What are the most popular Canadian settlement cities among immigrants? Look at the city you like?
Statistics Canada released a survey on immigration retention rate. This data shows us the mobility of Canadian immigrants - which cities and provinces are immigrants stay the longest. The survey shows that the top three cities in are Vancouver , Toronto and Edmonton .
Studying the cities immigrants like to stay in is very important for the Canadian Immigration Agency to formulate policies to attract new immigrants to live in specific areas.
Through liquidity data surveys, the Immigration Bureau can understand which places immigrants think are more attractive and what factors will affect their decision to stay or leave.
researchers used the latest archival data of immigrant tax filers in the 2020 vertical immigration database, which is usually used to track the economic situation of Canadian immigrants. The main survey targets of this time are new immigrants who have logged into Canada since 2014.
At the city level, immigrants who immigrated to Vancouver, BC, in 2014 had the highest retention rate of more than 86% after entering the country, more than 86%. Simply put, if 100 new immigrants came to Vancouver in 2014, then 86 people still live here and file taxes normally in 2019. The second-ranked city in the retention rate of immigration is Toronto, Ontario, and the proportion of staying in the city after five years is about 85.5%. , , Alberta, ranks third with a retention rate of 84.6%.
Compared with any other category of immigration programs, family reunion immigrants are most likely to stay in the city they first landed. Among Canadian immigration, immigration is mainly divided into three categories: one is economic immigrants who give professional experience, one is refugees who give humanitarian applications, and the other is family reunion immigrants who guarantee Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
In the Atlantic region of Canada, the immigration retention rate of Halifax is the highest in the municipal ranking, close to 58%. The immigration retention rate here has always been relatively low, so in order to attract more immigrants, the Atlantic pilot immigration program was created. As the pilot program runs well, it has been converted to a permanent project.
Below are ten cities mainly surveyed by Statistics Canada. The immigration retention rate is from high to bottom:
Vancouver (86.1%)
Toronto (85.5%)
Toronto (85.5%)
Edmonton (84.6%)
Calgary(82.9%)
Montreal(74.1%)
Winnipeg (71.2%)
Regina (60.9%)
Halifax (57.7%)
St. John (49.4%)
Moncton (42.1%)
New immigrants usually stay in the provinces where they worked before
Employment is also an important factor in retaining new immigrants. Among immigrants who became permanent residents of Canada in 2014, people with work experience stayed more in the province or territory that accepted them. Among them, refugees with work experience are most likely to stay in the provinces that accept them, with a retention rate of 93%. Immigration retention rates with only a work visa before becoming a permanent resident are slightly higher than 90%.
Retention rate for new immigrants with both work and study experience is about 81%. New immigrants who had only learning experience had the lowest retention rate, about 79% before obtaining permanent residence. This is because students may move more frequently to find jobs, but the study also does not focus on the specific reasons why immigration decides to move.
Overall, most immigrants stayed in the provinces or regions where they first landed
After immigrating for 5 years, nearly 86% of immigrants stayed in the provinces or regions where they first landed.
Overall, Ontario has the highest overall retention rate, close to 94%. The second is that BC saves , which is close to 90%. Then there is Alberta, which is 89%. In the Atlantic region, Nova Scotia has the highest residence rate, close to 63%.
New immigrants with families in the first landing area are more likely to stay. The five-year retention rate of family guaranteed immigrants exceeds 93%, the retention rate of refugees is 85%, and the retention rate of economic immigrants is 82%.
In addition, this study also found that new immigrants are more likely to move in the first few years of invitation, which may be related to the adaptability of new immigrants and their knowledge of different Canadian cities.
The province with the highest retention rate after ten years of immigration is still Ontario, with 91.5%, BC province at 87.3%, and Alberta at 86.1%.
is the highest in the Atlantic region, Nova Scotia, at 58%. Refugees and those who only hold work visas before immigration are retention rates of 92% and 88.3% respectively.
Canada has more than 100 immigration programs to choose from from the federal government to each province. Currently, if you want to immigrate to Canada, you can use Expressway (EE), Provincial Nomination (PNP), Study Abroad Immigration, Entrepreneurship Immigration, and Reunion Immigration.
Different immigration programs have different requirements for applicants. I hope everyone can find an immigration method that suits them!
