by Brad Salzberg
December 30, 2021
The Trudeau government has set the quota for immigration intake to Canada at 831,000 during the period of 2022-2023.
Drilling down on these numbers reveals that 208,000 will qualify for Canada’s family reunification category. Under Canadian immigration policy, “family” refers to the following:
Spouses, same sex partners, common law partners, conjugal partners, children. parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, grand-daughters, grand-sons.
A further 121,500 will enter Canada as refugees. The Resettlement Assistance Program provides these services after clients get to Canada:
- welcoming them at the airport or other port of entry
- helping to find a temporary place to live
- helping to find a permanent place to live
- assessing their needs
- information and help getting to know Canada, and
- referrals to other federal and provincial programs, and to other settlement services.
All Canadian provinces maintain Provincial Nominee Programs. Nearly 250,000 new arrivals are expected to obtain Canadian permanent residence between 2021 and 2023.
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