Canada has welcomed more than 3.9 million new citizens since 2005, with nearly one third coming from India, the Philippines or China.
Those countries have dominated migration to Canada for almost two decades, according to a CTVNews.ca analysis of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada data, which tallies new Canadian citizens by country of birth from January 2005 through May 2024.
While new Canadians come from at least 196 different countries and territories, the top 10 places account for nearly half of all new citizens.
“Canada stands out among other immigrant-receiving countries in the very high level of citizenship among immigrants in the country,” political sociologist and migration expert Irene Bloemraad told CTVNews.ca. “High levels of citizenship are a good thing: research shows a correlation between holding citizenship and better economic outcomes, a greater sense …
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