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Mar 5, 2015 · It's notable that CIS still produces the majority of Canadian players, though, with 69.8 per cent of national players coming from the Canadian university ranks. That's a combination of the percentages we've seen in the draft recently; CIS produced 73.3 per cent of the draftees in 2013, but just 53.3 per cent in 2012.
Ethnocultural variables. The Immigrant population by selected places of birth, admission category and period of immigration, 2021 Census shows the distribution of the immigrant population by selected places of birth and by various geographic regions in Canada. Two charts are presented: one is for places of birth and the second, geographic areas.
In 2021, just over half of the Canadian population (53.3%) reported a Christian religion; however, this proportion is down from 77.1% in 2001. Meanwhile, the proportion of the population who reported having no religious affiliation has more than doubled in 20 years, rising from 16.5% in 2001 to 34.6% in 2021.
- Nearly one in four people in Canada are immigrants, the highest proportion of the population in more than 150 years. The rising proportion of immigrants is mainly driven by the record number of new immigrants who came to Canada from 2016 to 2021, despite fewer immigrants being admitted in 2020 because of the border and travel restrictions implemented in response to the pandemic.
- Close to two-thirds of recent immigrants are of core working age, rejuvenating Canada's aging population. While Canada has the highest share of the total population aged 15 to 64 among G7 countries, at 64.8%, the country's working population has never been older.
- More than one-third of recent immigrants have pre-admission experience. Pre-admission experience is gained when immigrants first come to Canada temporarily on work or study permits or as asylum claimants before seeking permanent residence.
- Almost two-thirds of recent immigrants were born in Asia, including the Middle East. The places of birth of immigrants and refugees to Canada have changed over time, in tandem with changing immigration policies as well as international events, contributing to the diversity of Canadian society.
- Growing Number of Canadians Are Foreign Born
- Asia Leads The Way
- Nearly Two-Thirds of Newcomers Are of CORE Working Age
- More Recent Immigrants Settling Outside of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver
- Linguistic Diversity in Canada
The report today, entitled "Portrait of Immigration to Canada", shows that 23% of Canada’s population is, or has been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident of the country. This is the largest immigrant share of Canada's population since Canada was founded as a country in 1867. This figure accounts for 8.3 million immigrants in 2021. Statistics ...
For much of Canada's history, most new immigrants came from Europe, however the share of new immigrants from Asia (including the Middle East) has increased over the past 50 years. Asia is the top source region of newcomers to Canada, and this continued in 2021. The share of newcomers from Africa has also increased. Some 62% of the recent immigrant ...
More than one in five Canadians are near the age of retirement, which is an all-time high. Immigration cannot stop Canada's aging process, but it can help to introduce younger workers into the economy. About 10.9% of the new immigrants that arrived to Canada between 2016 and 2021 were youth and young adults aged 15 to 24. The vast majority were cor...
In 2021, 92.2% of Canada's recent immigrants lived in one of Canada's census metropolitan areas (CMAs), which are large urban centres of over 100,000 residents. This is higher than 67.7% for the Canadian-born population. The high proportion of immigrants in CMAs can be attributed to well-established immigrant communities, such as the ones in Toront...
There were over 450 mother tongues reported in the 2021 census. In all, 69.4% of recent immigrants do not speak English or French as their mother tongue. Most immigrants who do not arrive in Canada speaking an official language, reported speaking Arabic (10.3%), Tagalog (8.4%), Mandarin (7.9%), and Punjabi (6.5%). Still, almost one in four new immi...
In 2021, more than 8.3 million people or almost one in four people (23.0%) are or have been a landed immigrant or permanent resident in Canada. This is the highest proportion on record since Confederation, topping the previous record of 22.3% in 1921. In the past, the majority of immigrants in Canada came from Europe.
Jul 3, 2024 · Currently, annual immigration in Canada amounts to almost 500,000 new immigrants – one of the highest rates per population of any country in the world. As of 2023, there were more than eight ...
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