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 outflow of high-skilled immigrants in fields such as business, finance, information technology, and engineering.
“Onward migration risk is greater among higher-skilled immigrants,” the report says. “Five years after landing, these individuals are more than twice as likely to leave Canada as lower-skilled immigrants. The trend makes immigrants’ early years in Canada “critical for retention.”…