Citizenship Rates Declining Among Recent Immigrants to Canada: StatCan Data

Published on February 29, 2024

More immigrants are coming to Canada than ever before, but fewer are becoming citizens, according to newly released data from Statistics Canada. The number of immigrants arriving in Canada within nine years of each census who went on to become citizens has fallen significantly, says the StatCan study. The rate has dropped nearly 30 percent since 1996 when rates hovered in the 75 percent range. Only 45.7 percent of recent immigrants sought residency in 2021. “Focusing on immigrants who arrived in Canada five to nine years earlier provides a good indication of emerging trends,” the study authors wrote. “Most immigrants who become citizens do so by the time they have been in Canada for nine years. Relatively few immigrants become citizens after 10 or more years in Canada.”...

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