Permanent residents: top countries of citizenship so far this year, 2026

From January to August 2026 (so far), IRCC's figures show 61,435 citizens of India who became permanent residents in all categories. From January to August 2026 (so far), IRCC's figures show 18,560 citizens of the Philippines who became permanent residents in all categories. From January to August 2026 (so far), IRCC's figures show 14,180 citizens of Nigeria who became permanent residents in all categories. From January to August 2026 (so far), IRCC's figures show 13,940 citizens of China who became permanent residents in all categories. From January to August 2026 (so far), IRCC's figures show 12,165 citizens of Cameroon who became permanent residents in all categories. From January to August 2026 (so far), IRCC's figures show 7,250 citizens of Iran who became permanent residents in all categories. From January to August 2026 (so far), IRCC's figures show 6,625 citizens of Pakistan who became permanent residents in all categories. From January to August 2026 (so far), IRCC's figures show 6,000 citizens of Ukraine who became permanent residents in all categories. From January to August 2026 (so far), IRCC's figures show 5,105 citizens of Mexico who became permanent residents in all categories. From January to August 2026 (so far), IRCC's figures show 5,065 citizens of Colombia who became permanent residents in all categories. Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) open data, up to August 2026. These are the figures IRCC publishes, added up by year, shown exactly as published. IRCC rounds each figure to the nearest 5 and does not publish counts of 5 or fewer. This describes what happened in the past. It is not a forecast, and it says nothing about any individual application. All the figures: https://rawstatistics.ca Questions about your own case? Free Friday Q&A: https://polinsys.co/q