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Admissions of Afghan refugees: exploring the #WelcomeAfghans Commitment

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The Government of Canada has committed to welcome at least 40,000 refugees and vulnerable Afghans to Canada through several programs. Between August 2021 and October 2022, 22,270 individuals have arrived under the Special Immigration Measures Program for Afghans who assisted the Government of Canada, the humanitarian program, and the pathway for extended family members of former interpreters. The charts below present IRCC data on the age, gender, official language proficiency and education level of the 17,255 of these new arrivals who arrived between August 2021 and August 2022.

Gender of Arrivals 2021 & 2022
Gender of Arrivals 2021 & 2022

There were also fewer than 5 people who stated their gender as neither male nor female. Exact numbers between 0 and 5 are redacted for privacy purposes in the original data set.

Official Language Ability of Arrivals 2021 & 2022
Official Language Ability of Arrivals 2021 & 2022

Fewer than 5 people reported speaking only French; 70 individuals reported speaking both English and French.

Afghan arrivals rarely self-report as having French language knowledge. At least a third of arrivals speak English; more may be represented on the 25% of arrivals who did not respond to this question.

Age of Arrivals 2021
Age of Arrivals 2021

30 individuals fell into the 75+ category.

Age of Arrivals 2022
Age of Arrivals 2022

60 individuals fell into the 75+ category.

Age of Arrivals 2021 & 2022
Age of Arrivals 2021 & 2022

There was little difference in age distribution between 2021 and 2022. Young people under the age of 30, represent two thirds (66%) of all arrivals. Only 5% of arrivals were over the age of 60. This suggests that a high proportion of arrivals are parents with children under 18.

Education Level 2021 Arrivals
Education Level 2021 Arrivals
Education Level 2022 Arrivals
Education Level 2022 Arrivals
Education Levels 2021 & 2022 Arrivals
Education Levels 2021 & 2022 Arrivals

The distribution of education across arrivals was broadly consistent between 2021 and 2022, although in 2022 there were fewer individuals who did not respond to the question.

Comparison of Education 2021 & 2022
Comparison of Education 2021 & 2022

When the numbers are explored in more depth, we see that in 2022, twice as many people arrived in Canada, but three times more people had some kind of bachelors or post-graduate education. The overall education level was therefore slightly proportionately higher in 2022 than 2021.

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