Canada To Reduce Permanent Immigration, Returning To Pre-Pandemic LevelsCanada is poised to slash permanent immigration levels, reducing annual intake from close to 500,000 today to 365,000 by 2027 β a 27 percent decrease.
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The decrease in permanent immigration levels follows a series of measures over recent months aimed at curbing temporary immigration, including the International Student Program and Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Minister of Immigration Marc Miller stated that some temporary streams became βoverheatedβ, and now the Government is reportedly planning on reigning in plans to maintain historically high levels of permanent immigration.
The immigration levels plan to be revealed this week will include for the first time targets for temporary immigration, as well as permanent immigration. Temporary and permanent immigration to Canada increased coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic as the Government aimed to alleviate significant labour shortages.
But public support for immigration among Canadians has weakened over the past two years. A recent Environics study showed a clear majority of Canadians say there is too much immigration, with this view strengthening considerably for the second consecutive year.