The government continues to make progress on backlogs although the percentage failing to meet service standards has not improved but deteriorated slightly: temporary residence 53 percent, permanent residence 56 percent and citizenship 27 percent. The backlog of visitor visas remains high at 70 percent (January 31 data). Most programs show a seasonal increase following the Christmas holiday slowdown with the exception of students, asylum claimants (but irregular arrivals continued to increase) and visitor visas. Of particular note is the dramatic increase in TR2PR transitions; after trending downwards in 2022, the number increased six-fold, accounting for more than 60 percent of all PRs.

1. COVID-19 Immigration Effects
2018 to January 2023
Working Draft - Key Slides
15,000
30,000
45,000
60,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Economic - PNP Economic - Fed Family Refugees Other

2. Programs Examined
• Permanent Residents/Immigrants (PRs): Economic (PNP and Federal), 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. January 2023 Highlights
• PRs: Admissions doubling from 23,340 in December to 50,885 in January. January Year-over-year change (change from 2021 in parentheses): Economic - PNP
264.8% (195.3%), Economic - Federal -22.4% (275.2%), Family 80.9% (22.8%), Refugees 19.5% (118.2%)
• Applications: Given time delays in entering application data, am using a six month time lag. From 19,742 in June (time delays greater) to 21,748 in July. July year-over-year change (change from 2020): -64.3% (-25.4%).
• Express Entry and Arrima Invitations to Apply: From 11,000 in January (no Arrima) to 6,914 in February (2,022 Arrima). February year-over-year change (change from 2020): 131.9% (-75.3%)
• Web “Immigrate to Canada”: Decline from 493,737 in January (outside Canada) to 375,107 in February. January year-over-year change (change from 2021): 6.4% (2.3%)
• TR to PRs transition (i.e., those already in Canada): Dramatic increase from 5,205 in December (some double counting) to 31,940 in January (over 60 % of all PRs). January year-over-year change (change from 2020): 24.3% (145.9%)
• Temporary Residents:
• TRs/IMP: Increase from 47,910 in December to 54,175 in January. January year-over-year (change from 2021): Agreements: 6.5% (-40.4%), Canadian Interests: 70.7% (19.2%), Other IMP Participants 961.3% (12,323.5%), Not stated 193.8% (577.9%)
• TRs/TFWP: Increase from 8,030 in December to 13,315 in January. January year-over-year change (change from 2021): Caregivers 71.1% (-52.2%), Agriculture 10.7% (-6.0%) and Other LMIA 220.7% (68.5%).
• Web “Get a work permit”: Decrease from 134,406 in January (outside Canada) to 110,029 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2021): 32.3% (86.6%)
• Students: Decrease from 96,270 in December to 41,405 in January. January year-over-year change (change from 2021): 7.2% (49.5%)
• Applications: Increase (seasonal) from 14,327 in December to 62,154 in January. January year-over-year change (change from 2021): 40.0% (125.3%)
• Web “Get a study permit”: Decrease from 70,830 in January (outside Canada) to 63,422 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2021): -3.4% (-1.7%)
• Asylum Claimants: Decrease from 11,385 in December (half at border) to 10,870 in January. January year-over-year change (change from 2021): 106.9%
(915.9%)
• Irregular arrivals (Roxham Road etc) Increase from 4,745 in December to 4,977 in January. January year-over-year change (change from 2021): 108.9% (12,661.5%).
• Settlement Services: Seasonal decrease from 143,805 in June to 115,500 in July (most recent data). July year-over-year (change from 2020): 23.0% (29.1%)
• Web “Find immigrant services near you”: Decrease from 5,802 in January (outside Canada) to 4,720 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2021): -37.8% (-42.4%). In Canada: -56.3% (-58.4%)
• Citizenship: Increase from 22,426 in December to 27,986 in January. January year-over-year change (change from 2021): 24.4% (855.8%)
• Applications (awaiting more recent): From 197,472 in 2020 to 232,974 in 2021. Year-over-year change (change from 2019):18.0% (-13.3%)
• “Apply for citizenship”: Decrease from 21,965 in January (outside Canada) to 17,895 in February. February year-over-year change (change from 2021): 5.0% (-14.6%). In Canada: -12.4% (-11.5%)
• Visitor Visas: Decrease from 140,231 in December (Ukrainians less than 10% of total) to 122,423 in January. January year-over-year change (change from 2021):
139.9% (3,369.1%).
3

