Iranian Immigrants to Canada

10,680 Iranians admitted to Canada in 2023

From 2010 to 2023, 121,863 Iranian citizens were admitted to Canada as permanent residents.

2016 Census

More than 150K Iranians in Canada

In 2016, there were 154,425 Iranian immigrants in Canada.

Iranian 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 Iran increased 168% from 71,990 in 2001 to 120,685 in 2011.

In 2011, 58% of Iranian immigrants resided in Ontario. In fact, the Greater Toronto Area was home to 59,750 Iranians.

In 2011, 25% of Iranians resided in British Columbia and 10% in Quebec.

Note:

We would like to point out that we used data from the National Household Survey (NHS) knowing that its quality 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.

IRANIANS IN CANADA (2016)