The Prime Minister and his party have pursued much higher levels of immigration since elected in 2015.
After election to a third term, the Prime Minister has set out immigration mandates and priorities in a letter dated December, 2021. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada and its minister are to prioritize strengthening the immigration and refugee system in Canada and bring in more immigrants who will support the economic recovery from the pandemic. Canada will help to resettle people who are threatened, reunify families, and reduce processing times for applications for immigration.
The following are Canada’s immigration goals going forward:
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Continue bringing immigrants to Canada to help with the growth of the economy
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Resettle vulnerable people including those from Afghanistan and build on the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot for skilled refugees to work
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Reunify families and implement temporary resident status for them while processing permanent resident applications
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Reduce processing times for applications for immigration and make the citizenship application free for permanent residents
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Expand permanent resident pathways through Express Entry for international students and temporary foreign workers
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Make the Atlantic Immigration Pilot program permanent
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Expand the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program
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Modernize the Safe Third Country Agreement
IRCC should expand its work now on immigration to Canada continuing from 2021 and moving forward.
