Canada Immigration by Country 2025
Top source countries of new Permanent Residents admitted to Canada in 2025
- In 2025, immigrants came to Canada from more than 180 countries*.
- In 2025, 393,530 new permanent residents landed in Canada, a 18.6% decrease compared to 483,655 in 2024.
- In 2025, the top ten source countries were: India, The Philippines, Cameroon, Rep. Popular of China, Nigeria, Eritrea, France, Pakistan, Ukraine and Afghanistan, representing 59% of the total intake.
- From 2020 to 2025, 2,377,300 new permanent residents landed in Canada. During this period, India, China, and The Philippines were the largest sources of immigrants to Canada; overwhelmingly dominated by Indians, reaching 27.6% of the total intake.
Source: IRCC
Immigration to Canada in recent years
In 2025, Canada admitted approximately 393,500 new permanent residents, falling just short of the government’s planned target of 395,000 set in the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan. This marked a deliberate reduction from the higher admissions of prior years (such as 483,640 in 2024), as part of a broader policy shift to stabilize population growth, address housing and infrastructure pressures, and prioritize sustainable economic immigration. The majority of admissions continued to focus on economic categories, with a significant portion transitioning from temporary resident status already in Canada, while family reunification, refugees, and humanitarian streams made up the balance.
*Country of citizenship.
