Politics · Canada · 6 hrs ago
Budget’s 2027 permanent resident total could reach 662,000
Canada’s federal budget says 380,000 new permanent residents are planned each year for the next three years.
The budget also plans to grant permanent residency in 2027 to 200,000 people already living in Canada temporarily, but does not include them in that target.
The government had earlier introduced programs for 148,000 temporary residents, with 82,000 places still to be filled in 2027.
Adding those groups to the official target, the commentary argues, puts the 2027 total at 662,000.
It says many people becoming permanent residents are already in Canada on temporary status, including workers and students.
The commentary argues that the separate counts make the government’s claim that it has reduced immigration misleading; the budget’s plans point to a higher total in 2027 than the official figure suggests.
The Carney government’s 2027 permanent resident total could reach 662,000, according to an analysis of its immigration plans.
The federal budget sets a target of 380,000 permanent residents a year for the next three years.
The budget also refers to 200,000 temporary residents becoming permanent residents in 2027, outside that target.
A further 82,000 places from earlier time-limited programs are projected to be filled in 2027.
The article argues these additions make the government’s stated target misleading.
- Who
- The Carney government and temporary residents who are to become permanent residents.
- What
- The government’s 2027 permanent resident total could reach 662,000 when additional programs are included.
- When
- 2027.
- Where
- Canada.
- Why
- The budget’s 380,000 target excludes 200,000 temporary residents becoming permanent residents and 82,000 remaining places from earlier programs.
Carney government
Globe and Mail article
Stated target
Carney government
The budget says the government’s permanent resident target is 380,000 a year for the next three years.
Globe and Mail article
The article says the 2027 total could reach 662,000 once excluded programs are counted.
Immigration control
Carney government
The budget says the government has taken back control of immigration.
Globe and Mail article
The article argues that excluding additional permanent residents from the stated tally obscures the scale of immigration.
The Trudeau government granted permanent residency to 484,000 people, according to the article.
Government projections say 66,000 of 148,000 places in two time-limited programs will be filled.
The budget targets 380,000 permanent residents, while the article says additional program places could bring the total to 662,000.
- Budget target
- 380,000 permanent residents a year for three years
- Additional residents
- 200,000 temporary residents expected to become permanent in 2027
- Earlier programs
- 148,000 places in two time-limited programs
- Remaining places
- 82,000 projected for 2027
- Article’s estimated total
- 662,000 permanent residents in 2027
What people are saying
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