4. Change Across Major Programs
2022 full year Compared to full year 2018 Baseline
4
PR Applications
PR Admissions-PNP
PR Admissions-Fed
TR2PR
Temporary Workers IMP
Temporary Workers TFWP
Asylum Claimants
Study Permit Applications
Study Permit Holders
Citizenship Applications-2021
New Citizens
Settlement Services-2021
Visitor Visas
-75% -31.25% 12.5% 56.25% 100%
-7.4%
-13.2%
109.2%
-10.3%
56.1%
101.7%
66.3%
65.1%
126.7%
93.2%
34.9%
40.2%
-35.8%

5. Permanent Residents
5

6. Express Entry & Arrima Invitations—2018-23
7,500
15,000
22,500
30,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
CEC PNP No Program Federal Skilled Trades QC Arrima
6

7. PR Applications: Region of Citizenship —2018-23
35,000
70,000
105,000
140,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7
Asia Africa Americas Europe Oceania
7
Note: Given delays in entering applications in processing systems, a six month time lag is used. May 2021 surge driven by
applications from India

8. Admissions: PRs by Categories—2018-23
15,000
30,000
45,000
60,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Economic - PNP Economic - Fed Family Refugees Other
8

9. Admissions: PRs Region of Citizenship—2018-23
25%
50%
75%
100%
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Asia Africa Americas Europe Oceania
9

10. Admissions: PRs Canada Total
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
-75%
0%
75%
150%
225%
300%
Economic - PNP Economic - Fed Family Refugees
54.6%
5.9%
28.4%
33.2%
4.4%
176.7%
77.9%
140.5%
19.5%
80.9%
-22.4%
264.8%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
10

11. Admissions: PNP Provinces
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
-125%
0%
125%
250%
375%
500%
Atlantic ON MB SK AB BC
35.8%
17.3%
39.2%
41.9%
33.5%
102.6%
169.6%
106.3%
343.4%
-0.9%
176.3%
104.6%
226.3%
315.5%
145.4%
165.2%
380.1%
408.7%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
11

12. Admissions: Permanent Residents by Citizenship
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
Top 10 Countries — Ordered by 2018 base year
-100%
25%
150%
275%
400%
India Philippines China Syria Nigeria USA Pakistan France Eritrea UK
-21.3%
33.7%
128.9%
21.1%
-5.1%
101.3%
-29.9%
6.5%
-37.3%
67.8%
97.5%
311.6%
16%
52.4%
200.8%
51.8%
53.8%
117.6%
168.9%
162.1%
64.6%
227.8%
112.9%
46.6%
70.5%
22.9%
72.4%
100.6%
45.4%
22.1%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
12

13. Admissions: Temporary to Permanent Residents
By Program—2018-23
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
IMP Post-Graduate WP Students TFWP
13

14. Admissions by Province: TRs to PRs
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
-225%
0%
225%
450%
675%
900%
Atlantic QC ON MB SK AB BC
76%
12.7%
3.7%
199.2%
99.7%
136.2%
205.5%
165.6%
136.6%
99.3%
175.9%
118.5%
26.4%
865.2%
1.7%
79.1%
136.8%
106.9%
-3.8%
65.5%
130.1%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
14

15. Admissions: TRs to PRs
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
0%
75%
150%
225%
300%
IMP Post-Graduate WP Students TFWP
62.7%
79.7%
114.8%
88.6%
298.6%
185.7%
118.8%
144.8%
27.7%
79%
1.5%
28.8%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
15

16. Immigrate to Canada—Web Interest
250,000
500,000
750,000
1,000,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Canada Asia Americas Africa Europe Oceania Not speci
fi
ed
16

17. Immigrate to Canada—Web Interest
February Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21
Top 10 Countries by “Immigrate to Canada” ordered by site visits, 2018 base year
-40%
0%
40%
80%
120%
160%
India USA Nigeria UK UAE Pakistan Philippines Mexico Saudi Arabia Brazil
-16.8%
-6.7%
6.7%
8.8%
149.1%
-23.6%
-9%
-18%
-3%
-35.4%
13%
16.2%
-13.3%
19.2%
111.7%
0.3%
34.6%
6.2%
6.8%
-29.3%
February 2023-22 February 2023-21
17

18. Asylum Claimants
18

19. Asylum Claimants: Of
fi
ce Type 2018-23
3,000
6,000
9,000
12,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Airport Border Inland Other
19
Note: The “other claim of
fi
ce” surge in September-November likely re
fl
ected delays in classi
fi
cation, most of these were likely Inland

20. Asylum Claimants: Irregular Arrivals
RCMP Interceptions as Percent Total Asylum Claimants—2018-23
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
15%
30%
45%
60%
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Percent Claimants Irregular Arrivals
20

