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Every year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) engages with a broad range of stakeholders from across the country to inform the development of its Immigration Levels Plan, a projection of how many permanent residents Canada will welcome under the economic, family, and refugee and humanitarian programs. This multi-year plan sets out firm targets and ranges for the first year, and notional targets for the second and third years.
For the 2024–2026 Immigration Levels Plan, IRCC sought perspectives on the balance among different categories and programs, how immigration can support the vitality of communities in all parts of the country, and Canada’s response to humanitarian crises. The department also wanted to better understand the economic and labour market needs that could be addressed through category-based selection, a new enhancement to Express Entry – the online system that IRCC uses to manage immigration applications from skilled workers – that allows for the selection of candidates who meet defined economic goals.
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