Nairametrics
  • Home
  • Exclusives
    • Financial Analysis
    • Corporate Stories
    • Interviews
    • Investigations
    • Metrics
  • Markets
    • Cryptos
    • Commodities
    • Equities
      • Dividends
      • Stock Market
    • Fixed Income
    • Market Views
    • Securities
  • Industries
    • Company News
    • Consumer Goods
    • Content Partners
    • Corporate deals
    • Corporate Press Releases
    • Energy
    • Entertainment
    • Financial Services
    • Hospitality & Travel
    • Manufacturing
    • Real Estate and Construction
    • Tech News
  • Economy
    • Get Data
    • Macro-Economic News
    • Research Analysis
  • Business News
  • Financial Literacy
    • Career tips
    • Personal Finance
  • Lifestyle
    • Billionaire Watch
    • Profiles
  • Opinions
    • Blurb
    • Op-Eds
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Exclusives
    • Financial Analysis
    • Corporate Stories
    • Interviews
    • Investigations
    • Metrics
  • Markets
    • Cryptos
    • Commodities
    • Equities
      • Dividends
      • Stock Market
    • Fixed Income
    • Market Views
    • Securities
  • Industries
    • Company News
    • Consumer Goods
    • Content Partners
    • Corporate deals
    • Corporate Press Releases
    • Energy
    • Entertainment
    • Financial Services
    • Hospitality & Travel
    • Manufacturing
    • Real Estate and Construction
    • Tech News
  • Economy
    • Get Data
    • Macro-Economic News
    • Research Analysis
  • Business News
  • Financial Literacy
    • Career tips
    • Personal Finance
  • Lifestyle
    • Billionaire Watch
    • Profiles
  • Opinions
    • Blurb
    • Op-Eds
No Result
View All Result
Nairametrics
No Result
View All Result
Home Business News Business

Over 18,000 Nigerians got Canadian permanent residency in 3 years

Samuel Oyekanmi by Samuel Oyekanmi
January 11, 2022
in Business
Canada, How to apply for Canadian Permanent Residency on your own 
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linkedin

About 18,438 Nigerians received Invitation To Apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residency (PR) between 2018 and 2020, representing the third most common countries on the list who received the invitation.

This is contained in the Express Entry annual report for 2020, released by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

According to the report, Nigeria accounted for 6.5% of the total people invited in the review period, ranking third behind India and China. A further breakdown of the report shows that 6,907 of the Nigerians who received the invitations were women while 4,735 were men.

RelatedPosts

Canada’s inflation jumps 7.7% in May, the highest since January 1983

Canadian Universities Nigerians can consider for fully-funded admission

Despite the pandemic in 2020, Canadian PR invitations increased by 25.8% to 107,350 compared to 85,300 invitations in 2019 and 89,800 in 2018.

Specifically, more than half (54%) of the total invitations issued in 2020 were under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), a significant increase from 2019 (36%) reflecting IRCC’s shift to Canadian Experience Class-specific rounds of invitations following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the 3 years period under review, 931,487 people all around the world including Nigerians submitted applications to the Express Entry pool, from which 71% (661,443) were eligible, while 29% (270,487), were ineligible. This indicates the tenacity of people across the globe to make Canada their new home.

In this vein, Canada broke its all-time immigration record in 2021 by inviting over 401,000 immigrants, representing significant increase compared to the previous year. According to the IRCC, 70% of the immigrants were from within Canada, while about 30% arrived from overseas.

Why Nigerians are going to Canada

Canada has presented itself as a welcoming environment for immigrants in recent years with a series of draws carried out across the country, all in a bid to provide the opportunity for immigrants to become citizens.

From a Nigerian perspective, the quantum of economical and infrastructural challenges facing the country, insecurity, unemployment amongst others is few of the reasons chasing the Nigerian populace and youths especially to other countries in search for greener pastures.

In Q3 2021, Canada recorded an all-time high of 912,600 job vacancies owing to the recovery of the economy and a significant growth in overall employment, a major incentive for Nigerians to choose Canada as a preferred location to settle in.

A report by Africa Polling Institute reveals that weak economy, heightened insecurity and perceived poor governance are some of the key “push factors” driving the upward trend in Nigerians seeking migration opportunities in other countries.

Backlog of visa applications rises of 1.8 million

As of December 2021, a total of 1.81 million backlog of applications were still pending with the IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada), which is charged with the responsibility of facilitating the arrivals of immigrants in the country.

The 1.81 million backlogs include applications for both permanent residence permits and temporary visas such as work visas and study visas. Since July 2021, the backlog has grown by nearly 350,000 applications. According to the IRCC, this is largely due to the various measures being taken against coronavirus around the world, such as border closures and lockdowns.

What this means

The increased movement of Nigerians to Canada and other countries of the world indicates great intellectual flight for the country and could have adverse effects on its development. On the other hand, it could result to improved diaspora remittances for Nigeria, as they would be inclined to send funds to their families still living in the country.

Related

Tags: CanadaIRCC

Comments 1

  1. Pala says:
    June 24, 2022 at 2:52 am

    I hope Canada welcomes more Christian Nigerians from Nigeria into the country. I worry about the blasphemy laws in Nigeria and the violence between Muslims against Christians!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Mega Millions
Hot forex
Cornerstone
Polaris Bank
Access Bank
Bankers Committee
First bank


FCMB




    Business News | Stock Market | Money Market | Cryptos | Financial Literacy | SME |

    Recent News

    • Dangote Cement’s past consumer promo winners recount gains
    • Sujimoto x Tesla: Smart living meets smart driving as LucreziaBySujimoto deploys Electric Vehicle charging points
    • How FoodCo surmounted challenges to become Nigeria’s fastest-growing retailer

    Follow us on social media:

    Recent News

    Dangote sponsors Ogun and Enugu Trade Fairs

    Dangote Cement’s past consumer promo winners recount gains

    July 4, 2022
    Sujimoto x Tesla: Smart living meets smart driving as LucreziaBySujimoto deploys Electric Vehicle charging points

    Sujimoto x Tesla: Smart living meets smart driving as LucreziaBySujimoto deploys Electric Vehicle charging points

    July 4, 2022
    • ABOUT US
    • CONTACT US
    • PRODUCTS
    • ANDROID APP
    • iOS APP
    • DISCLAIMER
    • CAREERS
    • PRIVACY POLICY

    © 2022 Nairametrics

    No Result
    View All Result
    • Home
    • Exclusives
      • Financial Analysis
      • Corporate Stories
      • Interviews
      • Investigations
      • Metrics
    • Markets
      • Cryptos
      • Commodities
      • Equities
        • Dividends
        • Stock Market
      • Fixed Income
      • Market Views
      • Securities
    • Industries
      • Company News
      • Consumer Goods
      • Content Partners
      • Corporate deals
      • Corporate Press Releases
      • Energy
      • Entertainment
      • Financial Services
      • Hospitality & Travel
      • Manufacturing
      • Real Estate and Construction
      • Tech News
    • Economy
      • Get Data
      • Macro-Economic News
      • Research Analysis
    • Business News
    • Financial Literacy
      • Career tips
      • Personal Finance
    • Lifestyle
      • Billionaire Watch
      • Profiles
    • Opinions
      • Blurb
      • Op-Eds

    © 2022 Nairametrics

    Social Media Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com