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The Canadian government intends to receive 1.2 million new
immigrants by 2024, according to what was announced Friday by the Canadian
Minister of Immigration, Marco Mendicino.
The government released an update on Canada's immigration
status this year and a plan showing how many new immigrants will be accepted.
401,000 new immigrants in 2021, 411.00 in 2023 and Canada
aims to bring 421,000 in 2024.
"Immigration is vital to Canada's future," Minister
Mendicino said when unveiling his immigration blueprint for the next three
years.
To fill the deficit in the number of immigrants in 2023,
which was caused by the Covid-19 crisis, the Canadian government raised its
targets to reach the announced number.
Marco Mendicino, at a press conference in Ottawa, described
these measures as "strong", adding that the federal government would
allocate financial resources to achieve this.
He said the pandemic showed how much the country needed
immigrants. He stated that at present, in the health sector alone, a quarter of
workers are of immigrant origin.
The number of new immigrants
- 2021: 401.000 new immigrants
- 2022: 411,000 new immigrants
- 2023: 421,000 new immigrants
By comparison, Canada was aiming to receive about 341,000 new
immigrants this year, in line with immigration levels in recent years.
This goal was announced the day before Canada entered a
gradual isolation from the outside world to limit the spread of the new Corona
virus.
Canada needs skilled workers, and by 2023 the Trudeau
government is committed to accepting up to "500 skilled refugees" via
the Economic Mobility Pathways Project.
Under the Entry Express programme, immigration services will
award additional points to the profiles of Francophone candidates in order to
promote the growth of Francophone communities in provinces other than Quebec.
In Quebec, Immigration Minister Nadine Geroire announced
Thursday that immigration targets have been lowered for the current year. But,
like the federal government, François Legault's government will try to make up
for the shortfall in the coming years.