Ottawa, Canada - Canada granted permanent residence to 128,865 people in the first five months of 2026, according to new data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Mark Carney-led Canada grants permanent residence to 128,865 people in the first five months of 2026. The volume of approvals recorded over that five-month window points to a processing pace that may be of interest to Nigerians currently planning or preparing immigration applications to Canada. What does the IRCC data cover? IRCC publishes immigration figures on an ongoing basis, tracking the number of people who receive permanent residence under its various programmes.