Zimbabwean Canadians

There is a growing recognition that "diaspora resources can be leveraged to facilitate increased trade, investment, technology, skills, and cultural linkage between different countries."

[5] Canada determines whether to allow an immigrant to come into the country based on three main categories: economic, family reunification, and refugee status for a person.

Thirdly, refugees admitted into Canada represent the smallest group of immigrants every year; this category includes humanitarian resettlement programs and claims for asylum protection.

Canada provides language training, as well as national health care and social welfare to immigrants, which helps them settle into the new country.

[7] This is probably due to the situation in Zimbabwe creating a greater need to emigrate than in South Africa, or a desire by many immigrants to live individually rather than in large groups.

The Greater Toronto Area offers comfortable affordable living and a suburban lifestyle that most immigrants were accustomed to prior to arriving in Canada, compared to a country like the UK.

Toronto is considered the main gateway to Canada and is within driving distance of the Canada–United States border creating opportunities for both settled Canadian and American communities to interact.

University and college students of Zimbabwean heritage are also attracted to studying in Canada due to its familiarity, lower costs and Commonwealth ties.