In 2024, Canada saw a record-breaking 106,134 people emigrate, the highest since 1967, with 27,086 more leaving in Q1 2025, leading to a significant net population loss. Ontario drove 48% of 2024’s departures (50,680 people), despite being 39% of Canada’s population, with its share rising above 50% in early 2025. British Columbia and Alberta also had higher-than-expected emigration relative to their population sizes. Quebec, with 22% of Canada’s population, accounted for under 13% of 2024’s outf