21. Asylum Claimants: Year-over-year
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
-750%
0%
750%
1,500%
2,250%
3,000%
Airport Border Inland
-17%
123.4%
146.4%
353.1%
2,096%
1,857.1%
119.1%
104.9%
83.9%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
21

22. Asylum Claimants: Year-over-year
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
-1,000%
0%
1,000%
2,000%
3,000%
4,000%
India Mexico Iran Nigeria Colombia Pakistan China Turkey Haiti USA
-39.6%
734.3%
366.7%
-50%
20.6%
182.7%
-80.4%
88.1%
397.6%
-10.9%
300%
2,200%
3,480%
177.8%
1,425%
710.5%
1,150%
475%
1,138.5%
370.8%
-25%
-46.3%
145.2%
78.6%
117.9%
185.2%
108.3%
94.4%
157.6%
303.6%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
22
Note: Source countries entering mainly by border are: Colombia, Haiti, Pakistan, Turkey, Venezuela, USA, Congo, Afghanistan, Chile

23. Temporary Residents
23

24. IMP & TFWP Work Permit Holders—2018-23
17,500
35,000
52,500
70,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Agreements Cdn Interests Other IMP Vulnerable Not Stated Caregivers
Agriculture LMIA 24

25. 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 2022-Q1 2022-Q2 2022-Q3 2022-Q4
20.5%
83.8%
16%
-19.4%
-19.8%
-1%
27.6%
72.3%
5.4%
-13.2%
-19.9%
-7%
39.3%
16.7%
15.8%
6.5%
131.1%
59.7%
61.3%
-22.2%
-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
25

26. Temporary Residents by Program Canada
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
-75%
0%
75%
150%
225%
300%
Agreements Canadian Interests Caregivers Agriculture LMIA
156.7%
28.5%
-48.9%
53.1%
-9.5%
68.5%
-6%
-52.2%
19.2%
-40.4%
220.7%
10.7%
71.1%
70.7%
6.5%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
26

27. IMP by Region of Citizenship—2018-23
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Asia Europe Americas Africa Oceania
27

28. IMP by Citizenship
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
Top 10 Countries—Ordered by 2018 base year
-75%
0%
75%
150%
225%
300%
India USA France China UK Australia Ireland Korea Brazil Japan
-19%
0%
-8.7%
-32.8%
-29.2%
1.1%
-6.2%
6.4%
-31.1%
172.5%
92.2%
2.1%
2.1%
218.2%
129.3%
82%
10.4%
50.5%
18.4%
46.8%
88.5%
48.1%
74.1%
43.8%
80.8%
71.7%
61.8%
34.7%
60%
107%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
28

29. IMP by Province
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
Top 10 Countries—Ordered by 2018 base year
-75%
0%
75%
150%
225%
300%
Atlantic QC ON MB SK AB BC
55.1%
46%
39.6%
72.7%
81.2%
49%
100.9%
21.2%
84.3%
26.7%
73.8%
78.1%
-9.5%
58.8% 53.5%
171%
106%
218.3%
125.5%
58.1%
145.8%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
29

30. TFWP by Region of Citizenship—2018-23
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Americas Asia Europe Africa Oceania
30

31. TFWP by Citizenship
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
Top 10 Countries—Ordered by 2018 base year
-75%
0%
75%
150%
225%
300%
Mexico Jamaica Guatemala Philippines India Korea USA UK China France
134%
71.9%
26.3%
-40.4%
12.1%
160.3%
48.2%
93.7%
9.8%
45.3%
108.8%
21.9%
31.3%
28.6%
-30.9%
19.6%
28.7%
0.4%
17.7%
15%
195.8%
95%
90.9%
125%
104.3%
290.1%
171.4%
22.6%
36.1%
10.6%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
31

32. TFWP by Province
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
Top 10 Countries—Ordered by 2018 base year
-75%
0%
75%
150%
225%
300%
Atlantic QC ON MB SK AB BC
58.1%
60.3%
69.8%
63%
31%
120.7%
112.4%
-1.5%
38.9%
81.8%
59.1%
10.2%
54.4%
140.7%
85%
159.3%
233.3%
191.7%
48.3%
111.1%
66.7%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
32

33. Work Permits—Web Interest
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Canada Asia Americas Europe Oceania Africa Not captured
33

