Number of Immigrants in Ontario from 1946-2024

The number of immigrants arriving in Ontario has significantly evolved over the decades, reflecting changes in global migration trends, Canadian immigration policy, and the country’s economic and social development.

Quarterly Immigration Numbers for Ontario

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
1946	5,319	9,006	10,151	5,128	29,604
1947	3,544	6,524	11,042	14,433	35,543
1948	11,504	17,594	16,433	16,090	61,621
1949	12,422	15,310	11,240	9,635	48,607
1950	7,731	11,719	8,815	10,776	39,041
1951	14,710	30,372	26,963	32,797	104,842
1952	23,149	29,323	18,459	15,128	86,059
1953	11,950	28,819	24,081	25,270	90,120
1954	16,389	30,712	20,942	14,986	83,029
1955	9,338	21,611	14,153	12,461	57,563
1956	10,209	29,183	21,813	31,644	92,849
1957	32,157	64,000	30,580	20,360	147,097
1958	10,839	23,564	16,156	13,294	63,853
1959	9,318	21,693	13,993	10,972	55,976
1960	8,809	22,068	12,907	10,707	54,491
1961	6,504	13,083	9,217	7,714	36,518
1962	5,829	11,404	10,746	9,231	37,210
1963	6,721	15,271	14,382	12,842	49,216
1964	9,646	19,003	17,186	15,633	61,468
1965	12,237	22,953	23,287	21,225	79,702
1966	17,007	30,859	31,298	28,457	107,621
1967	23,631	34,588	33,413	25,218	116,850
1968	18,980	26,819	25,467	24,889	96,155
1969	16,177	22,018	25,318	23,075	86,588
1970	17,137	22,235	22,717	18,643	80,732
1971	14,403	16,558	18,896	14,500	64,357
1972	12,173	16,689	16,428	18,515	63,805
1973	14,858	25,466	27,337	35,526	103,187
1974	25,264	32,242	33,635	28,974	120,115
1975	24,014	26,253	27,541	20,663	98,471
1976	15,790	21,654	20,291	14,296	72,031
1977	12,549	16,131	16,961	10,953	56,594
1978	9,990	12,082	10,630	9,695	42,397
1979	8,836	11,607	14,692	16,844	51,979
1980	15,470	17,530	15,778	13,608	62,386
1981	11,290	13,972	15,558	14,267	55,087
1982	12,465	15,580	13,044	12,026	53,115
1983	9,836	10,045	10,328	9,912	40,121
1984	8,480	11,532	12,111	9,577	41,700
1985	8,742	10,012	11,700	10,320	40,774
1986	9,462	11,676	13,501	15,096	49,735
1987	18,396	23,259	23,502	19,624	84,781
1988	18,283	23,716	25,728	21,203	88,930
1989	22,791	28,348	28,380	25,119	104,638
1990	22,910	32,454	33,109	26,297	114,770
1991	27,298	28,509	26,462	37,806	120,075
1992	30,227	35,211	37,776	36,033	139,247
1993	33,822	38,331	35,922	26,921	134,996
1994	25,326	32,012	35,127	25,170	117,635
1995	28,605	30,828	31,023	25,488	115,944
1996	27,378	32,072	33,189	27,080	119,719
1997	27,945	31,187	33,992	24,592	117,716
1998	23,017	24,818	24,834	19,677	92,346
1999	21,111	26,277	30,234	26,543	104,165
2000	25,413	34,554	39,990	33,545	133,502
2001	34,801	41,662	42,152	30,039	148,654
2002	36,136	44,496	30,426	22,532	133,590
2003	24,990	31,866	34,239	28,638	119,733
2004	28,720	36,347	34,736	25,304	125,107
2005	29,269	40,486	40,536	30,239	140,530
2006	27,365	34,912	34,179	29,443	125,899
2007	22,342	29,475	33,294	26,221	111,332
2008	23,531	32,004	31,794	23,575	110,904
2009	20,966	29,090	32,982	23,838	106,876
2010	24,453	35,313	34,884	23,474	118,124
2011	19,945	26,716	28,739	24,057	99,457
2012	20,718	27,745	25,936	24,722	99,121
2013	24,810	30,410	25,613	22,734	103,567
2014	25,497	28,085	22,954	19,242	95,778
2015	19,780	27,698	29,679	26,473	103,630
2016	31,730	32,250	24,800	21,139	109,919
2017	25,301	27,280	28,067	31,393	112,041
2018	35,253	37,798	33,247	31,171	137,469
2019	31,160	43,530	45,930	32,764	153,384
2020	32,342	16,069	17,257	17,288	82,956
2021	35,005	38,358	58,988	66,953	199,304
2022	50,679	50,804	50,132	33,390	185,005
2023	60,860	54,950	47,161	43,892	206,863
2024	52,776	53,828	51,292	47,958	205,854

Data Source:

Source Name:	Population estimates, quarterly
Source Link:	https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710000901
Published Date:	2025-03-19