Ottawa plans to hold immigration levels mostly steady over the next three years, according to Budget 2026.
The new federal immigration targets were revealed Thursday and will maintain the number of temporary resident arrivals at 370,000 per year in each of 2027, 2028 and 2029, while the target for the number of permanent resident admissions would stay at the current level of 380,000 in each of those years.
The budget says it will provide $56.9 million over four years, starting next year, for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to help implement this plan.
Up to 200,000 temporary residents will be given the opportunity to become permanent residents by the end of 2027, and half of them will be considered for the Express Entry or the Provincial Nominee Program. This, the budget says, will allow for more flexibility for provinces and territories and respond to regional labour market needs.
Another $302.3 million will be provided to help make this happen.
The budget, released Thursday afternoon, says the updated immigration plan aims to strike “a balance” that favours the needs of both the economy, as well as housing, health care and social services.
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“The 2027-2029 Immigration Levels Plan will continue to seek a balance between the needs of Canada’s employers, industries, and communities and our ability to meet the needs of newcomers, while avoiding undue pressures on housing, health care, and social services,” the budget said.
“The Plan will also support pathways for people already living and working in Canada to continue contributing to our shared economic future.”
There will also be reforms to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), with an injection of $151.5 million over five years, starting this year, and funnelled through Employment and Social Development Canada.
Budget 2026 does not mention specifics about reforms to the TFWP, but the federal government says it will aim to “better align with regional labour market needs, in collaboration with provinces and territories, while improving processing time and strengthening employer compliance.”
We need to start sending millions back, by gunpoint if need be. I would rather face demographic collapse and boomers being denied their cheap labor then be replaced by a turban
Federal policies continue to be misaligned. Debt levels continue to sky rocket. Put Canada and Canadians first rather that try an ld buy voted.
Respectfully there’s a shortage of unskilled workers from India to put it in my bum, I pay them India minimum wage which is $1 per day
is case you are all wondering why i am Ben, its Ben dover if you know what i mean, i love Punjab meat in my azz
this liberal government is destroying this country on idiots would vote for Alberta to stay in this
How about stop immigration and give these funds to seniors, after all they built this country
It’s a question of who they bring in really. 300k net taxpayers over the next 5 years. Or 300k people who put a drain on public services for 5 years. We need people who actually create value
@Ben There are plenty of young unemployed
Canadians who would jump at a chance to get a job since their unemploymnet rate is at 24 percent
Just double digit unemployment. Clearly unrelated to cheap foreign labour.
@Bill Roach. Respectfully, there is a shortage of unskilled workers in remote communities. There is also a shortage of unskilled workers to pick produce.
Time to take out the businesses using TFW as our government refuses to listen.
In related news, Vancouver landlord divides house into 21 rental units…
still way too much
Carney is Trudeau in disquise thinks he’s boosting The GDP with people who will have no where to live
except maybe shelters while his friends get cheap slave labour and will jack up all their real estate holdings so no can afford the rent, way to go Con Carney just another Trump type Crook!
Might wanna address the unemployment rate and one province’s decision to reject the employment of new immigrants first.
@Ben
Skilled professionals like Doctors,nurses and trades dont need to apply as Temporary foreign workers skilled people will automatically be approved for permanent residency. We don’t need more Uber, Amazon drivers or sloppy Tim Horton workers. Just give your head a shake man.
Can some loony lefties out there explain to me WHY we need more Temporary Foreign Workers (who will not be skilled)
skilled workers like doctors, nurses Enginners will simply emigrate permanently. Unemployment at 6.7% we don’t need Temporary workers we need Skilled workers.
If we want to bring down housing prices and raise wages in a meaningful way, we need to not only stop immigration, but begin the process of mass deportation. We simply do not have the infrastructure to handle all these immigrants. It is bringing down the quality of life for everyone in the country.
Immigration level has been down since the last term of Trudeau, but MAGA traitors made up lies about open borders echoing their cult leader down south. Both loosers.
CLOSE our borders to immigration……and then, in a responsible fashion, bring in only those that WE really need. Only allow trained doctors and nurses to start!!!!
