Due to the increasing number of immigrants being welcomed by Canada each year, there is a growing competition within Canada\u2019s cities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Statistics Canada, Canada has\nwelcomed approximately 341,000 immigrants in 2019, which is considered as one\nof the highest immigrant intake levels in Canadian history. The number of\ntemporary residence applicants also rose by 171, 356 in 2018-2019, which is the\nlargest increase in Canadian history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The top five cities are Toronto, Vancouver,\nMontreal, Calgary, and Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
According to Conference Board of Canada, Toronto\nis on the number 1 spot for attracting nearly 118,000 immigrants or 35 percent\nof Canada\u2019s newcomer index total while Vancouver is on the second spot for\nattracting approximately 40,000 immigrants, Montreal with nearly 35,000\nimmigrants, Calgary with 20,000 immigrants, and Edmonton with 17,000\nimmigrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Approximately 35 percent of newcomers to\nCanada prefer to settle in Toronto despite of its expensive cost of living, and\nmost of these immigrants are looking forward to pursuing permanent residency in\nCanada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rising immigration numbers in Toronto, Ontario\ncan also be explained by Quebec\u2019s decision to reduce the number of immigration\nintake in the province. Correspondingly, Quebec\u2019s immigration index was reduced\nfrom 50,000 immigrant intake down to nearly 40,000. This instance further\nresulted to Montreal\u2019s decline on its per capita immigrant intake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Subsequently, Vancouver is the second most\npopular city for immigrants. Greater Vancouver is home to various tourist\nattractions as tourists and immigrants can explore its mountains and beaches,\nand its economy is mostly driven by tourism, mining, and natural gas\nexploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it is important to note that there\nis an escalating interest of immigrants to settle on Charlottetown in Prince\nEdward Island. Charlottetown is the capital city of Prince Edward Island with a\npopulation of nearly 80,000. And in 2019, Charlottetown welcomed 1,900\nnewcomers which is 2.4 percent of its population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A common question among potential\nimmigrants is: do I have better chances\nif I decide to immigrate to a city that is not popular?<\/strong> The answer is\ncomplex. Selecting a city or community that is not very popular does not\nnecessarily increase your chances to immigrate. There are several factors to\nconsider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is true that the government has the\nintention to spread immigrants around the country in order to build a better\neconomy, however, a lot of immigrants rely on a job offer and moving to smaller\ntowns may delay their applications. This must be assessed on a case-by-case\nbasis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Canada is a beautiful country with lots of\nopportunities and despite where you decide to live, there will always be great\nopportunities. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Due to the increasing number of immigrants being welcomed by Canada each year, there is a growing competition within Canada\u2019s cities. According to Statistics Canada, Canada has welcomed approximately 341,000 immigrants in 2019, which is considered as one of the highest immigrant intake levels in Canadian history. The number of temporary residence applicants also rose […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[349],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-immigrating-to-canada","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n