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The provinces where immigrants are going — and staying

Posted on: February 14, 2024

Some Canadian provinces have done a better job of retaining their immigrant populations than others, a new Statistics Canada report revealed on Wednesday.

The report, titled ‘Provincial variation in the retention rates of immigrants, 2022’, looked at the percentage of immigrants who filed taxes in the province or territory where they intended to live, as indicated in their permanent residence application, one and five years after admission to Canada.

Read more in Global News.