Canada Sets Record High Immigration Targets | Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025
Canada Sets Record High Immigration Targets | Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025
Great News! Canada has just announced its Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025. From the newly released Immigration Levels Plan, Canada is set to admit 1.45 Million new immigrants over three years. For anyone that has been looking to move to Canada, this newly released Immigration Levels Plan promises nothing short of new and great possibilities.
So What is an Immigration Levels Plan?
Okay, let’s break it down! Canada’s immigration levels plan is a three-year framework that outlines how many immigrants will be admitted and under what conditions. The plan also outlines how the federal government plans to use its resources to support newcomers who are integrating into Canadian society, as well as the organizations responsible for providing settlement services. That said let’s take a deeper dive into the nitty-gritty of the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan.
Inside Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025
According to the proposal, presented by Minister of Immigration Sean Fraser on November 1, 2022, Canada hopes to accept 1.45 million new permanent residents over the course of three years, representing all immigration categories.
In 2023, Canada plans to take in 465,000 new permanent residents, 485,000 in 2024, and 500,000 in 2025, bringing the total projected number of new permanent residents to 1.45 million by 2025.
What are the Projections for the Economic Class?
A deeper look into the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan shows that PNPs (Provincial Nomination Programs) are expected to bring in the majority of the permanent residents in the economic class with a projected:
· 105,500 newcomers in 2023
· 110,000 newcomers in 2024
· 117,500 newcomers in 2025
Express Entries will carry the second-highest number of permanent residents in the economic class with a projection of 82,880 in 2023, 109,020 in 2024 & 114,000 in 2025.
What are the Projections for the Family Class?
According to the Immigration Levels Plan, 2023-2025 Family Class sponsorships will make for the second most populous immigrant category in the plan after the Economic class. Programs for family-based immigration require the beneficiaries to be a spouse, partner, child, or other immediate family members. This class is set to invite 105,000 newcomers in 2023, 109,500 in 2024 and 113,000 in 2025 with Spouses, Partners, and Dependent Children getting a larger chunk of the total admissions over Parents and Grandparents.
What are the Projections for the Refugee & Humanitarian
Classes?
We need to understand that Canada has been and continues to be an open country and one that takes care of those who are seeking refuge. However, unlike the Economic and Family classes, the pattern seems to be different with the Humanitarian and Refugee classes which seem to have dipping projections over the proposed 3-year plan.
The Humanitarian Class seeks to admit 76,305 newcomers in 2023 and 76,115 more in 2024 before reducing the number to 72,750 in 2025. The trend is the same under the Refugee Class which seeks to admit 15,985 newcomers in 2023, 13,750 in 2024, and 8,000 in 2025.
But, Wasn’t There Another Immigration Levels Plan Announced
in 2022?
The 2023 to 2025 Immigration Levels Plan is the second immigration level plan in 2022. Here is why? Usually, the government announces its Immigration Levels Plan on November 1st of each year, however, in 2021, there was a delay in the announcement due to federal elections that saw the Immigration plan for 2022-2024 tabled in February of 2022.
What Does This Mean for Someone Aspiring to Move to
Canada
1.45 million new immigrants between 2023-2025 is the highest immigrant projection yet. The large number of projected newcomers is a strategic plan to help meet Canada’s economic needs by helping meet labour market demands throughout all sectors of the economy. It is also a show of Canada’s resolve to unite families and offer refuge and humanitarian asylum.
That said, should you be looking to live, work or study in Canada, feel free to book a consultation session with our team of qualified consultants who will guide you on how best you can make your dream of moving to Canada a reality.
The Team at Northern Connections Canada
