Canada Immigration IRCC -2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan, released by on October 24,2025

  2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan
 
 Each year, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship tables the Immigration Levels Plan, a forward-looking snapshot of immigration targets for the next three years.
 
 The plan provides permanent resident admissions targets for 2025, with notional commitments for 2026 and 2027. For the first time, we're extending our levels plan to also include targets for temporary residents, taking into account the full scope of all newcomers and helping reduce temporary resident volumes to 5% of Canada's population by the end of 2026.
 
 Development of the levels plan
 
 When developing the Levels Plan, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) considers
 
 priorities and objectives for immigration, including those set out in the Immigration Refugee and Protection Act
 economic and regional needs
 international obligations and commitments
 processing capacity
 the capacity to settle, integrate and retain newcomers
 Throughout the year, IRCC engages with a broad range of stakeholders and partners, including provinces and territories, to help inform our plan. IRCC also conducts public opinion research through surveys and focus groups with newcomers, Canadians living in rural areas, Francophones living in communities outside of Quebec, as well as Indigenous Peoples.
 
 Findings from these consultations and public engagement initiatives informed the Immigration Levels Plan and are published in the Levels Consultation Report.
 
 Permanent resident targets
 
 Permanent resident programs include economic streams, family reunification, refugees and protected persons, and humanitarian and compassionate admissions.
 
 This year's levels plan reduces permanent resident targets starting in 2025 and forecasts decreases for the following two years, resulting in a pause in population growth in the short term to achieve well-managed, sustainable growth and economic prosperity for the long term.
 
 The plan
 
 represents an overall decrease of 105,000 admissions in 2025, as compared to projected 2025 levels
 prioritizes in-Canada applicants and pathways for those already here
 More than 40% of anticipated permanent resident admissions in 2025 will be from those who are already in Canada as temporary residents.
 Research has demonstrated that newcomers with in-Canada experience have positive long-term success. These skilled, educated newcomers can continue to support the workforce and economy, without placing additional demands on our social services.
 Adjustments will be made to our economic immigration streams to prioritize transitions of workers already here to permanent residents and to be responsive to labour market needs—our in-Canada focus. We will put emphasis on our federal economic priorities in programs, including the Canadian experience class and regional immigration programs, to attract workers we need, such as in health care and trades occupations.
 focuses on economic immigration, with approximately 62% of total permanent resident admissions that will be dedicated to the economic class, in key sectors such as health and trades, by 2027
 continues to reunite families and loved ones, including spouses, children, parents and grandparents. In 2025, nearly 24% of overall permanent resident admissions will be allocated to the family class
 upholds Canada's long-standing commitment to resettle the world's most vulnerable, including human rights defenders, LGBTQI+ refugees, religious and ethnic minorities, and women and children in precarious situations
 strengthens Francophone communities outside Quebec and suppo

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