Immigration to Ontario, Canada | Annual Arrivals and Census Trends
In 2025, Ontario was the destination for 169,550 new immigrants.
Source: IRCC
- In 2025, 393,530 new permanent residents were admitted to Canada, 43% of them landed in Ontario.
- From 2020 to 2025, Ontario was the destination for 1,049,480 new immigrants.
- Ontario remains the primary destination for most immigrants to Canada.
Immigration to Ontario by Class
In 2025, economic immigrants made up 52.2% of Ontario’s new permanent residents, while family sponsorships accounted for 27.5% and refugees comprised 16.8%.
Source: IRCC
- Between 2016 and 2025, Ontario welcomed 1,562,300 new permanent residents. This total included 802,900 economic immigrants, 413,425 family-class immigrants, 293,930 refugees, and 52,045 individuals under other categories.
- In general, all streams show stable growth between 2016 and 2019. After a pandemic-driven downturn in 2020, an upward trend persisted through 2023, culminating in a contraction across all admissions classes after that.
- Compared to 2024 levels, 2025 immigration admissions decreased in the economic category (13.2%), followed by a contraction in the family class by 11.4%, and the refugee class by 26.4%.
Provincial indicators show the overall trajectory; trace the exact urban footprint of this growth by exploring our Toronto immigration report.
IMMIGRATION TO ONTARIO – ANIMATED CHARTS
