Canada targets 432000 immigrants for 2022

Under that previous plan, Canada planned to welcome 411,000 new permanent residents in 2022 and 421,000 in 2023.

In 2021 Canada broke its newcomer record by landing 405,000 new permanent residents, compared to its target of 401,000.

The levels plan guides Canada’s immigration system. It outlines the number of immigrants Canada aims to land under its various immigration programs.

Canada’s strategy has been primarily to transition foreigners already within the country to permanent residence. Prior to the pandemic, most new immigrants arrived to Canada from abroad.

The majority of the newcomers will be transitioned to PR through Canada’s Economic Class, which includes the very popular and successful Express Entry system.

Canada needs immigrants for pandemic economic recovery and labour shortages

In the past few years, Canada has embraced ever more ambitious immigration targets in order to jumpstart the economy and also deal with massive labour shortages.

Canada needs immigrants in order to recover from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Consequently, Canada is looking for skilled workers and international students to help the recovery effort.

As well, more than 500,000 Canadian workers are 55 years old or over, with many retiring in the next decade. A recent RBC report suggests Canada will need to rely even more on immigration as job retirements and quitting increases.

See also Canada announced dramatic increases to Canada’s immigration levels for 2021 to 2023 and Canada to spend Millions on immigration to spark economic recovery.

Canada’s 2022-2024 Immigration Levels Plan

		2022	2023	2024
	Overall Planned Permanent Resident Admissions	431,645	447,055	451,000
Economic	Federal High Skilled	55,900	75,750	111,500
	Federal Economic Public Policies	40,000	32,000
	Federal Business	1,000	1,000	1,000
	Economic Pilots: Caregivers; Agri-Food Pilot; Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot	10,250	11,250	12,750
	Atlantic Immigration Pilot	6,250	6,500	6,500
	Provincial Nominee Program	83,500	86,000	93,000
	Quebec Skilled Workers and Business	See the Quebec immigration plan	To be determined	To be determined
	Total Economic	241,850	253,000	267,750
Family	Spouses, Partners and Children	80,000	81,000	81,000
	Parents and Grandparents	25,000	28,500	32,000
	Total Family	105,000	109,500	113,000
Refugees and Protected Persons	Protected Persons in Canada and Dependents Abroad	24,500	25,000	25,500
	Resettled Refugees – Government-Assisted	19,790	17,260	13,000
	Resettled Refugees – Privately Sponsored	31,255	30,795	23,000
	Resettled Refugees – Blended Visa Office-Referred	1,000	1,000	1,000
	Total Refugees and Protected Persons	76,545	74,055	62,500
Humanitarian and Other	Total Humanitarian and Other	8,250	10,500	7,750