A new report lends insight into Canadians who leave the country, estimated to number around four million in 2016, or about 11 per cent of the population according to Statistics Canada.

Canada has trouble retaining new citizens, with onward migration showing an increase by 31 per cent between 2017 and 2019, according to the report published by McGill Institute for the Study of Canada on Monday.

The study found the number of Canadians living abroad relative to the national population was five times higher than the U.S.{ai:summary}<p>Canadian exodus on the rise as new citizens flee the country, leaving four million behind. #societyCanada struggles to keep citizens as onward migration surges 31% in recent years. #society</p>

Growing number of Canadians are moving abroad due to lack of affordability: McGill study

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