{"id":136709,"date":"2024-03-21T15:41:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T19:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-to-set-temporary-immigration-levels-starting-in-september\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T15:41:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T19:41:43","slug":"canada-to-set-temporary-immigration-levels-starting-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-to-set-temporary-immigration-levels-starting-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada To Set Temporary Immigration Levels Starting In September"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canada will start limiting temporary immigration<\/a> from September and gradually work on reducing it over the coming three years, says Immigration Minister Marc Miller.<\/p>\n

In an announcement on March 21, the immigration minister said he would be meeting with provincial and territorial immigration ministers in May to determine the specifics of these temporary immigration levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cProvinces and territories know their unique labour needs and capacity and need to assume responsibility for the people that they bring in as well,\u201d said Miller.<\/p>\n

The move comes in the wake of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada\u2019s (IRCC) cap of 606,250 new study permit<\/a> applications this year for international students which was announced in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe intent of these Instructions is to ensure the number of study permit applications accepted into processing by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration … within the scope of the instructions does not exceed 606,250 study permit applications for one year beginning on the date of signature,\u201d the\u00a0Canada Gazette<\/i>\u00a0reported on Feb. 3.<\/p>\n

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That cap on study permit applications is expected to reduce the number of new study permits this year by roughly 40 per cent.<\/p>\n

The sharp increase in the number of temporary residents in Canada has been blamed in part for the housing crisis in Canada, with rents and house prices soaring in the past few years and housing becoming increasingly unaffordable.<\/p>\n

\u201cChanges are needed to make the system more efficient and more sustainable,\u201d said Miller.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere should be an honest conversation about what the rise in international migration means for Canada as we plan ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

But others warn that limiting temporary residents to Canada may lead to an economic downturn.<\/p>\n

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