Canada · 12 d ago
Legal immigration from Canada to the U.S. is up 142 per cent, White House data shows
Canada to the U.S.
142 % increase
Legal immigration to the U.S. is down this year from almost every region, but up 142 per cent from Canada, according to data posted by a White House account.
The civic group Build Canada says 120,640 people left Canada last year, the most since records began in 1952, and warns of a brain drain.
PhD holders
34%
High school grads
16%
Build Canada says 34 per cent of immigrants with PhDs leave within 25 years, compared with 16 per cent of high school graduates.
And us?
The group points to pay, taxes and the cost of living, and proposes student-loan forgiveness, income-tax reform and a five-year tax break for founders.
