South Africans have historically scored highly in a popular entry programme for skilled workers in Canada.
These numbers could have since grown, as John Dunn, Citizenship and Immigration Director, Sable International, said that Canada was one of the top five countries that South Africans emigrated to in 2023 – alongside Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Canada is a popular destination for South African emigrants and also needs skilled workers to maintain its economy as it has one of the world’s oldest populations and lowest birth rates.in the popular Express Entry Program for skilled workers due to their strong English language skills, the ability to obtain skilled work, and the higher education they may have done when they were younger.
The Canadian government passed the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by the Non-Canadians Act in 2022 to stop foreign investors from buying residential property in Canada and to ensure that Canadian citizens were still able to enter the housing market.
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