As i do need a doctor with big fingers ,my prostate exam will be coming up soon. this makes me smile ! please open the gates!!
I’m glad more skilled immigrants like doctors, nurses, construction, etc. are being brought in.
Skilled immigration drives growth.
Jagcreep Singh saying Soon the CBC will make a new Canadian show called “The Beachpoopers”.<– THAT IS THE funniest thing i read today hahahaha talk about pushing logs!!
its all about me really , my sexual desires , i fantasized about many Punjabi sausages deep inside my colon, as many as possible ,i am willing to take 40 loads of giz
Government doesn’t get it do they, WE DONT WANT LESS IMAGRATION!!! WE WANT RE-IMIGRATION!!!! OUR COUNTRY HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM US AND NOW WE WANT THEM ALL GONE OR REVOLUTION!!!!!!!! SEND THEM ALL HOME!!!!!!!!!!
It’s not healthy, safe or fair for a country like Canada to open the floodgates to one type of race/culture only.
It’s apparent that there is no diversity with regards to who is allowed to become a citizen. It’s mostly brown folks, too many, too fast.
Companies are begging for skilled workers in health, construction, etc. Immigration is one answer. Increase it.
“..provinces and territories and respond to regional labour market needs.”
Ah, there it is, the same claim they always use. How about this instead: Maybe, if companies would hire Canadians and paid them a living wage, they would be able to fill those labour market positions?
Awhile back when JT was messing things up and we were bringing 1.2million ( immigrants, foreign workers and students) a year I read reseach paper on population gap theory and Canadian Immigration.
It basically outlines that there is number of people a country can add to its population and be absorbed. Can be absorbed with dignity. Meaning can find a good, reasonable place to live and to be to support themselves.
The number for Canada was approximately 400,000.
For multiple years JT brought in 1.2millions.
This create the housing crisis, hospital crowding crisis, lack of PT jobs for local students, cultural division and crime.
Bravo JT and the Liberals!
That said we do need immigration for a multiple of roles and professions so keep some going.
Soon the CBC will make a new Canadian show called “The Beachpoopers”.
Instead of taking logs we will be leaving them
Global can you please report the news and not frame everything favouring liberal policies! It’s creative accounting, 750k immigrants annually!! That’s an insane number, that’s not “staying the same” or “under control “
More steekies coming.
Should have been 80. % of immigrants are from India and Pakistan
Guess what 2 countries 90% of them are coming from. We already have 20% of our population from Pakistan and India. If these people come to our Country and sell drugs or extort people the whole family should be deported including Grama and Grampa. We payed into our infrastructure including hospital and schools our whole lives and immigration rides for free.
YOU BRING IN STEEKY AND WANT THE PROVIDENCES TO PAY, 65 M YOU GAVE MORE TO TEARAST. Hmm
Most of Canada is a frozen wasteland. People can only thrive and survive in specific parts (southern, already established) of the provinces. Bringing in boatloads of people to settle here is unsustainable. I could never understand why this country can’t just work with the smallish population we have. Urban sprawl, destroying excellent farmland to build innumerable giant homes on tiny properties two feet away from your neighbor. No thanks.
The refugees are already lined up with their hands
Here we go again
@smith
Yuuup, all part of the plan….
370,000 temp
380,000 permanent
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750,000 migrants per year.
Times three years!
Assuming that the 370,000 temps will actually leave at the end of each year (highly unlikely!), it’s still over 1.5 million of migrants over these 3 years.
I’m not even counting the illegals, or the 400,000 the government already lost track of.
Anyone who can’t see we are being systematically replaced is a total m0r0n.
Anyone who
Has there ever really been ANY politician that shouldn’t be six feet under?
Ever notice there is always money for the renos and such going on in Ottawa. Nothing for anyone else.
All I can say about immigration is F*ck that. We have enough brownies here for gods sake! GET RID OF THE LIBERA:LS!
No surprise
They have been lying to Canadians about the numbers up until now and getting away with it
Why stop