Canada’s 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan sets lower temporary-resident targets
The plan holds permanent resident admissions at 380,000 a year and sharply reduces temporary resident targets.
Canada · 7 November 2025
A law-firm summary of Canada’s 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan reports a target of 380,000 permanent residents per year, a small reduction from 395,000 in 2025. Economic admissions account for roughly 63%, family reunification about 22% and refugee, protected-person and humanitarian categories about 15%.
Temporary resident targets fall much more steeply: 385,000 arrivals are targeted for 2026, down from 673,650 in 2025. Work permits are set at 230,000 in 2026 and student arrivals at 155,000, compared with about 305,900 in 2025.
Stated aims include bringing the temporary population below 5% of the total population by 2027, increasing Francophone immigration outside Quebec, and moving up to 33,000 temporary foreign workers to permanent status by 2027.
This item is a year old and later plans may have been released since. Check the official IRCC site for the current position.
JD Supra (Clark Hill) – Canada Releases 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan
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