Stabilizing Canada’s immigration targets to support sustainable growth

Immigration drives Canada’s economy and fuels its future growth. As Canada continues 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.

On Nov 01st, 2023, The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, tabled the 2024-2026 Immigration Levels Plan.

Highlights of the 2024-2026 Immigration Levels Plan include:

• A continued long-term focus on economic growth, with over 60% of permanent resident admissions dedicated to the economic class by 2025.
• A commitment to uphold the Government of Canada’s humanitarian tradition support effort by responding to humanitarian and geopolitical crises around the world.
• New ambitious Francophone immigration targets to support Francophone communities outside of Quebec. The targets represent 6% of total immigration in 2024, 7% in 2025, and 8% in 2026. This is to strengthen Francophone communities outside of Quebec and ensure the economic prosperity of Francophone minority communities across Canada.