Commentary By Qi Wu In 2025, Canada admitted 393,770 permanent residents , according to preliminary IRCC monthly data, after Ottawa had lowered its 2025 target to 395,000 from the 483,640 admitted in 2024. Ontario received 43.1 per cent of them, followed by Quebec at 15.3 per cent, Alberta at 13.1 per cent and British Columbia at 12.9 per cent. Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the four Atlantic provinces together received about 15.3 per cent, but the distribution pattern between and within the provinc