During this lockdown period, there has been an increase in the search results of different terms. A recent report based on these search results shows that Canada is the most preferred immigration destination among different nationalities. Remitly has conducted new research, in which they have analyzed the volume of different immigration-related terms and phrases searched in more than 100 countries.
Undoubtedly, Canada topped the list as the most preferred immigration destination, scoring votes from 29 countries. Moreover, Japan was the second on the list with 13 countries seeking to immigrate to the North-American country. While Spain, Germany, Qatar, and Australia followed the lead in the list after Japan. Also, the United States scored the ninth rank in this list of most-desired immigration destinations.
We do not need any explanations for Canada being the most popular immigration option from more than 100 choices, as the nation offers free universal healthcare and has relatively lower unemployment rates. Furthermore, Canada has been ranked sixth per the Global Peace Index, celebrating peace and freedom in the nation.
Which nationalities are willing to move to Canada?
Nationals from the following Asian countries seem as most interested in Canadian immigration:
- India
- Pakistan
- Azerbaijan
- Qatar
Unsurprisingly, India is on the list, as Indians contribute nearly 25% of the total number of immigrants to Canada annually.
According to the research by Remitly, Germany is the most liked immigrant destination among European countries, with Canada being second on the list. These are the countries that prefer Canada the most as the best immigration destination:
- Belgium
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
- France
While studying North American countries, Remitly came across eight countries that are most likely to immigrate to Canada, and these are:
- The Bahamas
- Belize
- Grenada
- Antigua and Barbuda
- The Dominican Republic
- Barbados
- Mexico
- Jamaica
Moreover, as per the research, Africa is most interested in moving to Canada, including 13 countries on the list, and these are:
- Nigeria
- Botswana
- Kenya
- Mauritius
- Ghana
- Zambia
- Tanzania
- Namibia
- Madagascar
- Seychelles
- Zimbabwe
- South Africa
- Tunisia
How were the results calculated by Remitly?
Remitly calculated the monthly search volume of terms related to immigration through the Google search data of every country. A few examples of these search terms that were included to calculate results are, work in [immigration destination], move to [destination], immigrate to [destination], live in [destination], etc. Furthermore, Remitly included search data from all languages in this research.
Hence, to come up with the results, the most searched destination by the population of a nation was considered the most preferred immigration destination in that country.
Canada has always been popular for its flexible immigration system, which offers more than 100 programs and has been welcoming hundreds of thousands of newcomers every year. Moreover, Canada has not failed in inviting new immigrants to the country during the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic to boost economic recovery.
