Canada's Immigration Plan for the 2024-2026 Calander Year.

The Immigration Levels plans were announced on November 1, 2023 for 2024 -2026 Calander year.   The target is 485,000 Permanent Residents for 2024 completing the final step to reach 500,000 in 2025. Starting in 2026, the government will stabilize permanent resident levels at 500,000, allowing time for successful integration, while continuing to augment Canada’s labour market.  The plan is to recalibrate the number of temporary resident admissions over the next year in order to sustain this aspect of the immigration system.

Highlights of the plan :

• Long-term focus on economic growth, with over 60% of permanent resident admissions dedicated to the economic class by 2025.
• To uphold humanitarian traditions by responding to Humanitarian and geopolitical crises around the world
• To support and strengthen Francophone communities outside of Quebec, this will ensure the economic prosperity of Francophone communities across Canada The target is :
  • 6% of total immigration in 2024
  • 7% in 2025
  • 8% in 2026

Information for the 2024 -2026 Levels Plan

The Plan includes new annual and progressively increasing French-speaking permanent resident targets outside Quebec: 6% in 2024, 7% in 2025 and 8% in 2026.

2024 – 2026 Immigration Levels plan