Jamaican Immigrants to Canada
In 2022, 4,235 Jamaicans were admitted to Canada as permanent residents
From 2018 to 2022, a total of 18,165 Jamaican citizens were admitted to Canada as permanent residents.
4K Jamaicans admitted in Canada in 2019
From 2015 to 2019, 18,650 Jamaican citizens were admitted in Canada as permanent residents.
2016 Census
In 2016, 138,345 Jamaican immigrants resided in Canada -most of them lived in Ontario.
Jamaican immigrants in Canada 2001 and 2011
In 2011, immigrants comprised 20.6% of Canada’s population, so one in five people were immigrants.
The number of immigrants from the Jamaica increased from 120,205 in 2001 to 126,035 in 2011, ranking UK nationals as the 15th largest foreign-born group in Canada in 2011.
Jamaican immigrants have been largely concentrated in Ontario (88%) –particularly, in the Greater Toronto Area where 96,160 Jamaican-born resided in 2011.
In 2011, 4% of Jamaican nationals resided in Quebec, 3% in Alberta and 2% in British Columbia.
In 2011, Jamaica nationals were the 9th largest foreign-born group in the Greater Toronto Area.
NOTE:
This is the most recent data that allows us to make some “reasonable” comparisons. However, the accuracy might be questionable since the data comes from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). Please use it cautiously.
Citizens from Jamaica landed in Canada in recent years
From 2006 to 2015, 24,162 new permanent residents from Jamaica landed in Canada.
| Landing Year | Total |
| 2006 | 1,722 |
| 2007 | 2,141 |
| 2008 | 2,334 |
| 2009 | 2,457 |
| 2010 | 2,321 |
| 2011 | 2,059 |
| 2012 | 2,175 |
| 2013 | 2,480 |
| 2014 | 3,050 |
| 2015 | 3,423 |
| 2006-2015 | 24,162 |
| Source: Government of Canada | |
JAMAICAN IMMIGRANTS IN CANADA (2016)
