Immigration Minister Marc Miller has highlighted concerns about the growing number of international students in Canada. Speaking to CTV News, Miller noted the need for provinces to manage these numbers more effectively. In 2022, there were over 800,000 international students in Canada, with projections of reaching 900,000 by the end of 2023, a significant rise from 275,000 in 2012.
Non-permanent Residents’ Origins, 2021 Census
The latest census shows that around 60% of non-permanent residents in Canada were born in Asia. This data, reported by StatCan, was visualized in a chart by Charlie Buckley of CTV News, based on the report "non-permanent residents in Canada: Portrait of a growing population from the 2021 Census."
