Canada attained tremendous success in 2021 with respect to Canada immigration. The country went beyond its immigration target of 401,000 newcomers in 2021, welcoming 405,303 new immigrants. This level of immigration has been achieved only once in Canadian history. That was in 1913.
The Canada Immigration Levels Plan 2021-2023 has been made to garner the support and contribution of skilled international workers in reviving the Canadian economy post-pandemic. As immigration fell to 184,000 newcomers in 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused a fall in population growth. This affected the Canadian economy and threatened its future.
Hence, to bring in more immigrants during the COVID pandemic, IRCC focused on converting eligible temporary residents in Canada to permanent residents. This strategy has been a major reason for the country to have achieved such a huge immigration target even during the pandemic.
Canada Express Entry draws were conducted with high numbers of CEC candidates being invited from January 2021 to September 2021. Six new Canada immigration streams were launched to help rope in some 90,000 additional TFWs and international students already living in Canada. They were offered the opportunity to get a Canada PR visa.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic class immigration programs in Canada had 30% participation from applicants from within Canada and 70% from outside Canada. In 2021, this was reversed. The strategy led to granting permanent residence to Canada immigration candidates at 40,000 newcomers per month.
Here’s the distribution of new immigrant arrivals in Canada in 2021.
- Newcomers under economic class – 252,975 immigrants
- Family class – 80,990 immigrants
- Refugees and protected persons – 60,115 immigrants
- Others – 11,223 immigrants
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