Canada accepts 74,000 newcomers in the first four months of 2020
Information released by Immigration Canada showed that from January to April 2020, Canada approved a total of 74,000 new immigrants for permanent residency applications. Although the entry of new immigrants stopped in mid-March due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the processing work of the Ministry of Immigration continued. Nearly a quarter (24%) of these new immigrants were from India. In recent years, India has been Canada’s largest source of immigrants. Due to fluency in English and high academic qualifications, Indians have certain advantages in applying for permanent residency in Canada. In addition, it is now more difficult for the U.S. H1-B special temporary work visa to transfer to permanent residency status, which also caused many Indian professionals to move from the United States to Canada. China is the second-largest source for immigrants after India, and its numbers have risen from 9% at the end of last year to nearly 10%. The countries behind China are the Philippines, the United States and Nigeria, followed by Pakistan, Syria, France, Iran and Brazil.
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