Canada's immigration department, i.e. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) renew its Immigration Level Plan every year. This time around, the government has released the Canada Immigration Levels Plan (2021-23).
As per this recently updated immigration plan, Canada will admit 401, 000 new immigrants in 2021. This target will increase to 4, 11,000 in 2022, and by 2023, the target will increase to 4, 21,000 immigrants.
Multiyear Immigration Plan (2021-2023)
Canada accepts immigrants under various immigration programs every year. A significant number of immigrants arrive in Canada every year under the Economic immigration programs. Find below the category wise Canada annual immigration targetfor the next three years:
Immigrant Category | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
Target | ||||
| Overall Planned Permanent Resident Admissions | 4,01,000 | 4,11,000 | 4,21,000 |
Economic | Federal High Skilled | 1,08,500 | 1,10,500 | 1,13,750 |
Federal Business | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
Economic Pilots: Caregivers; Agri-Food Pilot; Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot | 8,500 | 10,000 | 10,250 | |
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program | 6,000 | 6,250 | 6,500 | |
Provincial Nominee Program | 80,800 | 81,500 | 83,000 | |
Quebec Skilled Workers and Business | See the Quebec immigration plan | To be determined | To be determined | |
Total Economic | 2,32,500 | 2,41,500 | 2,49,500 | |
Family | Spouses, Partners and Children | 80,000 | 80,000 | 81,000 |
Parents and Grandparents | 23,500 | 23,500 | 23,500 | |
Total Family | 1,03,500 | 1,03,500 | 1,04,500 | |
Refugees and Protected Persons | Protected Persons in Canada and Dependents Abroad | 23,500 | 24,500 | 25,000 |
Resettled Refugees - Government-AssistedFootnote 7 | 12,500 | 12,500 | 12,500 | |
Resettled Refugees - Privately Sponsored | 22,500 | 22,500 | 22,500 | |
Resettled Refugees - Blended Visa Office-Referred | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
Total Refugees and Protected Persons | 59,500 | 60,500 | 61,000 | |
Humanitarian and Other | Total Humanitarian & Compassionate and Other | 5,500 | 5,500 | 6,000 |
* Federal High Skilled term includes three main categories of the Express Entry system, i.e. Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Skilled Trades and the Canadian Experience Class.
Express Entry system and Provincial Nominee Programs are the two main programs that invite the skilled foreign workers and allocate the permanent residency visa invitation to the selected candidates.
The combined target of both Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Program is 189,300 invitations in 2021, i.e. just under 50% of total entries.
2021- Target for different Migration categories
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