Sunday, November 6, 2022

Canada Immigration Plan to Grow the Economy

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 The Government of Canada is setting immigration target levels in the new plan of acquiring 465,000 permanent residents in 2023, 485,000  permanent residents in 2024 and 500,000  permanent residents in 2025. 

The Immigration plan also brings an increased focus on attracting newcomers to different regions of the country, including small towns and rural communities.

The plan embraces immigration as a strategy to help businesses find workers and to attract the skills required in key sectors—including health care, skilled trades, manufacturing and technology—to manage the economic growth Canada will face in the decades ahead.

Highlights of the levels plan include:

  • a long-term focus on economic growth, with just over 60% of admissions in the economic class by 2025
  • using new features in the Express Entry system to welcome newcomers with the required skills and qualifications in sectors facing acute labour shortages such as, health care, manufacturing, building trades and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
  • increases in regional programs to address targeted local labour market needs, through the Provincial Nominee Program, the Atlantic Immigration Program, and the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
  • reuniting more families faster
  • ensuring that at least 4.4% of new permanent residents outside Quebec are Francophone
  • support for global crises by providing a safe haven to those facing persecution, including by expanding the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot

With a focus on regional immigration, this plan builds on ongoing work to strengthen our immigration system and spread the benefits of immigration to communities across the country, including supporting the vitality of Francophone communities outside of Quebec.  

Regional economic immigration programs, like the Provincial Nominee Program, are increasingly important to the sustainable growth of our country. That’s why this year’s plan outlines year-over-year growth so that we can continue to support provinces and territories in attracting the skilled newcomers they need to address the labour shortage and demographic challenges in their regions.

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