Ottawa, November 1, 2017— Following the tabling of the 2017 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration on November 1, 2017, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is pleased to release details on its 2018 multi-year Immigration Levels Plan. Canada will welcome 310,000 new permanent residents in 2018, 330,000 in 2019 and 340,000 in 2020.
Category | Immigration Program | 2017 Target | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Percentage change, 2017 to 2020 | |||
Economic Programs | Range | Target | Range | Target | Range | Target | |||
FSW, FST, CEC | 71,700 | 72,700-78,200 | 74,900 | 76,000- 83,000 | 81,400 | 81,000-88,000 | 85,800 | +19.66% | |
Atlantic Pilot Program | 2,000 | 500- 2,000 | 1,000 | 1,000-4,000 | 2,000 | 2,000-4,000 | 4,000 | +100% | |
Caregivers | 18,000 | 15,000-20,000 | 17,000 | 9,500-15,500 | 14,000 | 4,000-7,000 | 5,000 | -72.22% | |
Business (Assessment form) | 500 | 500-1,000 | 700 | 500-1,500 | 700 | 500-1,500 | 700 | +40% | |
Provincial Nominee Programs | 51,000 | 53,000-57,400 | 55,000 | 57,000-63,500 | 61,000 | 62,000-68,500 | 67,800 | +32.94% | |
Quebec Skilled Worker Program and Quebec Business | 29,300 | 27,900-29,900 | 28,900 | 31,500-33,500 | 32,500 | 31,500- 33,500 | 32,500 | +10.92% | |
All Economic Programs | 172,500 | 169,600– 188,500 | 177,500 | 175,500–201,000 | 191,600 | 181,000-202,500 | 195,800 | +13.51 | |
Percentage of overall: 57.25% | Percentage of overall: 58.06% | Percentage of overall: 57.59% | |||||||
Family Class Programs | Spouses, Partners and Dependent Children | 64,000 | 64,000-68,000 | 66,000 | 64,000- 70,000 | 68,000 | 64,000-74,000 | 70,000 | +9.37% |
Parents and Grandparents | 20,000 | 17,000-21,000 | 20,000 | 18,000-21,000 | 20,500 | 18,000-22,000 | 21,000 | +5% | |
All Family Class Programs | 84,000 | 81,000–89,000 | 86,000 | 82,000–91,000 | 88,500 | 82,000–96,000 | 91,000 | +8.3% | |
Percentage of overall: 27.74% | Percentage of overall: 26.81% | Percentage of overall: 26.77% | |||||||
Refugees and Protected Persons | Protected Persons in Canada and Dependents Abroad | 7,500 | 13,500-17,000 | 16,000 | 14,000- 20,000 | 16,500 | 16,000-20,000 | 17,000 | +126.67% |
Privately-Sponsored Refugees | 16,000 | 16,000-20,000 | 18,000 | 17,000-21,000 | 19,000 | 18,000-23,000 | 20,000 | +25% | |
Blended Visa Office Referred | 1,500 | 1,000-3,000 | 1,500 | 1,000-3,000 | 1,650 | 1,000-3,000 | 1,700 | +13.33% | |
Government-Assisted Refugees | 15,000 | 6,000-8,000 | 7,500 | 7,000-9,000 | 8,500 | 8,500-10,500 | 10,000 | -33.33% | |
All Refugees and Protected Persons | 40,000 | 36,500–48,000 | 43,000 | 39,000–53,000 | 45,650 | 43,500–56,500 | 48,700 | +21.75% | |
Percentage of overall: 13.87% | Percentage of overall: 13.83% | Percentage of overall: 14.32 % | |||||||
Humanitarian and Other | All Humanitarian and Other | 3,500 | 2,900– 4,500 | 3,500 | 3,500–5,000 | 4,250 | 3,500–5,000 | 4,500 | +28.57% |
Percentage of overall: 1.13% | Percentage of overall: 1.29% | Percentage of overall: 1.32% | |||||||
Total Admission Targets for all immigration categories in 2018: 310,000 | Total Admission Targets for all immigration categories in 2019: 330,000 | Total Admission Targets for all immigration categories in 2020: 340,000
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Total Admission Targets for all immigration categories in 2018-2020 Immigration Levels Plan: 980,000 |