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Posted on April 14 2023

IRCC welcomed 100,000+ new PRs in first two months of 2023

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By  Editor
Updated July 02 2024

Highlights: In January & February 2023, IRCC welcomed 100,000+ new PRs

  • IRCC released its latest data from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
  • Canada immigration saw 100,430 new PRs in January and February 2023.
  • With this pace, the number of new permanent residents should reach 602,580 by the end of 2023.
  • Ottawa welcomed the most number of new PRs in 2023.

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New PRs spiked in the first two months of 2023

As per the latest data from IRCC, in January and February 2023, Canadian immigration saw an increase of about 40 percent compared to the same period last year.

 

Time Period

Number of new PRs issued

January and February 2022

72,815

January and February 2023

100,430

 

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Projection of new PRs by the end of 2023

With this pace, the number of new permanent residents should reach 602,580 by the end of 2023.  As per Ottawa’s 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan, the province has planned 465,000 new PRs by 2023, 485,000 new PRs by 2024, and 500,000 new PRs by 2025.

 

Provinces with higher percentage growth in immigration in 2023 vs. 2022

The following table shows the provinces with higher percentage growth in immigration in the first two months of 2023 versus the same period of 2022.

 

Province

Percentage growth in immigration

Newfoundland and Labrador

307.7

Prince Edward Island

116.8

New Brunswick

79.4

Nova Scotia

41.4

Manitoba

89.1

Saskatchewan

93.2

Alberta

50.3

British Columbia

27.7

Ontario

22.7

 

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BC, Ontario and Manitoba invited 993 candidates under 5 streams

Express Entry rounds of invitations: 3500 ITAs issued with a CRS of 486

 

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