Breaking: Canada sets immigration record in 2022 with 430,000 new permanent residents
The federal government settled 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022, blowing past the previous all-time record set in 2021.
“Newcomers play an essential role in filling labour shortages, bringing new perspectives and talents to our communities, and enriching our society as a whole,” said Sean Fraser, the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, in a news release Tuesday. Before 2021, the previous year where a record was set for immigration was 1913. In 2021, Canada welcomed more than 405,000 newcomers.
In November, the federal government tabled its immigration plan, which would see Canada welcome 500,000 permanent residents a year by 2025.
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