Canada saw just over 15,000 new immigrants arrive in October,
keeping pace with the month before, but still well down on 2019
levels, the latest figures show.
With restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it
means Canada welcomed 158,565 new permanent residents in the first
10 months of this year, down from 295,180 in the corresponding
period of 2019.
The 15,070 October newcomers effectively equalled the figure for
September but there is less than half the 31,235 new permanent
residents welcomed in October 2019.
New permanent resident 'arrivals' can either be
candidates already in Canada transitioning from a temporary status
or those from overseas covered by an exemption to travel
restrictions.
