Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan for 2024-2026
Canada's Immigration Evolution: Surge in French-Speaking Permanent Residents Marks Strategic Shift in 2024-2026 Plan
Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan for 2024-2026 underscores a significant emphasis on welcoming French-speaking Permanent Residents (PRs). The plan, guided by the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), outlines a goal of admitting 31,500 French-speaking PRs in 2025, followed by an increase to 36,000 in 2026.
While the overall admissions target remains stable at 500,000 new PRs for both years, notable growth is projected specifically in the “overall French-speaking PR Admissions outside Quebec” category, signaling a strategic shift in immigration priorities.
Canada's Immigration Plan 2024-2026 Highlights:
- French-Speaking PRs: IRCC plans to welcome 31,500 French-speaking PRs in 2025 and 36,000 in 2026.
- Admissions Stability: The overall admissions target remains stable at 500,000 new PRs for 2025 and 2026.
- Category Growth: The "overall French-speaking PR Admissions outside Quebec" category sees a notable increase, rising by 4,500 in 2026.
- Economic Pilots Decrease: The "Economic Pilots" category, including Agri-Food Pilot, faces a decrease from 14,750 in 2025 to 13,750 in 2026.
- Rationale for Growth: Canada's strategic report, "An Immigration System for Canada’s Future," emphasizes enhancing Francophone communities' vitality.
- IRCC's Action Plan:
- New Francophone Immigration Policy
- Boosted promotion for French-speaking PRs
- Support for settlement and integration in Francophone communities
- Ambitious targets for ongoing growth
- Celebrating Success: National Francophone Immigration Week in November highlighted the contributions of French-speaking immigrants.
- Investment in Official Languages: Canada's Action Plan for Official Languages allocates $18.5 million for global promotion of Francophone immigration and an additional $50 million for integration pathways.
- Express Entry Innovations: Additional CRS points for French-language proficiency in Express Entry and a new category-based draw system with a focus on French-speaking candidates.
List of Provincial Nominee Program
- Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program
- British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP)
- Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP)
- New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP)
- Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program (NSPNP)
- Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP)
- Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)
- Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP)
- Quebec Skilled Workers Program (QSWP)
- Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)
- Yukon Nominee Program (YNP)
Recent News
- IRCC Resumes CEC Invitations After Three-Month Pause, Appoints New Immigration Minister
- Canada’s Latest Express Entry Draw Highlights Continued Emphasis on PNP Candidate
- British Columbia Launches Targeted Skilled Immigration Draw as 2025 Quotas Tighten
- British Columbia Restructures Immigration Program to Prioritize Frontline Healthcare Workers
- Manitoba Conducts Latest PNP Draw: A Boost for Skilled Foreign Workers Eyeing Canadian Immigration
