Canada announces Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has officially announced Canada’s new 2024–2026 immigration levels plan on November 1, 2023.
Canada aims to welcome 485,000 new permanent residents in 2024, 500,000 in 2025, and 500,000 in 2026, following the trajectory of the 2023–2025 Plan announced last year.
Summary of Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan
Each year, the federal department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) releases a new Immigration Levels Plan which it uses to guide its operations.
In 2023, IRCC plans to welcome more than 465,000 immigrants to Canada. In 2024, Canada’s newcomer target is 485,000 new permanent residents (PRs). In both 2025, and 2026 Canada will aim to welcome an additional 500,000 immigrants (in each year). The following table summarizes Canada’s immigration targets between 2024-2026 by immigration class:
|
Immigration Class
|
2024
|
2025
|
2026
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Economic
|
281,135
|
301,250
|
301,250
|
|
Family
|
114,000
|
118,000
|
118,000
|
|
Refugee
|
76,115
|
72,750
|
72,750
|
|
Humanitarian
|
13,750
|
8,000
|
8,000
|
|
Total
|
485,000
|
500,000
|
500,000
|
Express Entry and PNP targets to rise
The Express Entry target will be 110,700 permanent resident admissions in 2024, and this will rise to 117,500 immigrants in each of 2025 and 2026.
The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) target will be 110,000 immigrants in 2024, and rise to 120,000 in 2025, and another 120,000 in 2026.
Spousal, Partner, and Children sponsorship has a target of 82,000 admissions in 2024, and this will rise to 84,000 in each of 2025 and 2026. Meanwhile, the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) target will be 32,000 immigrants in 2024, followed by 34,000 immigrants in each of 2025 and 2026.
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