Based on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website news release, the Government of Canada has planned to find and attract the skills-required workers in critical sectors during 2023-25. This plan is to help businesses to fulfil critical labour market shortages causing uncertainty for Canadian workers and businesses.

According to Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Government welcomed over 405,000 newcomers last year and set targets in the new plan of 465,000 permanent residents in 2023, in 2024 about 485,000, and 500,000 in 2025. This plan also focused on attracting newcomers to different areas, including small towns and rural communities. Also, the Government will attract workers in critical sectors, including health care, manufacturing, technology, and skilled trades.

Details 

News Released: 1 November 2022

Funding Organization: Government of Canada 

Location: Canada

Gender: Male/Female

Funding Type: Fully-funded

Number of Positions: 1,450,000

Education Required: Higher Education

Eligible Countries: N/A

Program Duration: Permanent Resident

Language Required: English

Key Sectors: Health care, manufacturing, technology, and skilled trades

Benefits

International skilled workers, families (including spouses, partners, children, parents, and grandparents), refugees, and protected persons can benefit from the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan. They can work, live and study in Canada as residents.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants should remember that the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan includes almost all immigration programs in Canada. Immigration programs include but are not limited to the Atlantic Immigration Program, Provincial Nominee Program, Rural, Northern Immigration Pilot, Economic Mobility Pathways Project, Home Support Worker Pilot, etc. All applicants need to fulfill the pathways’ specific eligibility criteria in addition to the followings:

• Be an international applicant 
• Skilled in health care, manufacturing, building trades, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) sectors 
• Meet additional requirements 

Plan Highlights 

The 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan highlights are as follows:

• This plan is a long-term focus on economic growth.
• It comes with more than 60% of admissions in the economic class by 2025
• Uses new features in the Express Entry system
• Increases in regional programs through the Atlantic Immigration Program, Provincial Nominee Program, and the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
• Accelerate reuniting more families
• Supports global crises, including those who face are facing persecution

How to Apply

Applicants should read more details of application procedures in Canada’s immigration pathways, as mentioned above. Read more information on the plan on the website or detailed plan page. For media contacts, please email Bahoz Dara Aziz, press secretary of the Minister’s Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, at [email protected].