Ottawa (ANTARA) – The Canadian government announced Tuesday (3/1) that it had accepted 431,645 permanent residents (permanent resident) only in 2022 to fill the labor shortage and the number of immigrant admissions will be the largest in a single year in Canadian history.
Before setting a new admissions record in 2021, the last time Canada welcomed large numbers of newcomers was in 1913, Canada's Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship said (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada/IRCC) in a press release.
“As the government works to address the serious labor shortages we face today and build a strong economy for the future, one thing is certain: immigration is a vital part of the solution,” said IRCC.
In 2022, IRCC processed approximately 5.2 million applications for permanent resident, temporary resident and citizenship status. This figure represents double the number of requests processed in 2021, the press release specifies.
Today, immigration accounts for almost 100 percent of the growth in Canada's labor force. About 75 percent of Canada's population growth comes from immigration, most of which falls into the economic category. By 2036, immigrants will represent up to 30 percent of Canada's population, compared to 20.7 percent in 2011.
During the 2021 census, nearly one in four people counted was or had obtained the status of a person with the right to reside permanently in Canada (landed immigrants) or permanent residents in Canada, the largest proportion among the Group of Seven (G7) countries.
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