ISSofBC GAR Bulletins: Learn more about the thousands of Government Assisted Refugees ISSofBC has welcomed in over 45 years of serving newcomers to BC. Statistics on government assisted refugee arrivals to BC are available starting from January 2010.
GAR Bulletins
2023
GAR Report: Oct – Dec 2023 & 2023 Year in Review
Read the latest Government-Assisted Refugee (GAR) Bulletin that explores the demographics of the Government Assisted Refugees (GARs) that arrived in British Columbia in 2023.
Highlights from the report include:
- Over 2,700 GARs arrived in BC during 2023, including those that moved from other provinces. This number was made up of 1,213 family units
- The top 5 source countries for GARs in 2023 were Afghanistan (54%), Syria (18%), Democratic Republic of the Congo (8%), Sudan (3%), and Somalia (4%).
- Surrey remained the most common municipality to host GAR arrivals in 2023, welcoming 82% of the GARs. GARs settled in much smaller numbers in other muncipalities including: Delta (5%), Burnaby (5%), Langley (4%) and Richmond (4%).
2022
Afghan Special Initiative – 2021/22 – Afghan Arrivals to Metro Vancouver Bulletin – 23 August 2021 – 23 August 2022
Oct 1 – Dec 31- includes summary of GAR arrivals for all of 2022
2021
Bulletin not available for July 31 – September 30
Bulletin not available for April 1 – June 30
2020
2019
2018
April 1 – June 30
2017
2016
2015
October 1 – December 31 (with additional highlights from Jan – Dec 2015)
July 1 – September 30 (with highlights of Jan – Sept 2015)
2014
July 1 – September 30
January 1- March 31
2013
April 1 – June 30
2012
2011
2010
