COMPARATIVE CANADIAN IMMIGRATION STATISTICS
(Courtesy of IRCC and BC Statistics)
A) PERMANENT RESIDENTS PER YEAR (260,000 – 300,000)
1) BY TOP SOURCE COUNTRIES (rounded to nearest ‘000)
| 2014 | |
| Philippines | 40,000 |
| India | 38,000 |
| China | 25,000 |
| Iran | 17,000 |
| Pakistan | 9,000 |
| USA | 8,000 |
| UK | 6,000 |
| France | 5,000 |
| Mexico | 5,000 |
2) BY REGIONS – HISTORICALLY
| 2005 | 2014 | |||
| Region | To Canada | To BC | To Canada | To BC |
| Africa | 46,000 | 3,000 | 62,000 | 4,500 |
| Asia & Pacific | 141,000 | 33,000 | 133,000 | 23,000 |
| Europe & UK | 40,000 | 5,000 | 30,000 | 4,500 |
| USA | 8,000 | 2,000 | 8,000 | 1,600 |
| South & Central America | 25,000 | 1,500 | 25,000 | 1,600 |
3) TO VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER
| 2005/2006 | 2014/2015 | |
| Victoria | 1,100 | 900 |
| Vancouver | 39,000 | 27,000 |
B) INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
1) BY DESTINATION
| 2005/2006 | 2014/2015 | |
| Canada | 234,000 | 435,000 |
| British Columbia | 69,000 | 129,000 |
2) BY TOP SOURCE COUNTRIES
| 2005 | 2014 | |
| China | 48,000 | 129,000 |
| India | 9,000 | 52,000 |
| Korea | 40,000 | 28,000 |
| France | 11,000 | 25,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,000 | 18,000 |
| USA | 17,000 | 16,000 |
| Brazil | 2,000 | 15,000 |
| Japan | 14,000 | 11,000 |
