North America
Making aliyah from Canada
4,477 people moved from Canada to Israel between 2015 and 2025, including 452 in 2025. Here is what the official record shows about them, and what the process looks like from Canada specifically.
Olim in 2025
452
granted oleh status on arrival
Total since 2015
4,477
11 years of the record
Busiest year
2022
543 arrivals
Most chosen town
Jerusalem
891 people
Settlement concentration
40.8% of olim from Canada registered in three towns: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Beit Shemesh. That is the 14th most concentrated of the 23 countries with at least 1,000 olim on record.
The record
Aliyah from Canada, in the ministry's own files
Every arrival counted once, in the year they landed and the town they registered in.
Arrivals from Canada by year
Where they settled
Absorption town recorded on arrival.
- 1Jerusalem891
- 2Tel Aviv-Yafo629
- 3Beit Shemesh307
- 4Ra'anana262
- 5Netanya201
- 6Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut167
- 7Ashdod122
- 8Haifa119
- 9Herzliya114
- 10Safed81
Age on arrival
22% arrived as children, 12% at 65 or over.
- 10-17979
- 218-241,194
- 325-34924
- 435-49498
- 550-64349
- 665+533
What they did before moving
Occupation recorded at registration. "School pupil" and "student" reflect how many arrive as dependants.
- 1Not stated757
- 2School pupil531
- 3Student508
- 4Retired302
- 5Professional services119
- 6Unskilled106
- 7Marketing & PR81
- 8Physician74
Destination
More went to Jerusalem than anywhere else
891 of the 4,477 arrivals from Canada registered in Jerusalem, ahead of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Beit Shemesh, Ra'anana.
That is 20% of everyone arriving from Canada, against 8.2% of olim from all countries.
The town is recorded once, on arrival, so the chart above shows where people registered rather than where they live now.
How it works
The process from Canada
The Jewish Agency handles the file, with Nefesh B'Nefesh working alongside it for applicants in this country.
Group aliyah charter flights run in summer; most people fly commercially and receive their teudat oleh on landing at Ben Gurion.
Canadian olim follow the American pattern: Jerusalem, Modi'in, Ra'anana and Beit Shemesh.
Documents are the slow part everywhere: birth certificates, proof of Jewish descent, police clearance and, in most countries, apostilles. Start collecting before you open the file, not after. The full sequence is in the aliyah guide.
Arriving with English as your first language, ulpan is the single biggest determinant of how fast your first year goes. New olim are entitled to free Hebrew study, and the Hebrew alphabet and essential phrases pages are a no-cost head start.
Before you go
Work out what your money is worth: the cost of living page has rent, groceries and salaries in real numbers, and the shekel converter gives today's rate.
A market stall in Jerusalem with prices marked in shekels.
Check the calendar you are moving into: holiday dates close the country for whole weeks in autumn and spring, and Shabbat times govern the week.
A sesame-topped challah loaf, freshly baked.
See how Canada compares with everywhere else on the full statistics explorer.
An open-plan office floor of screens and desks.
Aliyah from elsewhere in North America
Total arrivals 2015 to 2025, in brackets.
Start here
The move itself, in six steps
Eligibility, opening the file, the documents, the visa, landing day and the absorption benefits that follow. The guide is the same wherever you are starting from.
Frequently asked questions
How many people make aliyah from Canada each year?+
452 in 2025, and 4,477 in total between 2015 and 2025. The strongest single year was 2022, with 543 arrivals.
Where do olim from Canada settle?+
Jerusalem takes the largest share, followed by Tel Aviv-Yafo, Beit Shemesh, Ra'anana. 20% of olim from Canada settled in Jerusalem, against 8.2% of olim overall.
Who handles an aliyah application from Canada?+
The Jewish Agency handles the file, with Nefesh B'Nefesh working alongside it for applicants in this country.
Is aliyah from Canada mostly families or individuals?+
Of the 4,477 arrivals recorded, 22% were children under 18 and 12% were 65 or over. That is a family-heavy profile.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, published on data.gov.il. Figures count people granted oleh status on arrival. Rebuilt 2026-08-05.