After four consecutive months of declines, monthly immigration\u00a0to Canada nudged back up a bit in October, rising by 4.3 per cent to 33,570 new permanent residents, the latest\u00a0Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data reveals.<\/p>\n
That compares to only 32,180 new permanent residents in September, the lowest monthly immigration level since April this year.<\/p>\n
After rebounding from the April low of 29,550 new permanent residents, immigration\u00a0rebounded in May, hitting 46,000 new permanent residents for that month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Then, monthly\u00a0immigration\u00a0to Canada began a steady decline, falling first to 42,345 new permanent residents in June, then 40,690 new permanent residents in July, 35,075 in August and then dropping again in September.<\/p>\n That was a drop in the\u00a0monthly\u00a0immigration\u00a0rate of 30.3 per cent in only five months.<\/p>\n Read More<\/b><\/p>\n Popularity for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Soars Before Expiration<\/a> During the first 10 months of this year, Canada saw the arrival of 388,035 new permanent residents, a level of\u00a0immigration\u00a0that would put the country on track to welcome 485,844 new permanent residents by the end of this year provided the level of\u00a0immigration\u00a0continued through to the end of 2023.<\/p>\n That would put Canada a year ahead of schedule to hit its immigration target of 485,000 new permanent residents in 2024.<\/p>\n Under its\u00a02023-2025\u00a0Immigration\u00a0Levels\u00a0Plan<\/i>, Ottawa had set its\u00a0immigration\u00a0target for 2023 at 465,000 new permanent residents. The current level of immigration means Canada could end the year actually welcoming almost 4.5 per cent more newcomers than it had planned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Under the\u00a02024-2026\u00a0Immigration\u00a0Levels Plan<\/i>, Canada is also planning to welcome 500,000 new permanent residents in 2025 and then hold the line on\u00a0immigration\u00a0in 2026 with another 500,000 newcomers.<\/p>\n Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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