34. Work Permits—Web Interest
February Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21
Top 10 Countries by “Get a work permit” ordered by site visits, 2018 base year
0%
100%
200%
300%
400%
India USA Mexico UK Australia Pakistan Brazil Philippines UAE Saudi Arabia
132.8%
117.2%
198.5%
32.9%
380.4%
71.2%
28%
123.9%
46.3%
61.3% 54.1%
43.9%
106.1%
22.6%
184%
16%
34%
34.6%
24.9%
30.2%
February 2023/22 February 2023/21
34

35. Study Permits
35

36. Study Permit Applications—By Region—2018-23
22,500
45,000
67,500
90,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Asia Africa Americas Europe Oceania
36

37. Study Permit Holders—By Level—2018-23
35,000
70,000
105,000
140,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Secondary or less Post Secondary Other Studies
37

38. Study Permit Holders—By Region—2018-23
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Asia Africa Americas Europe Oceania
38

39. Study Permit Holders by Citizenship
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
Top 10 Countries — Ordered by Number of Permits, 2018 base year
-100%
-50%
0%
50%
100%
150%
200%
India China Korea France Vietnam Brazil Iran Japan USA Nigeria
150%
9.9%
68.2%
93.4%
-1.6%
-17.2%
26.6%
-32.2%
-38.3%
114.1%
194.6%
-27.2%
12.8%
-15%
100%
50.5%
-43.3%
23.6%
49.8%
59%
90.4%
2.1%
-51%
18.2%
-8.5%
15.2%
-25.8%
-15.4%
16.7%
-5.3%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
39

40. Study Permit Holders by Province
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
-22.5%
0%
22.5%
45%
67.5%
90%
Atlantic QC ON MB SK AB BC
34.6%
51.7%
44.4%
19.9%
66.3%
45.6%
51.1%
20.0%
46.3%
49.3%
58.3%
80.0%
20.2%
87.6%
-12.9%
41.5%
-7.2%
23.7%
7.3%
31.2%
26.3%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
40

41. Study Permits—Web Interest
40,000
80,000
120,000
160,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2020-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Canada Asia Americas Africa Europe Oceania Not captured
41

42. Study Permits—Web Interest
February Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21
Top 10 Countries by “Get your study permit” ordered by site visits, 2018 base year
-175%
0%
175%
350%
525%
700%
India USA China Nigeria Brazil PhilippinesColombia Mexico Iran Pakistan
75.9%
620%
-57.7%
-43.7%
58.4%
-35.4%
53.3%
58.9%
-16.8%
-41.4%
55.2%
2.9%
-3.9%
-44.4%
5.3%
-26.3%
17.4%
92.4%
11.7%
-30.4%
February 2023/22 February 2023/21
42

43. Settlement Services
43

44. Settlement—By Service—2018-22
Pre-Arrival and In Canada Services
68,750
137,500
206,250
275,000
2018-1 2018-4 2018-72018-102019-1 2019-4 2019-72019-102020-1 2020-4 2020-72020-102021-1 2021-4 2021-72021-102022-1 2022-4 2022-7
Pre-Arrival Information & Orientation Needs & Assets Assessment, Referrals Employment Related Services
Information & Orientation Services Community Connections Language Assessment
Language Training Resettlement Assistance Service Delivery Improvement
44

45. Settlement Services
July Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20, Full year 2021/18
Pre-Arrival Info & Orientation
Needs, Assets & Referrals
Employment Related
Information & Orientation
Community Connections
Language Assessment
Language Training
Resettlement Assistance
Service Delivery Improvement
-400% 0% 400% 800% 1,200% 1,600%
-35.5%
-56.3%
-22.3%
-50.1%
-21.4%
-6.3%
-10.5%
-20.3%
-56.3%
-85.3%
1,544.4%
7.0%
267.9%
32.9%
20.7%
25.6%
40.4%
238.0%
-64.3%
122.6%
8.6%
190.1%
10.9%
16.2%
17.5%
41.8%
171.6%
July 2022/21 July 2022/20 Full year 2021/18
45

46. Settlement Services—By Region—2018-22
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7
Asia Africa Americas Europe Oceania
46

