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2017 Immigration Plan Announced
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
The Canadian Government has announced that it will welcome 300,000 immigrants in 2017. This number is the same as the 2016 target, but the distribution between immigration classes has changed slightly.
Immigration Class |
2016 |
2017 |
Economic class
This category includes skilled immigrants and other newcomers chosen for economic reasons. People in this class apply through the following programs:
|
160,600 |
172,500 |
Family class
This category includes family members of permanent residents and Canadian citizens that are currently living abroad. The purpose is to reunite people in Canada with their:
|
80,000 |
84,000 |
Refugees and Protected Persons
This category includes people who are in vulnerable or dangerous situations in their home country. Settlement.Org has more information on Canada’s refugee system.
|
55,800 |
40,000 |
Humanitarian, Compassionate and Other
This category includes people in need of humanitarian aid that cannot apply to other programs.
|
3,600 |
3,500 |
Total |
300,000 |
300,000 |
You can find more information about the 2017 Immigration Levels Plan on the Government of Canada Website.