Immigration to Canada
In this study, we analyze the migration pattern to Canada during the time frame 1980 - 2013. People migrate to different countries due to many reasons. The study shows a pattern showing increase in migration due to economic hardships, climate related events during this period.
Data
Immigration to Canada from 1980 to 2013 - International migration flows to and from selected countries - The 2015 revision from United Nation's website.
Analysis
As a matter of personal interest, I looked at India. The migration from India shows the following pattern:
When we check the trend on migration from other Asian countries, we see that the pattern is very similar.
To check the impact of Climate events on immigration, we analyze the data for Haiti following the 2010 Earthquake. We see a spike in immigration following the event.
What's the top 5 countries where people are migration from? The below digram shows those countries.