In 2022, a total of than 16,415 refugee claimants in Canada came from Mexico, the most out of any country. Haiti, Turkey, Colombia, and Iran rounded out the top five countries for refugee claimants in Canada in that year.
Leading origin countries of persons claiming refugee status in Canada in 2022
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- Basic Statistic Leading origin countries of refugee claimants in Canada 2022
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. (August 15, 2023). Leading origin countries of persons claiming refugee status in Canada in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/549366/top-10-origin-countries-of-refugee-claimants-in-canada/
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. "Leading origin countries of persons claiming refugee status in Canada in 2022." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549366/top-10-origin-countries-of-refugee-claimants-in-canada/
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. (2023). Leading origin countries of persons claiming refugee status in Canada in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549366/top-10-origin-countries-of-refugee-claimants-in-canada/
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. "Leading Origin Countries of Persons Claiming Refugee Status in Canada in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549366/top-10-origin-countries-of-refugee-claimants-in-canada/
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Leading origin countries of persons claiming refugee status in Canada in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549366/top-10-origin-countries-of-refugee-claimants-in-canada/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Leading origin countries of persons claiming refugee status in Canada in 2022 [Graph], Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/549366/top-10-origin-countries-of-refugee-claimants-in-canada/