What keeps it alive
Canada is a primary destination for Nigerian emigrants since the 2010s. Nigerian diaspora in Canada growing rapidly; significant brain drain concerns.
Active drivers
DIASPORA · EDUCATION
Anchors
Nigerian diaspora · University pipeline · Commonwealth membership
Accountability
Canada has not adopted specific measures to compensate Nigeria for the economic cost of the professional brain drain it has absorbed. The emigration of doctors and nurses trained at Nigerian public expense represents a significant ongoing transfer of human capital.
Key moments
- 1960Relations established at independence.
- 2022Canada became one of the top three destinations for Nigerian emigrants. Significant nurse and doctor emigration documented.