Canadian Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino will be submitting his first immigration plan to the parliament this March, showcasing more than a million permanent resident invites between 2020 and 2022.

In his first major policy speech, Mendicino outlawed his plan for Canada Immigration for the next three years. Even when the speech made at Toronto’s Canadian Club featured no split-ups, it is evident that the successor to Ahmed Hussen plans to continue the same vein as he did during his tenure in the office of the minister for immigration.

During his speech that was titled, “Immigration: A Driver of Economic Growth In Canada,” the minister talked about the importance of why Canada needs new immigrants to improve its economy, and solve the various problems that arise due to the shrinking labour market as well as the ageing population of the nation.

He also commented on how Canada is not naturally helping its population, with the average Canadians not having enough biological or adopted children.

“As more people retire and the population ages, the country is now relying heavily on a very small labour force to maintain the government expenditure,” Mendicino said. He also pointed out that when people get older, they require access to government services such as healthcare, which also makes the cost go up.

“Immigration,” he said, “is at least part of the solution. Canada has made it a main policy to attract young, well-educated and skilled immigrants to fill in the gaps in the labour force.”

The population growth of Canada currently depends mostly on Immigration and it currently accounts for 80 percent and that ratio is only likely to improve.

Mendicino said in his speech that Canada plans to welcome more than one million immigrants between now and the end of 2022, raising the annual levels to and over the 350,000 limit.

 

Canada’s 2020 to 2021 Immigration Levels Plan

 

Immigration category	Category	2020 – Target	2021 – Target
Economic	Federal High Skilled	85,800	88,800
	Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program	4,000	TBD
	Caregivers	5,000	TBD
	Federal Business	700	700
	Provincial Nominee Program	67,800	71,300
	Quebec Skilled Workers and Business	TBD	TBD
	Total Economic	195,800	202,300
Family	Spouses, Partners, and Children	70,000	70,000
	Parents and Grandparents	21,000	21,000
	Total Family	91,000	91,000
Refugees and Protected Persons	Protected Persons in Canada & Dependents Abroad	18,000	20,000
	Resettled Refugees – Government Assisted	10,700	10,700
	Resettled Refugees – Blended Visa Office Referred	1,000	1,000
	Resettled Refugees – Privately Sponsored	20,000	20,000
	Total Refugees and Protected Persons	49,700	51,700
Humanitarian and Other	Total Humanitarian & Other	4,500	5,000
Overall Planned Permanent Admissions		341,000	350,000

 

 

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