Canada immigration targets – How Canada plans to reach 1.3 million newcomers

You may already be aware that Canada is working on its ambitious target of welcoming 1.33 million new immigrants by 2024. To achieve this stupendous feat Canada immigration has geared up with some very impactful decisions and steps. They will be interesting to learn, especially if you are planning to migrate to Canada. Canada Immigration Levels Plan The Canada Immigration Levels Plan for the years 2022 to 2024 reflects the country’s plan to invite and add immigration candidates as Canada PR visa holders. This is done in view of getting those skilled candidates to contribute to the economic and social development of Canada. Here’s a snapshot of the Canada immigration levels plan:

Year	Immigration Levels Plan
2022	431,645 permanent residents
2023	447,055 permanent residents
2024	451,000 permanent residents

Canada Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024

Immigrant Category		2022					2023					2024
		Target		Low Range		High Range	Target		Low Range		High Range	Target	Low Range			High Range
	Overall Planned Permanent Resident Admissions	4,31,645		3,60,000		4,45,000	4,47,055		3,80,000		4,65,000	4,51,000	3,90,000			4,75,000
Economic	Federal High Skilled	55,900		52,000		64,000	75,750		63,000		84,000	1,11,500	91,000			1,18,000
	Federal Economic Public Policies	40,000		30,000		48,000	32,000		25,000		42,000	-	-			-
	Federal Business	1,000		800		1,500	1,000		800		1,500	1,500	1,000			2,000
	Economic Pilots	10,250		4,000		10,500	11,250		7,000		18,000	12,750	8,000			20,000
	Atlantic Immigration Program	6,250		4,000		8,000	6,500		4,000		10,000	6,500	4,000			12,000
	Provincial Nominee Program	83,500		80,000		95,000	86,000		82,000		95,000	93,000	88,000			98,000
	Quebec Skilled Workers and Business	See the Quebec immigration plan					To be determined					To be determined
	Total Economic	2,41,850	2,10,000		2,48,000		2,53,000	2,22,000		2,59,000		2,67,750		2,35,000	2,73,000
Family	Spouses, Partners and Children	80,000	68,000		81,000		81,000	70,000		84,000		81,000		70,000	84,000
	Parents and Grandparents	25,000	19,000		31,000		28,500	22,000		38,000		32,000		27,000	43,000
	Total Family	1,05,000	90,000		1,09,000		1,09,500	94,000		1,13,000		1,13,000		99,000	1,17,000
Refugees and Protected Persons	Protected Persons in Canada and Dependents Abroad	24,500	20,000		27,500		25,000	20,500		28,000		25,500		21,000	28,500
	Resettled Refugees - Government-Assisted	19,790	15,500		24,000		17,260	13,500		26,000		13,000		10,000	19,500
	Resettled Refugees - Privately Sponsored	31,255	19,000		34,000		30,795	19,400		34,000		23,000		15,500	28,000
	Resettled Refugees - Blended Visa Office-Referred	1,000	100		1,100		1,000	100		1,100		1,000		100	1,100
	Total Refugees and Protected Persons	76,545	55,000		79,500		74,055	57,000		82,000		62,500		50,000	75,500
Humanitarian and Other	Total Humanitarian & Compassionate and Others	8,250	5,000		8,500		10,500	7,000		11,000		7,750		6,000	9,500

New decisions in Canada Immigration

• Canada has decided to work on immigration programs that will let temporary foreign residents in Canada to get a Canada PR visa more easily.
• During the period when COVID-19 restrictions were in place, Canada has been conducting immigration draws that participate CEC and PNP candidates only. These candidates were already working in the country and were available to immigrate, unlike overseas candidates who had to face delays of border restrictions.
• IRCC has also taken the following steps:
• It has virtually processed more application categories to reach pre-pandemic rates in visa application processing.
• It has pivoted to remotely deliver many immigration services (E.g., online citizenship ceremonies).
• The Canadian government’s aim and effort are to achieve a 5.6% influx of French-speaking immigrants outside Quebec by 2024.

So, as it can be seen, commensurate with the increasing number of vaccinations in Canada, the borders will open up and more immigrants overseas will be welcomed to move to Canada. This is the flagship mission for Canada as its economic recovery and subsequent development depends heavily on Canada immigration performance.

If you are looking to Study, Work, Visit, Invest, or Migrate to Canada, talk to Y-Axis, the World’s No.1 immigration & visa company.

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Note:

PR – Permanent Residence/Permanent Resident

PNP – Provincial Nominee Program

CEC – Canadian Experience Class