From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Immigration is pivotal for Canada’s economic vitality and future expansion. With an aging population and labor shortages in crucial sectors like healthcare, transportation, and construction, immigrants are essential for fostering innovation and bolstering the economy. They support local businesses and communities, ensuring continued growth.<\/p>\n On November 1, 2023, in Ottawa, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, introduced the 2024-2026 Immigration Levels Plan. This strategic plan is designed to facilitate economic growth while addressing challenges in housing, healthcare, and infrastructure. It aims to support sustainable and stable population growth.<\/p>\n Under this Levels Plan, Canada will maintain its 2024 target of 485,000 permanent residents, progressing to 500,000 in 2025. By 2026, the goal is to stabilize this number, ensuring ample time for successful integration and labor market enhancement. The government will also adjust temporary resident admissions to ensure sustainability.<\/p>\n Collaboration with provinces, territories, employers, stakeholders, and Indigenous groups will continue, adapting to immigration-driven population realities. Guided by the An Immigration System for Canada\u2019s Future<\/em><\/a>, these efforts will strengthen the immigration framework, ensuring newcomers have the resources needed for success, including settlement support and housing access.<\/p>\n The Levels Plan also considers recent advancements in digital systems and client service enhancements that have increased processing capacity and reduced backlogs.<\/p>\n Through immigration, Canada will continue to help families remain together, bring essential skills to businesses, and uphold humanitarian traditions. This ensures the nation benefits from the strength and diversity newcomers bring.<\/p>\n “Today\u2019s Immigration Levels Plan for 2024-2026 outlines our immigration targets for the next three years. By stabilizing newcomer numbers, we acknowledge the need for careful consideration of housing, infrastructure, and sustainable population growth. This plan strikes a balance between economic growth and maintaining our humanitarian traditions, supporting Francophone immigration, and fostering collaboration with partners. Canada will continue to welcome newcomers and ensure they are supported in their new lives.” \u2013 The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Media Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n Bahoz Dara Aziz<\/strong> Media Relations<\/strong> The plan aims to sustain economic growth, manage population stability, and address labor shortages while maintaining humanitarian commitments.<\/p>\n The plan sets ambitious targets for Francophone immigration, aiming for 6% in 2024, increasing to 8% by 2026.<\/p>\n Over 60% of permanent residency admissions will focus on the economic class by 2025, addressing labor market demands.<\/p>\n Yes, it includes extensive engagement with provincial and territorial representatives, businesses, and community organizations.<\/p>\n Canada remains committed to resettling refugees and addressing global humanitarian crises.<\/p>\n For more insights, Read our immigration guide<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Immigration drives Canada\u2019s economy and fuels its future growth. As we continue to face an aging population and critical labour shortages in key sectors like health care, transportation and home building, newcomers are critical to help spur innovation, grow the economy, and support local businesses and communities. … <\/i>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Immigration’s Role in Driving Canada’s Economy<\/h2>\n
Key Targets and Commitments<\/h3>\n
Highlights of the 2024-2026 Immigration Levels Plan<\/h2>\n
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Supporting Economic and Humanitarian Goals<\/h3>\n
Minister’s Statement<\/h2>\n
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Quick Facts<\/h2>\n
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Related Resources<\/h2>\n
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Contact Information for Media<\/h2>\n
Press Secretary
Minister\u2019s Office
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Bahoz.DaraAziz@cic.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n
Communications Sector
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650
media@cic.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\nFrequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n
What is the goal of Canada’s new Immigration Levels Plan?<\/h3>\n
How does Canada support Francophone communities through immigration?<\/h3>\n
How does the plan accommodate economic growth?<\/h3>\n
Does the plan consider provincial and territorial input?<\/h3>\n
How does Canada maintain its humanitarian tradition through immigration?<\/h3>\n