{"id":78539,"date":"2020-07-13T15:41:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T19:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/recovery-begins-canada-immigration-increases-to-11000-in-may"},"modified":"2020-07-13T15:41:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T19:41:08","slug":"recovery-begins-canada-immigration-increases-to-11000-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/recovery-begins-canada-immigration-increases-to-11000-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovery Begins: Canada Immigration Increases to 11,000 in May"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canada welcomed nearly 11,000 new permanent residents in May, the first sign of recovery since coronavirus restrictions severely limited arrivals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite international travel restrictions<\/a> and the closure of the Canada-U.S. border<\/a>, permanent resident admissions rose 165 percent compared to April, when just 4,130 newcomers were welcomed.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the increase is a sign of the start of the recovery, it is also an indication that immigration officials are processing virtual permanent resident arrivals in increasing numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Officials were able to process 5,000 virtual arrivals in a week in June, showing their ability to maintain numbers despite the crisis. <\/span><\/p>\n

New \u2018arrivals\u2019 can either be candidates already in Canada transitioning from a temporary status, or those from overseas who were approved before March 18 and are therefore exempt from travel restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Despite the green shoots of recovery emerging, immigration numbers remain significantly below pre-coronavirus levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

February 2020 saw 28,895 arrivals, while 33,015 permanent residents arrived in May 2019. Up to the end of May, Canada has welcomed a total of 84,275 new permanent residents so far in 2020, compared to 125,870 by the same point last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

It means Canada is increasingly unlikely to reach its target of 341,000 new permanent resident arrivals in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Restrictions on international travel are in place until at least the end of July, as the federal government looks to guard against a disastrous second wave of COVID-19 infections.<\/span><\/p>\n

The current closure of the Canada-U.S. border is in place until July 21, although it has already been extended several times since it was initially imposed in March.<\/span><\/p>\n

The restrictions bar entry to all except citizens and permanent residents, with some exemptions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Canada currently has\u00a0exemptions<\/a>\u00a0in place for:<\/span><\/p>\n