Immigration to Canada declined for the third consecutive month in August but is still expected to reach a record-breaking number of new permanent residents by the end of the year, according to the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
In August, Canada welcomed 34,925 new permanent residents, a 14.1% decrease from July. From January to August of this year, Canada received 338,905 new permanent residents, putting the country on track to welcome 508,357 by the end of the year.
Canada has set a target of 465,000 new permanent residents for 2023, with 485,000 for 2024 and 500,000 for 2025. This totals 1.45 million immigrants over the next three years.
The latest figures indicate that Canada will likely surpass its immigration targets for this year and the following years.
However, immigration levels in the past three months have decreased, with August seeing the lowest number of new permanent residents at 34,925.
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October 18, 2023
Canada plans to increase immigration targets for francophones settling outside of Quebec. Last year, francophone immigration to Canada outside Quebec more than doubled, reaching 16,380 new permanent residents.
Canada is on track to exceed that number this year, with 10,190 new francophone permanent residents welcomed in the first seven months.
The immigration minister's proposal to raise the target for francophone immigration comes after Ottawa opened the doors of the francophone stream of the International Mobility Program to all French-speaking foreign nationals.
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October 15, 2023
The University of British Columbia established Vantage College in 2013 to enroll 1,000 international students by August 2016.
However, current enrollment is only 172 students, declining yearly since 2018-2019. Study permits for Chinese students in Canada have decreased by 40% since 2018, while permits for Indian students have doubled.
The UBC is evaluating the Vantage model to address the enrollment shortfall. In 2022, international students contributed over $22 billion to the Canadian economy, generating $330 million in government revenue in British Columbia and creating over 53,000 jobs.
The decrease in Chinese students has affected programs like Vantage College, but the number of Indian students studying in Canada has increased significantly.
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https://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/Documents/WET5/ARO/eng/2022/aro.html
October 15, 2023
Sense of belonging to a country, especially as an immigrant, has long been used to measure social integration and national identification in Canada.
The 2020 General Social Survey (GSS) conducted by Statistics Canada provides insight into the provinces and territories where immigrants feel a strong sense of belonging.
According to the survey, immigrants in Ontario and the Atlantic-Canadian provinces (Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and New Brunswick) reported a powerful sense of belonging to Canada.
On the other hand, immigrants in British Columbia and Alberta reported a lower sense of belonging.
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October 6, 2023
