Canada May Not Reach Immigration Target For 2021 Given Current Levels

Each year, there are thousands and thousands of people who send in their applications to become immigrants in Canada. Of the tons of applicants, only a portion are able to make it. However, despite that, the country continues to bring in hundreds of thousands of new immigrants to join the country for various reasons. Canada has also been known to have a minimum number of immigrants as its target without putting a maximum number.

 

For the past number of years, Canada has been able to meet its target and bring in the needed number of immigrants that they have set. That is not a difficult thing to do given the huge number of individuals who are interested in being immigrants in this beautiful country. However, because of recent events which started last year, Canada had to deal with a low number of immigrants. And this year, despite the updates and developments in combating the pandemic that has brought havoc in the entire world, it is deemed that the country may still not be able to reach its target for 2021.

 

Less than the target

 

One of the top banks of Canada did a study and they have predicted that despite the health protocols and such that the country has put in place, the target that it has for immigration may still not be reached as what has happened last year. This is primarily because of the restrictions in borders that Canada has put in place when the pandemic hit. Of course, there was been a gentle easing of the restrictions but there are still restrictions and immigration cannot move as freely as they have done pre-pandemic.

 

The estimate would be around 275,000 newcomers which would be having their permanent resident visas with them. This is definitely lower as compared to the target for 2021 which is 401,000 new immigrants with permanent residency status. In 2020, when the pandemic hit, Canada was only able to have around 184,000 new immigrants and that is around half of what the country has placed as its target number.

 

Other reasons for fewer immigrants

 

The restrictions on the borders in Canada have been the main reason. However, aside from that, potential immigrants to Canada have also had to deal with delays in the processing of their visas because of protocols set in place to help stop the spread of the virus. Despite all these, the government of the country has also been working on bringing in more immigrants to keep up with their economic plans. So this means that immigrants are still coming in but not as many as they used to be before the pandemic. This is still good news because it means that those who are willing to make the move can continue to send in their applications.

 

 

 

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