China → Canada
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- China
- To
- Canada
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 39,350
- Change since 2018
- +25.8%
- Share of all arrivals in Canada, 2023
- 8.40%
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Migration from China to Canada
Inflows of nationals of China recorded by Canada; stock of nationals of China living there; and acquisitions of Canada's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 36,750 |
| 2001 | 40,365 |
| 2002 | 33,307 |
| 2003 | 36,439 |
| 2004 | 36,567 |
| 2005 | 42,568 |
| 2006 | 33,493 |
| 2007 | 27,629 |
| 2008 | 30,030 |
| 2009 | 29,617 |
| 2010 | 30,378 |
| 2011 | 28,491 |
| 2012 | 33,761 |
| 2013 | 34,918 |
| 2014 | 25,249 |
| 2015 | 20,182 |
| 2016 | 28,090 |
| 2017 | 31,640 |
| 2018 | 31,270 |
| 2019 | 31,815 |
| 2020 | 17,585 |
| 2021 | 33,330 |
| 2022 | 35,575 |
| 2023 | 39,350 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39,350 | — | 14,690 |
| 2022 | 35,575 | — | 12,729 |
| 2021 | 33,330 | 387,015 | 5,834 |
| 2020 | 17,585 | — | 5,120 |
| 2019 | 31,815 | — | 14,559 |
| 2018 | 31,270 | — | 10,484 |
| 2017 | 31,640 | — | 6,284 |
| 2016 | 28,090 | 340,560 | 11,338 |
| 2015 | 20,182 | — | 21,303 |
| 2014 | 25,249 | — | 22,914 |
| 2013 | 34,918 | — | 10,729 |
| 2012 | 33,761 | — | 11,146 |
| 2011 | 28,491 | 219,245 | 15,503 |
| 2010 | 30,378 | — | 13,464 |
Migrant population
People born in China who live in Canada: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 144,590 |
| 1995 | 221,331 |
| 2000 | 367,389 |
| 2005 | 454,037 |
| 2010 | 620,322 |
| 2015 | 737,086 |
| 2020 | 721,158 |
| 2024 | 771,973 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 771,973
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 8.8%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 3
- Counted by
- country of birth
Canadian permits
Work and study permits, new permanent residents and Express Entry invitations for citizens of China (IRCC).
| Year | TFWP work | IMP work | Study | Permanent residents | Express Entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,910 | 22,890 | 51,545 | 21,105 | 2,980 |
| 2024 | 4,730 | 26,625 | 58,565 | 29,965 | 3,665 |
| 2023 | 3,355 | 31,080 | 60,720 | 31,785 | 4,645 |
| 2022 | 1,590 | 20,495 | 54,205 | 31,870 | 2,005 |
| 2021 | 1,335 | 23,165 | 58,740 | 31,025 | 8,395 |
| 2020 | 1,025 | 21,350 | 61,620 | 16,515 | 7,085 |
| 2019 | 1,430 | 24,780 | 87,945 | 30,245 | 4,875 |
| 2018 | 960 | 23,665 | 89,440 | 29,710 | 5,150 |
| 2017 | 1,070 | 23,185 | 87,470 | 30,255 | 6,285 |
| 2016 | 865 | 23,210 | 80,865 | 26,785 | 2,125 |
| 2015 | 550 | 15,755 | 68,490 | 19,455 | 1,490 |
Study permits by year
Data table
| 2015 | 68,490 |
| 2016 | 80,865 |
| 2017 | 87,470 |
| 2018 | 89,440 |
| 2019 | 87,945 |
| 2020 | 61,620 |
| 2021 | 58,740 |
| 2022 | 54,205 |
| 2023 | 60,720 |
| 2024 | 58,565 |
| 2025 | 51,545 |
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Canada in China, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Beijing | — |
| Consulate-general | Chongqing | — |
| Consulate-general | Guangzhou | — |
| Consulate-general | Hong Kong | canadainternational.gc.ca |
| Consulate-general | Shanghai | — |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Canada, 2023; China ranks 2.
- India139,785
- China39,350
- Philippines26,965
- Afghanistan20,180
- Nigeria17,465
- Pakistan11,860
- Cameroon11,685
- Iran10,680
- Eritrea10,680
- United States10,640
- France10,075
- Syria9,345
- South Korea132,855
- Japan106,717
- United States57,240
- Australia36,349
- New Zealand26,214
- Germany20,866
- Spain20,471
- Italy8,062
- Netherlands7,991
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