OTTAWA, Canada
The Canadian federal
government announced an immigration levels plan on Thursday to pause population
growth in the short term which will witness a population decline in 2025 and
2026.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
The population of Canada has
been increasing each year since 1867 thanks to endless immigration.
Immigration, Refugees and
Citizenship Canada said in a news release that the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels
Plan is expected to result in a marginal population decline of 0.2 percent in
both 2025 and 2026 before returning to a population growth of 0.8 percent in
2027.
These forecasts account for
the announcement of reduced targets across multiple immigration streams over
the next two years, as well as expected temporary resident outflows resulting
from the 5 percent target, natural population loss and other factors, the
release said.
For the first time ever, the
levels plan includes controlled targets for temporary residents, specifically
international students and foreign workers, as well as for permanent residents.
Canada's population has grown
in recent years, reaching 41 million in April 2024. Immigration accounted for
almost 98 percent of this growth in 2023, 60 percent of which can be attributed
to temporary residents.
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