French Immigrants to Canada

In 2023, 10,075 immigrants from France were admitted as permanent residents to Canada

NOTE: Rounding numbers to the nearest 1,000.

From 2006 to 2023, a total of 114,729 French citizens were admitted to Canada as permanent residents.

2016 Census

In 2016, 105,565 French immigrants resided in Canada -most of them lived in Quebec.

French immigrants in Canada 2001 and 2011

The most recent data (2011) shows that immigrants comprised 20.6% of Canada”s population; in other words, one in five people were immigrants.

The number of immigrants from France increased 30% from 69,460 in 2001 to 90,440 in 2011.

In 2011, 75% of French immigrants resided in Quebec. In fact, Montreal was home to 46,540 French immigrants.

In 2011, 14% of French immigrants resided in Ontario, and 6% in British Columbia.

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.

FRENCH IMMIGRANTS IN CANADA (2016)