Malaysian Immigrants to Canada
In 2022, 300 Malaysian citizens were admitted to Canada as permanent residents
24K Malaysians reside in Canada
In 2016, 23,785 Malaysian immigrants resided in Canada.
Malaysian immigrants in Canada 2001 and 2011
In 2011, immigrants comprised 20.6% of Canada’s population; one in five people were immigrants.
The number of immigrants from Malaysia increased 9.6% from 20,415 in 2001 to 22,365 in 2011.
In 2011, 94% of Malaysian immigrants resided in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta.
Toronto was home to 7,220 Malaysians in 2011.
Citizens from Malaysia landed in Canada in recent years
From 2006 to 2015, 4,916 new permanent residents from Malaysia landed in Canada.
| Landing Year | Total |
| 2006 | 580 |
| 2007 | 600 |
| 2008 | 658 |
| 2009 | 642 |
| 2010 | 800 |
| 2011 | 409 |
| 2012 | 356 |
| 2013 | 204 |
| 2014 | 336 |
| 2015 | 331 |
| 2006-2015 | 4,916 |
| Source: Government of Canada | |
