Canada Reported the Highest Number of Newcomers Since 1993
45,000 new immigrants arrived to Canada in September, the IRCC confirmed to CIC News. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada welcomed about 30,000 new immigrants per month. Last year, that number significantly decreased with only 4,000
new immigrants welcomed in April 2020.
Landing figures began to recover for the rest of last year, but not fast enough to reach the yearly target of 341,000 new immigrants – instead only 184,000 new immigrants arrived, which is a 54% success rate.
To catch up and expand the country’s population, the federal government decided to increase the number of newcomers for 2021 and accept 401,000 new permanent residents. Until now, 267,000 immigrants had arrived – which means that, in order to achieve the ultimate goal, there are about 45,000 fully processed applications needed every month by the end of the year.
In February, Canada held the largest Express Entry draw ever by inviting more than 27,000 candidates to apply for permanent residency. The IRCC also launched six temporary streams in May that allow up to 90,000 existing residents to request permanent residency. If those applications are processed in time, Canada could have its goal achieved.
What’s important to understand is that a landing occurs when a foreign national’s legal status is officially converted to Permanent Residency. It can happen for both temporary residents currently living in Canada and for an individual about to enter Canada. IRCC is currently focusing on its existing residents because those outsides of the country are more likely to be impacted by current travel restrictions, delaying Canada’s goal of accepting 401,000 new immigrants.
