CANADA TO INVEST $440 MILLION FOR IMMIGRATION GROWTH

The plan calls for a gradual increase in immigration levels over that time, from an overall admissions target of 310,000 in 2018 to 340,000 in 2020.

IRCC Minister said Canada’s new multi-year targets represent the highest admissions in more than 100 years and the highest percentage of immigration in more than 40 years.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has set a target of 242,100 new admissions between 2018 and 2020 under the economic immigration Criteria

2017-71,700.   

2018-74,900

2019-81,400

2020-85,800

The minister said these additional resources ($440 million) will be used to address the increased demands placed on IRCC’s global processing network and its settlement programs. The additional funding will also enable IRCC and its partners to process and screen more applications for permanent residency in a timely manner.

Minister Quoted:

Immigration already accounts for 65 per cent of net population growth in Canada and immigrants now constitute   25 per cent of Canada’s workforce

Canada’s demographic challenges necessitate enhanced efforts to attract immigrants with the skills Canada needs in order to grow the size of its labour force and Canada’s economy, and maintain national social programs