Ottawa: Canada welcomed more than 405,000 new permanent residents in 2021— more than any year in Canadian history. To meet the demands of our growing economy and help make our immigration system more responsive to Canada’s economic needs and humanitarian commitments, the federal government’s 2022-24 Immigration Levels Plan—tabled in February 2022—sets an even higher annual target of 451,000 permanent residents by 2024. The majority will be skilled workers, which will play an important role in addressing persistent labour shortages.
To support the processing and settlement of new permanent residents to Canada as part of Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan—including the government’s increased commitment to Afghan refugees—the government has committed $2.1 billion over five years and $317.6 million ongoing in new funding.