In the third quarter of 2023, Ontario saw a net interprovincial migration loss of 5,952 people to the rest of Canada, compared to a net loss of 9,400 people in the same quarter of 2022. Ontario experienced net losses in its exchanges with 7 of the other 12 provinces and territories. The largest net gains were from Quebec (+1,069) and Manitoba (+513). The largest net losses were to Alberta (-6,262) and New Brunswick (-669). In the 12 months to October 1, 2023, Ontario’s total net interprovincial migration loss was 38,481, compared to a net loss of 37,209 during the previous year.
There were 47,140 new immigrants to Ontario in the third quarter, down from 50,132 in the same quarter of 2022. In the 12 months to October 1, 2023, 196,305 immigrants settled in the province, down from 218,568 in the previous year. Ontario received 43.2 per cent of all immigrants to Canada over this period, down from 44.4 per cent in the previous year.
There were 2,466 emigrants in the third quarter, compared to 2,390 in the same quarter of 2022.
The number of non permanent residents in Ontario increased by 146,744 in the third quarter of 2023. The number of asylum claimants living in the province increased by 14,646 in that quarter. Holders of a work permit rose by 72,995, holders of a study permit grew by 40,952, and the number of those holding both a study and a work permit increased by 13,225.
There were 1,133,607 non-permanent residents living in Ontario on October 1, 2023, an increase of 358,982, or 46.3 per cent, over the previous 12 months.