Highlights: Canada to welcome 1.1 million immigrants by 2027
- The IRCC has released the Immigration Levels Plan 2025-2027 on October 24, 2024
- Canada plans to invite 1.1 million immigrants by 2027.
- The latest plan targets to provide Canada PR visas to 40% of temporary residents already in Canada.
- Canada will invite 62% of permanent residents associated with key sectors such as health and trade.
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Canada Immigration Levels Plan 2025-2027
The IRCC released the Immigration Levels Plan 2025-2027 on October 24, 2024, which states that the country is planning to welcome 1.1 million immigrants by 2027. The plan includes PR admissions target for 2025 and other notional commitments for 2026 and 2027.
As per the latest plan, the country will provide permanent residence to eligible temporary residents already in Canada to bring down the temporary resident population by 5% by 2026.
Main objectives of the Immigration Levels Plan 2025-2027
IRCC considers the following factors while creating the Immigration Levels Plan:
- Objectives and priorities of immigration as per the rules set by the IRCC
- Regional and economic requirements
- International commitments and obligations
- Capacity to settle, retain, and integrate immigrants
- Processing capability
The main objectives of the Canada Immigration Levels Plan 2025-2027 are listed below:
Permanent resident targets: Canada is planning to invite 62% of permanent residents associated with key sectors such as health and trade. The latest plan also targets to provide Canada PR visas to 40% of temporary residents already in Canada. The country will focus on permanent resident programs like family reunification, Canadian Experience Class, regional immigration programs, and programs that attract French-speaking professionals and those associated with key sectors such as healthcare while selecting candidates for Canada PR.
The table below lists the Permanent resident targets till 2027:
|
Year |
Number of new PRs to be welcomed |
|
2025 |
395,000 |
|
2026 |
380,000 |
|
2027 |
365,000 |
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Temporary resident targets: The country plans to reduce temporary residents by 5% by 2026 by providing Canada PR visas to eligible temporary residents.
The table below provides details of the temporary residents targets till 2027:
|
Temporary Resident (TR) Category |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
|
Total TR Arrivals and Ranges |
6,73,650
(604,900 - 742,400) |
5,16,600
(435,250 - 597,950) |
5,43,600
(472,900 - 614,250) |
|
Workers |
3,67,750 |
2,10,700 |
2,37,700 |
|
Students |
3,05,900 |
3,05,900 |
3,05,900 |
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Details of the Canada Immigration Levels Plan 2025-2027
The table below lists the details of the Canada Immigration levels plan 2025-2027:
|
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
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IMMIGRANT CATEGORY |
Target |
Low Range |
High Range |
High Range |
Target |
Low Range |
High Range |
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|
Overall Planned Permanent Resident Admissions |
3,95,000 |
3,80,000 |
3,65,000 |
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|
(367,000 - 436,000)Footnote3 |
(352,000 - 416,000) |
(338,000 - 401,000) |
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|
Overall French-speaking Permanent Resident Admissions outside Quebec |
8.50% |
9.50% |
10% |
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|
-29,325 |
-31,350 |
-31,500 |
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|
Economic |
Federal Economic Priorities |
41,700 |
30,000 |
62,000 |
47,400 |
30,000 |
65,000 |
47,800 |
32,000 |
65,000 |
|
In-Canada Focus |
82,980 |
39,000 |
89,000 |
75,830 |
33,000 |
82,000 |
70,930 |
66,000 |
76,000 |
|
|
Federal Business |
2,000 |
1,200 |
3,000 |
1,000 |
200 |
2,000 |
1,000 |
200 |
2,000 |
|
|
Federal Economic Pilots: |
10,920 |
6,000 |
14,800 |
9,920 |
5,300 |
14,000 |
9,920 |
5,300 |
14,000 |
|
|
Caregivers; Agri-Food; Community Immigration Pilots; Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot |
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|
Atlantic Immigration Program |
5,000 |
4,000 |
7,000 |
5,000 |
4,000 |
7,000 |
5,000 |
4,000 |
7,000 |
|
|
Provincial Nominee Program |
55,000 |
20,000 |
65,000 |
55,000 |
20,000 |
65,000 |
55,000 |
20,000 |
65,000 |
|
|
Quebec Skilled Workers and Business |
34,500 |
33,000 |
50,000 |
TBD |
- |
- |
TBD |
- |
- |
|
|
Regularization Public Policy |
50 |
- |
250 |
100 |
- |
500 |
200 |
- |
1,000 |
|
|
Total Economic |
2,32,150 |
2,29,750 |
2,25,350 |
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|
(215,000 – 256,000) |
(214,000 – 249,000) |
(207,000 – 246,000) |
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|
Family |
Spouses, Partners, and Children |
70,000 |
65,500 |
78,000 |
66,500 |
63,000 |
75,000 |
61,000 |
58,000 |
67,500 |
|
Parents and Grandparents |
24,500 |
20,500 |
28,000 |
21,500 |
16,500 |
24,500 |
20,000 |
15,000 |
22,000 |
|
|
Total Family |
94,500 |
88,000 |
81,000 |
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|
(88,500 – 102,000) |
(82,000 – 96,000) |
(77,000 – 89,000) |
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|
Refugees and Protected Persons |
Protected Persons in Canada and Dependents Abroad |
20,000 |
18,000 |
30,000 |
18,000 |
16,000 |
30,000 |
18,000 |
16,000 |
30,000 |
|
Resettled Refugees – Government Assisted |
15,250 |
13,000 |
17,000 |
15,250 |
13,000 |
17,000 |
15,250 |
13,000 |
17,000 |
|
|
Resettled Refugees – Blended Visa Office Referred |
100 |
- |
150 |
100 |
- |
150 |
100 |
- |
150 |
|
|
Resettled Refugees – Privately Sponsored |
23,000 |
21,000 |
26,000 |
22,000 |
19,000 |
24,000 |
21,000 |
19,000 |
24,000 |
|
|
Total Refugees and Protected Persons |
58,350 |
55,350 |
54,350 |
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|
(55,000 – 65,000) |
(50,000 – 62,000) |
(50,000 – 60,000) |
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|
Total Humanitarian & Compassionate and Other |
10,000 |
6,900 |
4,300 |
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|
(8,500 – 13,000) |
(6,000 – 9,000) |
(4,000 – 6,000) |
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