ARCHIVED – Notice – Supplementary Information to the 2015 Immigration Levels Plan
November 6, 2014 – In 2015, Canada will welcome between 260,000 and 285,000 new permanent residents. The 2015 Immigration levels plan supports the government’s economic growth strategy by addressing labour and skills shortages, reuniting families sooner and reducing backlogs. The economic immigration category will account for the largest segment of the 2015 levels plan, at almost 65 percent of overall admissions. The remaining 35 percent will consist of family class immigrants, refugees and others admitted under humanitarian programs.
Following the tabling of the 2014 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration on October 31, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada is pleased to release details on its 2015 Immigration Levels Plan.
Plan | Type | Low | High |
---|---|---|---|
Economic | Federal Skilled Workers (including Federal Skilled Trades) | 47,000 | 51,000 |
Canadian Experience Class | 21,000 | 23,000 | |
CaregiversFootnote 1 | 26,000 | 30,000 | |
Federal Business | 1,000 | 1,700 | |
Quebec Business | 5,000 | 5,500 | |
Quebec Skilled Worker | 26,000 | 27,000 | |
Provincial Nominee Program | 46,000 | 48,000 | |
Ministerial Instruction Economic ProgramsFootnote 2 | 100 | 500 | |
Economic Total | 172,100 | 186,700 | |
Percentage Mix | 66.2% | 65.5% | |
Family | Spouses, Partners and Children (includes Public Policy) | 45,000 | 48,000 |
Parents and Grandparents | 18,000 | 20,000 | |
Family Total | 63,000 | 68,000 | |
Percentage Mix | 24.2% | 23.9% | |
Humanitarian | Protected Persons in Canada and Dependants AbroadFootnote 3 | 10,000 | 11,000 |
Government-Assisted Refugees | 5,800 | 6,500 | |
Blended Visa Office Referred | 700 | 1,000 | |
Privately Sponsored Refugees | 4,500 | 6,500 | |
Public Policy – Federal Resettlement Assistance | 400 | 500 | |
Public Policy – Other | 500 | 700 | |
Humanitarian and Compassionate | 3,000 | 4,000 | |
Humanitarian Total | 24,900 | 30,200 | |
Percentage Mix | 9.6% | 10.6% | |
Permit Holders | 0 | 100 | |
OVERALL | 260,000 | 285,000 |
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