base year
-100%
0%
100%
200%
300%
400%
India China Korea France Vietnam Brazil Iran Japan USA Nigeria
188.1%
73.3%
176.4%
82.6%
-3.5%
51.9%
126.9%
-29.5%
62.4%
212.7%
19.8%
4%
306.1%
-13.7%
10.1%
67.1%
0%
28.1%
75.5%
19.4%
February 2022/21 February 2022/20
37

38. Study Permit Holders by Province
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20, Full year 2021/18
-90%
-27.5%
35%
97.5%
160%
Atlantic QC ON MB SK AB BC
16.1%
28.6%
13.0%
6.4%
27.3%
45.7%
18.5%
65.0%
112.8%
145.2%
80.0%
155.6%
83.5%
118.0%
23.3%
10.0%
10.1%
34.2%
44.8%
10.5%
32.0%
February 2022/21 February 2022/20 Full year 2021/18
38

39. Study Permits—Web Interest
40,000
80,000
120,000
160,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2020-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
Canada Asia Americas Africa Europe Oceania Not captured
39

40. Study Permits—Web Interest
March Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20
Top 10 Countries by “Get your study permit” ordered by site visits, 2018 base year
-225%
0%
225%
450%
675%
900%
India USA China Nigeria Brazil PhilippinesColombia Mexico Iran Pakistan
37.4%
-89.5%
11.5%
112.1%
232.6%
46.3%
119%
-23.3%
7.8%
33.5%
-3.1%
841.7%
-28.5%
-8%
34.6%
-7.4%
26.1%
-25.8%
-30.6%
-21.2%
March 2022/21 March 2022/20
40

41. Settlement Services
41

42. Settlement—By Service—2018-20
In Canada Services—Top 25 Countries
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10
Community Connections Employment Related Services Information and Orientation Services Language Assessment
Language Training Needs & Assets Assessment and Referrals Resettlement Assistance Program Service Delivery Improvement
42

43. Settlement Services
Year-over-year Comparison by Service—December 2020, Last Quarter
Community
Employment
Information/Orientation
Language Assessment
Language Training
Needs Assessment, Referrals
Resettlement Assistance
-100% -72.5% -45% -17.5% 10%
-88.2%
-30.5%
-13.3%
-71.1%
1.5%
-24.3%
-23.3%
-48.4%
-29.3%
-9.8%
-68.2%
-9.1%
-36.2%
-40.3%
December 2020 July-September
43

44. Settlement Services
Year-over-year Comparison by Province—December 2020, Last Quarter
-50%
-37.5%
-25%
-12.5%
0%
Atlantic QC ON MB SK AB BC
-18.4%
-23.2%
-24.8%
-26.5%
-7.4%
-28.4%
-45.8%
-19.7%
-13.4%
-24.1%
-35.8%
-15.9%
-28.9%
-21.8%
December 2020 July-September
44

45. Settlement Services by Citizenship
Year-over-year Comparison—December 2020, Last Quarter
Top 10, 2018 base year
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
Syria Eritrea Congo Somalia Afghanistan India Pakistan Korea Mexico Philippines
-14.3%
-15.4%
-29.3%
-16.6%
-15.6%
-15.9%
-28.1%
-24.5%
-17.4%
-23.5%
-38.3%
-26.1%
-17.3%
-18.8%
-2.2%
0.9%
-32.5%
-36.4%
-23.3%
-20.2%
December 2020 July-September
45

46. Settlement Services—Web Interest
12,500
25,000
37,500
50,000
2018-11 2019-3 2019-7 2019-11 2020-3 2020-7 2020-11 2021-3 2021-7 2021-11 2022-3
Canada Asia Americas Europe Africa Oceania Not speci
fi
ed
46

47. Settlement Services—Web Interest
March Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20
Top 10 Countries by “Find immigrant services near you” ordered by site visits, 2018 base year
-80%
-60%
-40%
-20%
0%
20%
India USA Brazil UAE Pakistan Nigeria Mexico UK ColombiaPhilippines
13.1%
-1.3%
-57.7%
-43.2%
-34.5%
-51.9%
-43.1%
-60.7%
-42.7%
-48.7%
-27.2%
-41.3%
-66%
-55.9%
-47.9%
-61.1%
-57.7%
-78.4%
-45.7%
-67%
March 2022/21 March 2022/20
47

