Canada's immigration department released the first-quarter immigration data for 2025, with a sharp decline of 23% in new immigrants and students from China!
Canada's immigration department released the first-quarter immigration data for 2025.
In the first quarter, the number of study permit approvals decreased by 20%, dropping from 121,070 in the first quarter of 2024 to 96,015 in the first quarter of 2025.
Regarding the source countries of international students, India remained the largest contributor with 30,640 Indian students, a decrease of 30.8%. The number of Chinese students ranked second, with over 10,000 students from China receiving study permits in the first quarter of 2025, including 9,465 students from mainland China, a decrease of 22.4%. Additionally, 765 students came from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a decrease of 40%.
In terms of permanent residents (PR), Canada approved 104,110 PRs in the first quarter of 2025, a reduction of 17,670 compared to the same period in 2024, a decrease of 14.5%.
The highest number of PRs still came from India, with 31,635 in the first quarter, a decrease of 16.6%. The Philippines ranked second with 7,155 PRs, a decrease of 10.5%. The number of PRs from China fell to third place, with 6,270 immigrants from China in the first quarter of 2025, a year-on-year decrease of 23%.
The number of refugee protection applications at Canadian borders also dropped significantly. During the first quarter of 2025, the number of asylum applications at Canadian airports decreased by 75%, falling from 13,400 to 3,340. The number of asylum applications at other borders decreased by 10%, from 4,575 to 4,125; the number of inland asylum applications decreased by 24%, from 28,135 to 21,415.
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