1) The number of temporary residents in Canada has exceeded 2.6 million
2) For the first time, Canada has set a target for the number of temporary residents
3) Canada may restrict primary and secondary school and master's and doctoral students
Since the beginning of this year, the Canadian immigration policy has shown a tightening trend for international students and work permit holders, and Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced a number of measures to limit the number of temporary residents in Canada.
1. The number of temporary residents in Canada has exceeded 2.6 million
According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, Canada's population reached 40,769,890 as of January 1, 2024, an increase of 1,271,872 people compared to January 1, 2023. This is Canada's highest annual population growth rate (+3.2%) since 1957 (+3.3%).
In 2023, 97.6% of Canada's population growth will come from international immigrants (including permanent and temporary residents), with only 2.4% of natural increase.
A total of 471,771 permanent immigrants settled in Canada in 2023, falling within the target range of Immigration and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The number of new temporary residents is as high as 804901.
As of January 1 of this year, Canada had 2,661,784 temporary residents, nearly doubling in just two years.
Of these, 2,332,886 were study permit holders and their family members living with them, and 328,898 were asylum seekers.
Currently, the group of temporary residents currently accounts for 6.5 per cent of the total population.
2. For the first time, Canada has set a target for the number of temporary residents
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently said that the government wants to control the number of temporary migrants entering the country and said that it needs to "keep the situation under control".
"Whether it's temporary foreign workers, or international students, it's growing far beyond Canada's absorptive capacity," Trudeau said in a housing advisory in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. ”
"For example, in 2017, 2% of Canada's population was temporary immigrants. Now 7.5 per cent of our population is temporary migrants. It's something we need to regain control. ”
The Prime Minister then said this had created mental health challenges for international students and that more and more businesses were relying on temporary foreign workers, leading to lower wages in certain industries.
Separately, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said March 21 that the Canadian government will set targets for temporary residents allowed to enter Canada to ensure a "sustainable" increase in the number of temporary residents entering Canada. Miller said the goal for the next three years is to reduce the number of temporary residents to 5 percent of Canada's population.
For permanent residents, the newcomer target for Canada is 485,000, which increases to 500,000 by 2025 and 2026.
In its latest update on the immigration program, the government said it plans to "recalibrate" the number of temporary arrivals to Canada to ensure the sustainability of the system.
In January, Miller announced a cap of 360,000 student visas in Canada in response to the rapid growth of international students in Canada. On April 5, the Canadian Department of Immigration issued a document on its official website, announcing the allocation of study permits for international students in various provinces and regions in 2024 - a total of 552,095 study permit applications for international students provided to colleges and universities this year, and 291,914 study visas are expected to be approved, a decrease of 28% compared with the number of study permits approved in 2023.
In addition, as labor market conditions change and job openings fall, the government is adjusting the temporary foreign worker program.
On May 1, 2024, the following changes will take effect:
● The new Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is valid for 6 months from 12 months.
● Employers are allowed to reduce the limit of employees hired through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program from 30% to 20%, with the exception of the construction and healthcare industries, where seasonal industries such as agriculture, fishing, and tourism are exempt from the limit during peak seasons.
● Employers will face greater scrutiny before applying for an LMIA to prove that they have done their best to find local options.
3. Canada may restrict primary and secondary school and master's and doctoral students
According to Global News, Canada's Minister of Immigration Marc Miller also said that the Department of Immigration will pay close attention to the two-year study permit quota system, and if Canada's housing crisis does not improve, or if the number of international students after the restrictions are still too large, Canada will further limit the number of international students!
When asked about possible future actions from the Department of Immigration, Miller said: "If the current restrictions on the number of undergraduate and junior college students do not solve the housing problem, we will start to limit the number of junior international students in primary and secondary schools, because in some provinces these young students and their parents are creating a significant housing burden, and if the restrictions on underage international students continue to solve the problems in Canada, we will start to limit the number of master's and doctoral students." ”
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