Thursday, January 5, 2023 – 12:02 PM WIB
LIVE the world – The Government of Canada announced that it will accept 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022 to address labor shortages. The number of immigrants welcomed was the highest in one year in Canadian history.
Before setting a new admissions record in 2021, the last time Canada welcomed large numbers of newcomers was in 1913, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said. in a press release.
“As governments focus on solving the severe labor shortages we face today and building a strong economy in the future, one thing is certain: immigration is a important part of the solution,” IRCC said.
Canada will welcome the largest number of immigrants in history in 2022.
In 2022, IRCC processed approximately 5.2 million applications for permanent resident status, temporary resident status and citizenship. This figure is double the number of requests processed in 2021, according to the press release. Today, immigration accounts for almost 100% of labor force growth in Canada.
About 75% of Canada’s population growth comes from immigration, most of which is in the economic class. By 2036, immigrants will represent up to 30% of the Canadian population, compared to 20.7% in 2011. In the 2021 census, nearly one person in four enumerated is or has obtained the status of person with obtained the right to reside in Canada permanently or permanently. residents of Canada, the largest proportion of G7 countries.
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