48. Citizenship
48

49. Citizenship Applications—2018-21
7,500
15,000
22,500
30,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4
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50. New Citizens—By Region of Birth—2018-21
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
Asia Africa Americas Europe Oceania
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51. Citizenship by Region of Birth
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20, Full year 2021/18
-200%
300%
800%
1,300%
1,800%
Philippines India Iran China Pakistan Nigeria USA Egypt Iraq France
-30.2%
-46.5%
-55.8%
-22.8%
-27.3%
-42.4%
-49.8%
-52.4%
4.9%
-9.8%
51%
10.3%
29.8%
27.5%
53.1%
15.3%
-16.4%
-2.2%
33.3%
-16.7%
213.4%
804.7%
1,347.1%
637.9%
1,623.9%
1,078.8%
305%
521.8%
825.6%
726.3%
February 2022/21 February 2022/20 Full year 2021/18
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52. Citizenship—Web Interest
Note: Technical anomaly April - December 2019
45,000
90,000
135,000
180,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1
Canada Americas Asia Europe Africa Oceania Not captured
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53. Citizenship—Web Interest
March Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20
Top 10 Countries by “Apply for Citizenship” ordered by site visits, 2018 base year
-40%
0%
40%
80%
120%
160%
USA India UK Pakistan UAE Nigeria China Brazil Turkey Bangladesh
-13.7%
142.4%
5.9%
-17.1%
8.5%
-25.3%
0.3%
-23.9%
-37.1%
-28.5%
-40%
58.5%
-37.9%
-10.2%
-18.8%
-37%
0.9%
-18.9%
-32.5%
-16%
March 2022/21 March 2022/20
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54. Approved Visitor Visas
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55. Visitor Visas—By Source Country—2018-22
45,000
90,000
135,000
180,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-7 2018-10 2019-1 2019-4 2019-7 2019-10 2020-1 2020-4 2020-7 2020-10 2021-1 2021-4 2021-7 2021-10 2022-1
Asia Americas Africa Europe Oceania Other
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56. Visitor Visas—By Source Country
February Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20
Top 10 Countries—Ordered by 2018 base year
-500%
625%
1,750%
2,875%
4,000%
China India Philippines Iran Brazil Vietnam Colombia Algeria Pakistan Russia
-100%
-3.8%
65.1%
20%
0%
11%
12.4%
-28.2%
69.7%
57.7%
-100%
621.9%
1,745.6%
2,402.9%
8.5%
996.2%
604.2%
846.6%
3,138.2%
3,794.3%
February 2022-21 February 2022/20
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Note: Russia was not in the top 30 countries in February and thus the 100 percent drop is higher than actual, even accounting for the impact of the Ukraine invasion.

57. Research Questions
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• Which programs contracted most quickly and which source countries
were most a
ff
ected? Similarly, which programs and source countries
recovered more quickly?
• Did application success rates vary pre and post-COVID by source
country?
• Were exogenous factors such as US immigration restrictions or
tensions with China a factor?
• Did interest in immigrating to Canada increase or decrease and for
which countries?

58. Annex
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59. Top Countries Share of Total (2018)
10 Countries 25 Countries
Permanent Residents 60.9% 77.7%
IMP 70.8% 86.4%
TFWP 85.2% 93.2%
Study Permits 70.3% 73.8%
Asylum Claimants 57.4% 77.4%
Citizenship 50.3% 71.5%
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60. Top Countries (2018)
Permanent
Residents
IMP TFWP Students Settlement Citizenship
India 69,980 India 55,610 Mexico 28,860 India 107,105 Syria 15,530 Philippines 19,647
Philippines 35,050 USA 26,540 Jamaica 10,200 China 85,100 Eritrea 11,865 India 19,486
China 29,710 Finland 23,445 Guatemala 9,810 Korea 16,875 Congo 11,355 Iran 10,037
Syria 12,045 China 21,910 Philippines 8,750 Vietnam 12,370 Somalia 10,785 PRC 9,718
Nigeria 10,920 UK 11,205 India 7,380 Iran 7,040 Afghanistan 9,550 Pakistan 9,406
USA 10,905 Australia 8,850 Korea 1,960 Japan 6,685 India 9,035 Nigeria 4,398
Pakistan 9,490 Ireland 8,675 USA 1,850 Bangladesh 4,155 Pakistan 8,360 USA 4,229
France 6,175 Korea 8,105 UK 940 Philippines 4,075 Korea of 7,775 Egypt 4,115
Eritrea 5,695 Brazil 8,080 China 935 Taiwan 3,160 Mexico 7,640 Iraq 3,951
UK 5,660 Japan 7,250 France 915
Saudi
Arabia
2,870 Philippines 6,995 France 3,836
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61. Data Sources
• PRs: Canada - Admissions of Permanent Residents by Province/Territory of Intended Destination and Immigration Category, Canada - Admissions of
Permanent Residents by Country of Citizenship, COVID Immigration Impact - PR Applications Source Countries
• TR to Permanent Resident transition: Canada – Admissions of Permanent Residents with Prior Post-graduate Work Permit Holder Status by Province/Territory of Intended Destination and Immigration
Category, Canada – Admissions of Permanent Residents with Prior International Mobility Program Work Permit Holder Status by Province/Territory of Intended Destination and Immigration Category,
Canada – Admissions of Permanent Residents with Prior Study Permit Holder Status by Province/Territory of Intended Destination and Immigration Category, Canada – Admissions of Permanent
Residents with Prior Temporary Foreign Worker Program Work Permit Holder Status by Province/Territory of Intended Destination and Immigration Category
• Asylum Claimants: Canada - Asylum Claimants by Claim O
ffi
ce Type, Province/Territory* of Claim and Claim Year, Canada - Asylum Claimants by Top Twenty-Five Countries of Citizenship (2019 ranking),
Claim O
ffi
ce Type and Claim Year
• TRs: Canada - International Mobility Program (IMP) work permit holders by province/territory of intended destination, program and year in which permit(s)
became e
ff
ective, Canada - Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) work permit holders by province/territory of intended destination, program and year
in which permit(s) became e
ff
ective, Canada – International Mobility Program work permit holders by country of citizenship and year in which permit(s)
became e
ff
ective, Canada – Temporary Foreign Worker Program work permit holders by country of citizenship and year in which permit(s) became e
ff
ective
• Study Permits: Canada - Study permit holders by country of citizenship and year in which permit(s) became e
ff
ective, Canada - Study permit holders by
province/territory of intended destination, study level and year in which permit(s) became e
ff
ective, Source Countries - Applications Processed by IRCC for
New Study Permit Applications
• Settlement Services: Special request IRCC data table
• Citizenship: Source Countries (Country of Birth) - New Canadian Citizens (in Persons) by Month
• Web: Provided by IRCC
• 2018 is used as baseline
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