UK Immigrants to Canada

In 2022, 4,485 British were admitted to Canada as permanent residents

In 2019, 6K British new residents admitted in Canada

From 2015 to 2019, a total of 27,770 British citizens were admitted as permanent residents in Canada.

2016 Census

British immigrants: Among the top largest foreign-born groups in Canada

According to the 2016 Census, British immigrants (499,115) were among the top ten largest foreign-born group in Canada.

British immigrants in Canada – 2001 and 2011

In 2011, the immigrants comprised 20.6% of Canada’s population, so one in five people were immigrants.

The number of immigrants from the United Kingdom decreased 11% from 606,995 in 2001 to 537,040 in 2011, ranking UK nationals as the 3^rd largest foreign-born group in Canada –after India and China in 2011.
In 2011, more than half of British immigrants resided in Ontario –mainly in the Greater Toronto Area (112,580).

In 2011, 24% of UK nationals resided in British Columbia, 11% in Alberta and 3% in Quebec.

In 2011, UK nationals were the largest foreign-born groups in Victoria BC; Hamilton ON and London ON (Census Metro Areas).

Note:

We would like to point out that the quality of the data from the National Household Survey (NHS) is still under criticism because this survey was conducted on a voluntary basis, so its validity, reliability and comparability with other instruments, such as population censuses have become an issue. In fact, before the first release of the NHS results, Statistics Canada issued warnings and cautions when using the NHS data, so use this data prudently.

Citizens from the United Kingdom and Colonies landed in Canada in recent years

From 2006 to 2015, 71,234 new permanent residents from the United Kingdom and Colonies landed in Canada.

BRITISH IMMIGRANTS IN CANADA (2016)