Time for your cheat sheet on this week’s top stories. Canadian Real Estate Canadians Are Leaving At The Fastest Pace In 74 Years Canadians are leaving the country at a pace unseen in 74 years of StatCan data. An estimated 30,092 citizens or permanent residents left in Q1 2026—the largest Q1 outflow on record. It’s […]
Canadians continue to flee in record volumes, in a trend that’s picking up, not plateauing. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows emigration—when citizens or permanent residents move abroad—climbed again in Q1. Canadians are now leaving at the fastest pace in 74 years of records. Canadians Continue To Flee In Record Volumes Canadian emigration: Citizens and PRs […]
It wasn’t just a pandemic blip—more Canadians are leaving the country for good. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data show emigration, when citizens or permanent residents move abroad, hit a new record in 2025. More than half of the emigration is driven by workers aged 25 to 49, while a rapidly growing share of seniors joining them […]
Canada’s first population decline is being blamed on temporary residents leaving, but that overlooks a deeper structural issue: a record outflow of citizens too. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows emigration, the act of citizens or permanent residents relocating abroad, surged in Q3 2025. The unusual record outflow over the past year has only seen anything […]
Canadians aren’t just sending money abroad—they’re sending themselves. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows emigration climbed again in Q2 2025, setting a record for Canadians permanently leaving over a 12-month period. The steady climb underscores Canada’s failure to compete, as more talent and capital head for greener pastures. Emigration and Why You Should Care Emigration is […]
Canadian interest in U.S. migration faded after the Great Recession—that’s reversing fast. In 2023, Canadians granted permanent residency hit a multi-year high, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) latest data. It’s easy to dismiss the data as lagging the narrative of rising hostilities, but that’s unwise. Canadians kicked off 2025 by permanently […]
Canada’s temporary population boom may be over, but its long-term resident outflow is just beginning. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows emigration—the act of citizens or permanent residents permanently leaving—jumped higher in Q1 2025. Canadians left in the second-highest Q1 volume on record—a trend that’s only gained momentum since the pandemic. Canadian Emigration: It’s Like […]
Canadian politicians chased immigration so much they completely missed the surge of citizens leaving. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows emigration, the act of a citizen or permanent resident leaving for good, accelerated in Q4 2024. The move was part of a recent trend that saw the highest volume of Canadians fleeing the country since […]
Canadians are packing up and leaving at a fast rate, during a traditionally slow period. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows emigration, the act of leaving permanently, jumped in 2021. The past year showed modest gains, rising to the highest level in half a decade. The fourth quarter is what sticks out though, showing a […]
