Filipino Immigrants to Canada

In 2023, Filipino citizens, the 3rd largest group admitted to Canada as permanent residents

NOTE: Rounding numbers to the nearest 1,000.

From 2010 to 2023, a total of 453,752 immigrants from The Philippines landed in Canada.

In 2023, a total of 26,960 Filipino citizens were admitted to Canada as landed immigrants; accounting for 5.7% of total admissions.

Filipino immigrants: The third largest foreign-born group in Canada

According to the 2016 Census, Filipino immigrants (588,305) were the third largest foreign-born group in Canada.

Filipino 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 Philippines almost doubled (95%) from 232,665 in 2001 to 454,335 in 2011, ranking Filipinos among the largest foreign-born groups in Canada.

In 2011, about half of the Filipino immigrants resided in Ontario –mainly in the Greater Toronto Area (173,495).

In 2011, 21% of Filipinos resided in British Columbia, 15% in Alberta and 10% in Manitoba.

In 2011, Filipinos were the largest foreign-born groups in Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary (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 Philippines landed in Canada in recent years

FILIPINO IMMIGRANTS IN CANADA (2016)