Canada has one of the highest per capita rates of permanent immigration in the world. One of the countries we compare ourselves most closely to is Australia. It depends on the year as to who holds the title in terms of per capita number of new arrivals in the country. One in five Canadians in this country is foreign born. In terms of the number of permanent residents in the country at any given time, I don't think I have that number in front of me, but I would be happy to get that back to you, Madam Chair.
On February 19th, 2015. See this statement in context.