November 3, 2018 – The latest figures on Canada immigration show the federal government is gradually winning its battle to get new permanent residents to spread out.
Traditionally, new Economic Class immigrants have settled in the larger provinces of Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, drawn by the big cities of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
But the latest figures show 34 per cent, or more than a third, of newcomers settled outside those three provinces in 2017. Wind back 20 years to 1997, and that figure was 10 per cent.
Traditionally, new Economic Class immigrants have settled in the larger provinces of Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, drawn by the big cities of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
But the latest figures show 34 per cent, or more than a third, of newcomers settled outside those three provinces in 2017. Wind back 20 years to 1997, and that figure was 10 per cent.
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