47. Settlement Services by Citizenship
July Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20, Full year 2021/18
Top 10, 2018 base year
-75%
0%
75%
150%
225%
300%
Syria China India Philippines Iraq Eritrea Iran PakistanAfghanistan Somalia
4.2%
57.7%
-15.9%
-11%
6.3%
-25.6%
-38.4%
-21.8%
-26.2%
-18%
1.3%
286.3%
10.2%
-2.7%
20.2%
-11.8%
1.9%
13.3%
9.2%
-12.2%
4.5%
281.6%
2.8%
-7.1%
11.2%
-9.4%
-4.9%
23.9%
5.1%
-15.3%
July 2022/21 July 2022/20 Full year 2021/18
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48. Settlement Services
July Comparison: 2022/21, 2022/20, Full year 2021/18
-37.5%
-25%
-12.5%
0%
12.5%
25%
37.5%
50%
Atlantic QC ON MB SK AB BC
-11.8%
-18.5%
-10.9%
-25.7%
-13%
-29.1%
7.5%
34.6%
42.4%
22.2%
0.8%
13.0%
-1.3%
10.9%
16.6%
39.1%
15.2%
3.3%
9.5%
5.4%
5.5%
July 2022/21 July 2022/20 Full year 2021/18
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49. Settlement Services—Web Interest
12,500
25,000
37,500
50,000
2018-11 2019-5 2019-11 2020-5 2020-11 2021-5 2021-11 2022-5 2022-11
Canada Asia Americas Europe Africa Oceania Not speci
fi
ed
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50. Settlement Services—Web Interest
February Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21
Top 10 Countries by “Find immigrant services near you” ordered by site visits, 2018 base year
-70%
-52.5%
-35%
-17.5%
0%
India USA Brazil UAE Pakistan Nigeria Mexico UK ColombiaPhilippines
-3.5%
-35.6%
-20.5%
-52.5%
-60%
-24.3%
-30.7%
-51.1%
-48%
-69.7%
-7%
-62.9%
-4%
-57.8%
-45.9%
-41.3%
-19.2%
-39.3%
-40.3%
-61.3%
February 2023-22 February 2023-21
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51. Citizenship
51

52. Citizenship Applications—2018-21
7,500
15,000
22,500
30,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7
52

53. New Citizens—By Region of Birth—2018-23
12,500
25,000
37,500
50,000
2018-1 2018-7 2019-1 2019-7 2020-1 2020-7 2021-1 2021-7 2022-1 2022-7 2023-1
Asia Africa Americas Europe Oceania
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54. Citizenship by Region of Birth
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/1, Full year 2022/18
-200%
600%
1,400%
2,200%
3,000%
Philippines India Iran China Pakistan Nigeria USA Egypt Iraq France
110.3%
88.2%
25%
162.4%
185.1%
60.2%
8.8%
29.6%
203.2%
109.1%
44.4%
1,357.5%
1,006.3%
19.4%
2,892.1%
2,028.3%
421.9%
580.4%
1,380.8%
1,074.9%
-45.9%
30.7%
45.7%
-42.6%
94.4%
9.3%
11.5%
4.4%
26.8%
33.9%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
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55. 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 2022-7 2023-1
Canada Americas Asia Europe Africa Oceania Not captured
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56. Citizenship—Web Interest
February Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21
Top 10 Countries by “Apply for Citizenship” ordered by site visits, 2018 base year
-70%
-35%
0%
35%
70%
105%
140%
USA India UK Pakistan UAE Nigeria China Brazil Turkey Bangladesh
-32%
-9.2%
-28.7%
69.2%
-26.5%
-23.4%
82.7%
-19.4%
-37%
-20.5%
-12.1%
24.6%
2.5%
136.7%
3.6%
18.8%
83.9%
22.2%
-23.5%
-3.3%
February 2023/22 February 2023/21
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57. Approved Visitor Visas
57

58. Visitor Visas—By Source Country—2018-23
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 2022-7 2023-1
Asia Americas Africa Europe Oceania Other
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Note: Increase in Europe driven by Ukraine, almost totality of Europe

59. Visitor Visas—By Source Country
January Comparison: 2023/22, 2023/21, Full year 2022/18
Top 10 Countries—Ordered by 2018 base year
-1,750%
0%
1,750%
3,500%
5,250%
7,000%
China India Philippines Iran Brazil Vietnam Colombia Algeria Pakistan Russia
-55.2%
1.8%
-36%
28.4%
-22.1%
-39.5%
-35.5%
-4.7%
9.1%
-81.8%
510.4%
2,633.6%
4,127.6%
2,008.7%
6,903%
4,255.6%
1,371.4%
3,142%
5,180.5%
6,720.4%
175.7%
679.4%
270.4%
39.8%
85.8%
44.5%
0.3%
389.9%
94.3%
56.7%
January 2023/22 January 2023/21 Full year 2022/18
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Note: The most dramatic change has been the number of visas issued to Ukrainians under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel
which was not among the top 10 in 2018.

60. Research Questions
60
• 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?

61. Annex
61

62. 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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63. 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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64. 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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