By Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
The Liberal government has announced plans to allow half a million new immigrants into Canada annually by 2025.
On Tuesday, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada released the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan detailing how Canada hopes to achieve the target.
By next year, the Liberals hope to welcome 465,000 new immigrants. That target will rise to 485,000 by 2024 and 500,000 the year after.
“Last year, we welcomed the most newcomers in a single year in our history,” said Minister of Immigration Sean Fraser in a press release.
“This year’s immigration levels plan will help businesses find the workers they need, set Canada on a path that will contribute to our long-term success, and allow us to make good on key commitments to vulnerable people fleeing violence, war and persecution.”
The plan claims to have economic growth at its forefront while also targeting labour shortages in critical areas like health care. Immigration streams are also targeting rural and under-settled areas like northern and Atlantic Canada.