Immigrants became new permanent residents of Canada in growing numbers in May, continuing the upward trend of monthly immigration to the country that started the previous month, the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals.
After a lacklustre March, monthly immigration spiked by 22 per cent in April and then grew again by 9.3 per cent in May with 46,550 newcomers that month, driving the total number of new permanent residents to the country in the first five months of the year to 210,865.
Based on that volume of arrivals, the total number of new permanent residents to Canada this year could hit 530,556 if that trend were to continue for the rest of 2024.
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