Canada welcomed 320,000 newcomers in 2018, and 341,000 immigrants in 2019, it is again targeting the admissions of 341,000 immigrants in 2020.

It is aiming to welcome an additional 351,000 in 2021, and another 361,000 in 2022. The plan provides Canada with the scope to welcome up to 390,000 immigrants in 2022.

Canada continues to increase its immigration levels to support its high living standards. The ageing of its society will weaken labour force and economic growth as its fiscal costs in areas such as health care rise. Delivering quality health care to its ageing population will become even more expensive.

Immigration will help to grow the size of Canada’s labour force, giving Canada a steady supply of people to contribute to its economy as workers, consumers, and taxpayers.

The country is poised to welcome some 3.5 million immigrants this decade, compared with 2.8 million between 2010-2019.

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