While most of the planned growth in immigration over the next three years will be focused on bolstering the economy, the new plan also calls for a small increase in the number of family members who will be admitted into Canada. He added that the new plan will also try to ensure immigrants are able to easily transition into local communities by directing them to areas that already have capacity for newcomers, and with an increase in federal support and settlement services. While the influx could put even more pressure on already scarce affordable housing in many parts of the country, Fraser suggested the new workers could actually enable the construction of more homes by addressing a shortage of tradespeople. The minister also underscored the long-term stakes as Canada's labour force continues to age, with fewer workers supporting not only those who have already retired but also vital public services such as schools and hospitals. “We cannot maximize our economic potential if we don't embrace immigration.” “There were a million jobs available in the Canadian economy at a time when immigration already accounts for nearly all of our labor force growth,” Fraser said. Most of those new arrivals will be what are known as economic immigrants, who will be expected to fill some of the roughly one million jobs that are currently sitting empty across various sectors of the economy. By comparison, the immigration department says 405,000 permanent residents were admitted last year.
The new plan envisions a flood of new arrivals that will see 465,000 people come in from outside the country in 2023, rising to 500,000 in 2025. “We have not seen such a focus on economic migration as we've seen in this immigration levels plan.” This is a massive increase in economic migration to Canada,” Fraser told The Canadian Press. It puts a heavy emphasis on admitting more permanent residents with needed work skills and experience, alongside more-modest targets for family members and refugees. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser revealed the new plan on Tuesday. While the plan was largely welcomed by industry groups and others, there are questions about whether it goes far enough - and whether it is even achievable, given a large backlog of applications at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. The federal Liberal government has unveiled plans for a massive increase in the number of immigrants entering Canada, with a goal of seeing 500,000 people arrive each year by 2025 as it seeks to address a critical labour shortage across the country.
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