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Posted on October 25 2024

Canada is inviting 1.1 million migrants by 2027

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Updated October 25 2024

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Highlights: Canada to welcome 1.1 million immigrants by 2027

  • The IRCC has released the Immigration Levels Plan 2025-2027 on October 24, 2024
  • Canada plans to invite 1.1 million immigrants by 2027.
  • The latest plan targets to provide Canada PR visas to 40% of temporary residents already in Canada.
  • Canada will invite 62% of permanent residents associated with key sectors such as health and trade.

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Canada Immigration Levels Plan 2025-2027

The IRCC released the Immigration Levels Plan 2025-2027 on October 24, 2024, which states that the country is planning to welcome 1.1 million immigrants by 2027. The plan includes PR admissions target for 2025 and other notional commitments for 2026 and 2027.

As per the latest plan, the country will provide permanent residence to eligible temporary residents already in Canada to bring down the temporary resident population by 5% by 2026.

Main objectives of the Immigration Levels Plan 2025-2027

IRCC considers the following factors while creating the Immigration Levels Plan:

  • Objectives and priorities of immigration as per the rules set by the IRCC
  • Regional and economic requirements
  • International commitments and obligations
  • Capacity to settle, retain, and integrate immigrants
  • Processing capability

The main objectives of the Canada Immigration Levels Plan 2025-2027 are listed below:

Permanent resident targets: Canada is planning to invite 62% of permanent residents associated with key sectors such as health and trade. The latest plan also targets to provide Canada PR visas to 40% of temporary residents already in Canada. The country will focus on permanent resident programs like family reunification, Canadian Experience Class, regional immigration programs, and programs that attract French-speaking professionals and those associated with key sectors such as healthcare while selecting candidates for Canada PR.

The table below lists the Permanent resident targets till 2027:

Year

Number of new PRs to be welcomed

2025

395,000

2026

380,000

2027

365,000

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Temporary resident targets: The country plans to reduce temporary residents by 5% by 2026 by providing Canada PR visas to eligible temporary residents.
The table below provides details of the temporary residents targets till 2027:

Temporary Resident (TR) Category

2025

2026

2027

Total TR Arrivals and Ranges

6,73,650

 

(604,900 - 742,400)

5,16,600

 

(435,250 - 597,950)

5,43,600

 

(472,900 - 614,250)

Workers

3,67,750

2,10,700

2,37,700

Students

3,05,900

3,05,900

3,05,900

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Details of the Canada Immigration Levels Plan 2025-2027

The table below lists the details of the Canada Immigration levels plan 2025-2027:

2025

2026

2027

 

 

IMMIGRANT CATEGORY

Target

Low Range

High Range

   

High Range

Target

Low Range

High Range

Overall Planned Permanent Resident Admissions

3,95,000

3,80,000

3,65,000

(367,000 - 436,000)Footnote3

(352,000 - 416,000)

(338,000 - 401,000)

Overall French-speaking Permanent Resident Admissions outside Quebec

8.50%

9.50%

10%

-29,325

-31,350

-31,500

Economic

Federal Economic Priorities

41,700

30,000

62,000

47,400

30,000

65,000

47,800

32,000

65,000

In-Canada Focus

82,980

39,000

89,000

75,830

33,000

82,000

70,930

66,000

76,000

Federal Business

2,000

1,200

3,000

1,000

200

2,000

1,000

200

2,000

Federal Economic Pilots:

10,920

6,000

14,800

9,920

5,300

14,000

9,920

5,300

14,000

Caregivers; Agri-Food; Community Immigration Pilots; Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot

Atlantic Immigration Program

5,000

4,000

7,000

5,000

4,000

7,000

5,000

4,000

7,000

Provincial Nominee Program

55,000

20,000

65,000

55,000

20,000

65,000

55,000

20,000

65,000

Quebec Skilled Workers and Business

34,500

33,000

50,000

TBD

-

-

TBD

-

-

Regularization Public Policy

50

-

250

100

-

500

200

-

1,000

Total Economic

2,32,150

2,29,750

2,25,350

(215,000 – 256,000)

(214,000 – 249,000)

(207,000 – 246,000)

Family

Spouses, Partners, and Children

70,000

65,500

78,000

66,500

63,000

75,000

61,000

58,000

67,500

Parents and Grandparents

24,500

20,500

28,000

21,500

16,500

24,500

20,000

15,000

22,000

Total Family

94,500

88,000

81,000

(88,500 – 102,000)

(82,000 – 96,000)

(77,000 – 89,000)

Refugees and Protected Persons

Protected Persons in Canada and Dependents Abroad

20,000

18,000

30,000

18,000

16,000

30,000

18,000

16,000

30,000

Resettled Refugees – Government Assisted

15,250

13,000

17,000

15,250

13,000

17,000

15,250

13,000

17,000

Resettled Refugees – Blended Visa Office Referred

100

-

150

100

-

150

100

-

150

Resettled Refugees – Privately Sponsored

23,000

21,000

26,000

22,000

19,000

24,000

21,000

19,000

24,000

Total Refugees and Protected Persons

58,350

55,350

54,350

(55,000 – 65,000)

(50,000 – 62,000)

(50,000 – 60,000)

Total Humanitarian & Compassionate and Other

10,000

6,900

4,300

(8,500 – 13,000)

(6,000 – 9,000)

(4,000 – 6,000)

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