New Canadian citizens from Egypt fell by 55%, from 2,557 in H1 2022 to 1,158 in H1 2025

Key Takeaways

  • The number of new Canadian citizens born in Egypt fell 9.8% in H1 2025, reaching 1,158, down from 1,284 in late 2024.
  • The steepest half-on-half fall came in H2 2024 (-37.3%), signalling the start of a more sustained slowdown.
  • Compared with the 2022 peak of 2,566, current levels are down 55%, marking a continuous decline since mid-2022.
  • Despite the multi-year decline, the smaller 9.8% decrease in H1 2025 suggests the rate of decline may be easing.

Between H1 2022 and H1 2025, the number of Egyptian-born individuals gaining Canadian citizenship has halved, falling from 2,557 to 1,158. After a minor rise of 0.4% in late 2022, the trend turned negative, with consecutive half-year declines driven by tighter intake, post-pandemic normalisation, or lower new arrival volumes.

The most dramatic drop came in H2 2024, when approvals plunged by more than a third. While the latest figure for H1 2025 (-9.8%) continues the downward path, the smaller decline indicates that the fall may be bottoming out, possibly reflecting a new equilibrium in citizenship processing or fewer eligible applicants entering the pipeline.

Source:

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

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H1 2022 - H1 2025
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