Canada plans to welcome 485,000 permanent residents (PRs) in 2024, as announced in the Immigration Levels Plan for 2024-2026. Alongside this level of increased immigration, Canada is expected to launch updates to various programs and use artificial intelligence (AI).
However, the department has made it clear that it will re-evaluate the focus categories selected for 2023 and potentially change them based on the changing needs of the Canadian labor market. This means that new sectors and skills may be selected as areas of focus by IRCC, potentially enabling new groups of entrants to qualify for category-based Express Entry draws next year.
New guidelines for the provincial candidate program
Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) are immigration pathways that allow local governments to select candidates that will best help them address labor market gaps. According to IRCC's latest Immigration Levels Program, PNPs are projected to constitute the country's largest migration stream (based on immigration targets) in 2024.
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Provinces were recently provided with a new set of guidelines for PNP
IRCC is also proposing new multi-year plans for the PNP starting in 2024. This will allow provinces and territories to better plan their immigration strategies, as they will know their 2025 allocation a year in advance.
Taken together, these new PNP developments mean that potential newcomers pursuing this migration route should have a clearer picture of their options for migrating to their chosen province or territory due to better planning by each regional government.
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