Notice – Supplementary Information for the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan

November 1, 2022 – Ottawa – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is pleased to release details on the Government of Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025. Canada aims to welcome 465,000 new permanent residents in 2023, 485,000 in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025.

2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan

Immigrant Category 2023 2024Footnote 10 2025Footnote 10
Target Low RangeFootnote 11 High RangeFootnote 11 Target Low RangeFootnote 11 High RangeFootnote 11 Target Low RangeFootnote 11 High RangeFootnote 11
Overall Planned Permanent Resident Admissions 465,000 410,000 505,000 485,000 430,000 542,500 500,000 442,500 550,000
Economic Federal High SkilledFootnote 1 82,880 67,750 88,000 109,020 89,500 115,750 114,000 93,500 121,000
Federal Economic Public PoliciesFootnote 2 25,000 19,500 32,750 - - - - - -
Federal BusinessFootnote 3 3,500 2,350 4,000 5,000 3,500 7,000 6,000 4,000 8,000
Economic Pilots:Footnote 4 CaregiversFootnote 5; Agri-Food Pilot; Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot; Economic Mobility Pathways Project 8,500 4,650 10,800 12,125 6,750 16,125 14,750 9,000 19,750
Atlantic Immigration Program 8,500 3,000 8,800 11,500 6,000 12,500 14,500 8,500 16,500
Provincial Nominee Program 105,500 91,000 110,000 110,000 105,500 120,000 117,500 112,000 129,250
Quebec Skilled Workers and BusinessFootnote 6 See the Quebec immigration plan To be determined To be determined
Total Economic 266,210 233,000 277,250 281,135 250,000 305,000 301,250 265,000 326,000
Family Spouses, Partners and Children 78,000 72,000 84,000 80,000 75,000 86,000 82,000 77,000 88,000
Parents and Grandparents 28,500 25,000 38,000 34,000 29,000 45,000 36,000 30,750 48,000
Total Family 106,500 100,000 118,000 114,000 105,000 130,000 118,000 107,000 135,000
Refugees and Protected Persons Protected Persons in Canada and Dependents Abroad 25,000 22,000 35,000 27,000 24,000 38,000 29,000 26,000 35,000
Resettled Refugees - Government-AssistedFootnote 7 23,550 18,500 30,000 21,115 16,750 26,000 15,250 12,000 17,000
Resettled Refugees - Privately Sponsored 27,505 20,000 29,000 27,750 22,000 29,500 28,250 23,000 30,000
Resettled Refugees - Blended Visa Office-Referred 250 - 400 250 - 400 250 - 400
Total RefugeesFootnote 8 and Protected Persons 76,305 66,000 93,000 76,115 66,000 93,000 72,750 64,000 80,000
Humanitarian & Compassionate and Other Total Humanitarian & Compassionate and OtherFootnote 9 15,985 11,000 16,750 13,750 9,000 14,500 8,000 6,500 9,000
French‑speaking immigration admissions necessary to meet 2023 objective in Francophone Immigration Strategy (PDF, 582 KB)Footnote 12 15,862 19,910  

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