Forget Silicon Valley, Indians' permanent residency in Canada rises 51%

More than 39,500 Indian citizens got permanent residency in Canada in 2018 under the express-entry system - a 51 per cent jump from the 2017 figure

With the US making citizenship tougher for immigrants, Canada seems to have opened its arms for Indians. In 2018, more than 39,500 Indian citizens got permanent residency in Canada under the express-entry system — a 51 per cent jump from the 2017 figure.

The Times of India reported on Tuesday that Canada had admitted over 92,000 new permanent-entry residents under its express-entry system in 2018, a rise of 51 per cent over the previous year. In 2017, Canada had admitted nearly 65,500 permanent residents through its express-entry route, of which 40 per cent, or 26,300-odd, were from India. The express-entry scheme