Within 20 years of being admitted as permanent residents, more than 15% of immigrants choose to depart Canada, either to go back to their native country or immigrate to another one, according to a recent study by Statistics Canada.
This report, which opens in a separate tab, looked at immigration emigration from 1982 to 2017 and was issued by Statistics Canada on Friday.
Additionally, the survey discovered that 5.1% of immigrants who were admitted between 1982 and 2017 left the country within five years after being admitted.
“While some immigrants may have planned to leave Canada at some point, emigration may also attest to the difficulties many immigrants encounter in integrating into the Canadian labour market or society,” according to the research.
According to the study, immigrants from younger cohorts are less likely than those from older ones to emigrate.
According to StatCan, emigration is somewhat more likely between three and seven years.
StatCan stated in a statement on its website that “this period may reflect the length of time that immigrants try to integrate into Canada by attempting to find a job and a place to live and adapting to life in Canada.” “Some immigrants may also emigrate if they encounter challenges in integrating or because they intended to from the outset.”
The results of the study showed a substantial correlation between emigration and a number of traits, including having children, being admitted into a particular category, and national origin.
Which immigrants are most likely to leave?
Immigrants who are accepted into the investor and entrepreneur categories, as well as those who were born in Taiwan, the US, France, Hong Kong, or Lebanon, have higher emigration rates.
Within 20 years of being admitted to Canada, more than 25% of immigrants born in these nations left. “These countries can continue to be attractive to their nationals because of a higher standard of living or because settling in Canada was part of a larger migration strategy,” StatCan stated.
higher educated immigrants have a greater emigration rate than lower educated immigrants.
According to the study, those admitted via the investor and entrepreneur categories have a higher likelihood of leaving the country, but those admitted under the carer and refugee categories have a lower likelihood.
Within 20 years of admission, almost 40% of immigrants admitted under the investor category and 30% of immigrants admitted under the entrepreneur category left the country. “These categories include wealthy immigrants who tend to be highly mobile and who may — even when they are admitted — intend to leave Canada in the future,” StatCan stated.
On the other hand, immigrants who were born in Jamaica, the Philippines, Vietnam, or Sri Lanka are less likely to emigrate from Canada. Less than 10% of immigrants born in those nations have departed Canada 20 years following their admission, according to the survey.
The survey found that those who never had children were significantly more likely to leave than people who did.
