Canadian Immigration: The Real Newcomer Numbers

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser arrives for question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Commentary

The federal government has been touting the record numbers of immigrants arriving in Canada, but the over 431,000 it cites is in fact less than half the number of newcomers who came to the country last year.