Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024

February 14, 2022—Ottawa—Our immigration system has helped shape Canada into the country it is today – one that is prosperous, diverse, and welcoming to those in need.
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship tabled the 2022-2024 Immigration Levels Plan, which charts an ambitious but responsible immigration strategy that will help the Canadian economy recover and fuel post-pandemic growth while also strengthening communities and industries that rely on immigration across the country.

To ensure Canada has the workers it needs to fill critical labor market gaps and support a strong economy into the future, the 2022–2024 Immigration Levels Plan aims to continue welcoming immigrants at a rate of about 1% of Canada’s population, including 431,645 permanent residents in 2022, 447,055 in 2023, and 451,000 in 2024. This plan builds on the previous levels plan, with an increased focus on supporting our economic resurgence and post-pandemic growth.

This plan also recognizes the importance of family reunification and helps maintain the 12-month processing standard for spouses and children.
The 2022–2024 Immigration Levels Plan will help cement Canada’s place among the world’s top destinations for talent, creating a strong foundation for post-pandemic economic growth while reuniting family members with their loved ones and fulfilling Canada’s humanitarian commitments.
The levels plan is a projection of how many permanent residents will be admitted to Canada, and it sets targets and ranges for overall admissions immigration categories. Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Minister must table the Levels Plan in Parliament each year. 
And The levels plan takes into account extensive engagement with provincial and territorial representatives, as well as public opinion research and stakeholder consultations.
Canadians across the country can see how newcomers are benefiting local communities through IRCC’s Immigration Matters campaign.
- Under the Canada-Quebec Accord, Quebec establishes its own immigration levels.

Highlights of the plan include:

• overall admissions amounting to 1.14% of the Canadian population by 2024.
• a long-term focus on economic growth, with nearly 60% of admissions in the Economic Class.
• help for vulnerable populations, like the special measures for granting permanent residence to refugee claimants working in health care during the pandemic.
• support for global crises by providing a safe haven through humanitarian immigration to those facing persecution.
• talent retention of those already in Canada by granting permanent status to temporary residents accepted through the time-limited pathways for essential workers launched in spring 2021.

 The Canada Immigration Levels Plan for 2022-2024 is broken down by immigration category and program in the table below.