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Canada Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026

Canada's immigration department, i.e. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) renew its Immigration Level Plan every year. This time around, on November 1, 2023 Canadian government has released the Canada Immigration Levels Plan (2024-2026). 

As per this recently updated immigration plan, Canada will admit 485,000 new immigrants in 2024. This target will increase to 500,000 in 2025, and in the year 2026 also it will remain stable at 500,000. Hence, Canada will admit about 1.5 million permanent residents (14,85,000) in next three years (2024-2026).

Multiyear Immigration Plan (2024-2026)

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 target for the next three years:

2024-2026 Immigration Levels Plan

Immigrant Category

 

2024

2025

2026

Target

Low Range

High Range

Target

Low Range

High Range

Target

Low Range

High Range

 

Overall Planned Permanent Resident Admissions

485,000

430,000

532,500

500,000

442,500

550,000

500,000

442,500

550,000

Overall French-speaking Permanent Resident Admissions outside Quebec

26,100

-

-

31,500

-

-

36,000

-

-

Economic

Federal High Skilled

110,770

90,000

116,000

117,500

96,500

124,000

117,500

96,500

124,000

Federal Economic Public Policies

-

0

3,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

Federal Business

5,000

3,500

7,000

6,000

4,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

8,000

Economic Pilots: Caregivers; Agri-Food Pilot; Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot; Economic Mobility Pathways Project

10,875

6,500

14,500

14,750

9,000

19,750

13,750

9,000

19,750

Atlantic Immigration Program

 6,500

4,000

9,000

8,500

5,000

13,000

8,500

5,000

13,000

Provincial Nominee Program

110,000

105,500

117,000

120,000

113,000

130,000

120,000

113,000

130,000

Quebec Skilled Workers and Business

To be determined

To be determined

To be determined

Total Economic

281,135

250,000

305,000

301,250

265,000

326,000

301,250

265,000

326,000

Family

Spouses, Partners and Children

82,000

77,000

88,000

84,000

79,000

90,000

84,000

79,000

90,000

Parents and Grandparents

32,000

27,000

36,000

34,000

29,000

42,000

34,000

29,000

42,000

Total Family

114,000

105,000

130,000

118,000

107,000

135,000

118,000

107,000

135,000

Refugees and Protected Persons

Protected Persons in Canada and Dependents Abroad

27,000

24,000

38,000

29,000

26,000

40,000

29,000

26,000

40,000

Resettled Refugees – Government Assisted

21,115

16,750

26,000

15,250

12,000

17,000

15,250

12,000

17,000

Resettled Refugees – Privately Sponsored

27,750

20,000

31,000

28,250

23,000

32,000

28,250

23,000

32,000

Resettled Refugees – Blended Visa Office-Referred

250

-

400

250

-

400

250

-

400

Total Refugees and Protected Persons

76,115

66,000

93,000

72,750

64,000

80,000

72,750

64,000

80,000

Humanitarian & Compassionate and Other

Total Humanitarian & Compassionate and Other

13,750

9,000

17,500

8,000

6,500

12,000

8,000

   

Note: 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 and PNP target- 2024

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 Economic immigration programs (i.e. including Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Program, etc.) will welcome 2,81,135 newcomers in 2024, i.e. 55% of overall immigration target (485,000) of the year.

2024- Target for different Migration categories

If you have any query, regarding the targets above or apply for permanent residency to Canada this year, you may contact our Qualified Immigration Experts at Visas Avenue- the leading and registered Visa consultancy Company.

You can apply for Canada PR visa, study visa, visit visa, family-sponsored visa, etc. through Visas Avenue Immigration.

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