Immigration to Saskatchewan, Canada | Annual Arrivals and Census Trends

In 2025, Saskatchewan was the destination for 14,050 new immigrants.

Source: IRCC

• In 2025, 393,530 new permanent residents were admitted to Canada, 3.6% of them landed in Saskatchewan.
• From 2020 to 2025, Saskatchewan was the destination for 102,445 new immigrants (permanent residents).
• The data highlights stable pre-pandemic levels, a sharp decline in 2020, a brief rebound leading up to 2023, and a steady decline through 2025.

Immigration to Saskatchewan by Class

In 2025, economic immigrants made up 76.3% of Saskatchewan’s new permanent residents, while family sponsorships accounted for 14.8% and refugees comprised 8%.

Source: IRCC

• From 2016 to 2025, Saskatchewan admitted a total of 129,825 economic immigrants, 19,975 family immigrants, and 13,025 refugees.
• Except for the refugee stream, economic and family immigration expanded between 2016 and 2019. After a pandemic-driven downturn in 2020, this upward trend persisted through 2023, culminating in a contraction across all admissions classes after that.
• Compared to 2024 levels, 2025 immigration admissions fell most sharply in the economic category (43.8%), followed by a contraction in the refugee class (33.3%), and the family class decreased by 8.4%.

IMMIGRATION TO SASKATCHEWAN – ANIMATED CHARTS