Alberta Immigration by Country
From 2000 to 2015, 3,993,035 permanent residents landed in Canada.
During this period, Alberta was the province of choice of 10.4% of Canada’s immigrants.
| Annual immigration to Alberta* | ||
| Total | Percentage** | |
| 2000 | 14,365 | 6.3% |
| 2001 | 16,405 | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 14,795 | 6.5% |
| 2003 | 15,845 | 7.2% |
| 2004 | 16,480 | 7.0% |
| 2005 | 19,405 | 7.4% |
| 2006 | 20,715 | 8.2% |
| 2007 | 20,860 | 8.8% |
| 2008 | 24,200 | 9.8% |
| 2009 | 27,025 | 10.7% |
| 2010 | 32,655 | 11.6% |
| 2011 | 30,960 | 12.4% |
| 2012 | 36,080 | 14.0% |
| 2013 | 36,625 | 14.1% |
| 2014 | 42,510 | 16.3% |
| 2015 | 47,185 | 17.4% |
| Total | 416,110 | 10.4% |
| *Intended Destination | ||
| **Alberta’s share of Canada’s immigration | ||
| Source: Government of Canada | ||
During this period, immigrants to Alberta came from more than 175 countries2.
The top ten source countries of newcomers to Alberta were the Philippines (22%), India (14%), China (8%), United Kingdom and Colonies (5%), Pakistan (5%), USA (3%), Nigeria, South Korea, Mexico and Iran (2% each).
With regard to these source countries, the annual number of immigrants from the Philippines and India increased substantially since 2007. The number of immigrants from the other eight countries remained practically unchanged.
In 2011, according to the National Household Survey, 643,825 foreign-born people3 resided in Alberta.
2 Country of Citizenship
3 People born outside Canada
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