Census says 126,340 people left Canada for the U.S. in 2022, a 70 per cent increase over a decade ago
Tens of thousands of Canadians are emigrating from Canada to the United States and the number of people packing up and moving south has hit a level not seen in 10 years or more, according to data compiled by CBC News.
There’s nothing new about Canadians moving south of the 49th parallel for love, work or warmer weather, but the latest figures from the American Community Survey (ACS) suggest it’s now happening at a much higher rate than the historical average.
The ACS, which is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, says the number of people moving from Canada to the U.S. hit 126,340 in 2022. That’s an increase of nearly 70 per cent over the 75,752 people who made the move in 2012.
I moved to the US over twenty years ago. I became friends with a member of the consulate staff who told me that a lot of Canadians make a move to the U.S., and 70% will return to Canada within 7 years. Not me though! It took me 8 1/2 before I moved back.
I loved it there, but it was… different in ways that would take a long and personal comment to elucidate. If you last 12 years there you are probably not coming back.