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The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
A recent Environics survey found most Canadians still recognize immigration’s economic and social benefits, yet a majority, 56 per cent, believe Canada is accepting too many newcomers. And these cuts clearly reflect that sentiment. But political calibration is not the same as economic strategy. Without a broader, more coherent plan for growth, this approach risks being more symbolic than structural.
Every year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) engages with a wide range of stakeholders and partners from across the country to help us shape Canada’s next Immigration Levels Plan. Traditionally, the Immigration Levels Plan focused on how many permanent residents would be admitted to Canada in a given year, and set targets for overall admissions per immigration category. Last year, we expanded that scope by including targets for temporary resident arrivals of students and workers.
Canada will see cuts to temporary immigration over the next three years, the federal government said in its budget document on Tuesday, with targets effectively freezing for permanent residents. The federal government announced its 2026-28 Immigration Levels Plan as part of its budget, which was tabled by Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Each year, the government announces the number of permanent residents it plans to bring in over the next few years. Last year, the government also started setting targets for temporary immigration.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11510773/canada-immigration-targets-budget-2025/
Canada continues to be a top destination for highly skilled people who are drawn to our shared values and way of life. By building a well-managed and sustainable immigration system, we will work with employers, provinces and territories to attract top global talent and grow our economy, while staying within our capacity to welcome and integrate those who choose Canada as their home. Canada will continue to prioritize economic immigration, with nearly 65% of new permanent residents supporting our labour market needs and growth by 2027.
Canada’s 2026-2028 immigration levels plan aims to increase the number of economic immigrants coming to the country while cutting temporary migration, largely through a dramatic reduction in student visas. The new levels plan cuts in half the planned number of student visas for the next three years, bringing it down to 155,000 in 2026 from about 306,000 in the previous year’s plan. The government plans to issue about 150,000 student visas annually in both 2027 and 2028.
The federal government is significantly reducing the number of temporary residents it allows into Canada over the next few years. Canada will aim to admit only 385,000 temporary residents next year — about 43 per cent less than the 2025 target — and 370,000 in the following two years, according to numbers in Tuesday’s budget. The target for 2026 is down by about a quarter compared to the immigration plan released last year, which had said Canada would welcome more than 516,000 temporary residents. The new targets suggest the government is shifting its focus to temporary residents as it attempts to reduce the number of immigrants Canada welcomes.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-rudcing-temporary-residents-budget-9.6966217