Ontario Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive net international immigration overshadowed losses from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net increase of 11,322 people to Ontario’s population in the second quarter of 2026. This was a decrease of 42.1% from the net gain in the second quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 27,906 people moved to Ontario from other provinces in the second quarter of 2026, down 1% from a year earlier. A total of 34,969 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the second quarter, a decrease of 9.2% from the same period in 2025. The result was a net loss of 7,063 people from Ontario’s population in the second quarter. This was a decrease of 31.7% from the net loss in the second quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from immigration
Net international immigration added 18,385 people to Ontario’s population in the second quarter of 2026. This was a decrease of 38.5% from the net gain from the same period in 2025.
