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Canada’s highly skilled immigrants are leaving the fastest: report
One in five highly skilled immigrants leave Canada within 25 years, with onward migration peaking at five years, prompting calls for a national talent retention strategy.
- This week, the ICC published The Leaky Bucket 2025 report, finding highly educated and skilled immigrants leave Canada fastest, with one-in-five newcomers departing within 25 years.
- Using Statistics Canada data, the analysis linked immigration records to personal tax filings from permanent residents granted status 1982–2020 and defined departure as two consecutive years of non‑filing absent from 2022 data.
- Experienced managers and executives exit at 193 per cent of average rates, immigrant health‑care professionals leave 36 per cent higher, and doctorate holders are twice as likely to leave as bachelor's degree holders.
- Based on the analysis, the report forecasts just more than 20,000 of the 380,000 permanent residents expected next year will leave by 2031, and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship calls for a talent retention strategy.
- With onward migration peaking at five years, the 40-year trend raises doubts about immigration policy amid Canada’s trade war with the U.S.
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1 in 5 Immigrants Leave Canada Before 25 Years, Led by PhDs Holders: Report
Twenty percent of immigrants to Canada leave the country within the first 25 years, and those holding doctorates are more than twice as likely to leave as those with high school or less, according to a new report from the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC). Immigrants who leave Canada primarily do so within five years of landing, according to the ICC’s Nov. 18 “Leaky Bucket” impact paper, which says Canada has experienced a particular outf…
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The Toronto StarOne in five immigrants are leaving Canada. Data reveals these highly skilled newcomers are leading the exodus
A new report from the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and the Conference Board of Canada draws on 40 years of data.
·Niagara Falls, Canada
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Those who are the most highly qualified are much more likely to leave, according to a new report.
·Montreal, Canada
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