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More than 15 per cent of immigrants decide to leave Canada either to return to their homeland or immigrate to another country within 20 years after admission as permanent residents, according to a new study.
Statistics Canada examined the emigration of immigrants from 1982 to 2017 in the study released Friday.
The study also found that 5.1 per cent of immigrants admitted between 1982 and 2017 emigrated within five years of their admission.
"While some immigrants may have planned to leave Canada at some point, emigration may also attest to the difficulties many immigrants encounter in integrating into the Canadian labour market or society," according to the study.
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