Canada Plans Up to 622,000 New Permanent Residents in 2027, but the Core Target Is 380,000ਕੈਨੇਡਾ 2027 ਵਿੱਚ 6,22,000 ਤੱਕ ਨਵੇਂ ਪੀਆਰ ਲਿਆਏਗਾ

Canada plans up to 622,000 new permanent residents in 2027, but that headline number is not the plan's actual target. The 2027-2029 Immigration Levels Plan, published with Budget 2026 on November 5, 2026, sets permanent resident admissions at 380,000 a year. The 622,000 figure adds the top of the range, 422,000, to up to 200,000 temporary residents already in Canada moving to permanent residence in 2027 under the budget's new transition measures.

The plan is the third major immigration change in a week. On November 3, Express Entry job offer points took effect, and on October 28 IRCC removed the time limit on work permit applications waiting for an LMIA decision. It connects to both: 100,000 transition spaces are earmarked for skilled workers through Express Entry and the Provincial Nominee Program, and 50,000 of next year's worker arrivals need an LMIA.

What the 622,000 number really means

The 622,000 figure is the sum of two parts. The first is the 2027 admissions range: 380,000 as the midpoint, from 352,500 to 422,000. The second is Budget 2026's transition measure for people already in Canada, worth up to 200,000 places. Add the top of the range to the transition measure and you get 622,000. The same 380,000 midpoint applies in 2028 and 2029, and economic immigration will be more than 64 percent of admissions over the three years.

Who gets the 200,000 transition spaces?

The transition measure has two cohorts of up to 100,000 people each. The workers cohort moves skilled workers already in Canada, and their families, to permanent residence, with 100,000 spaces earmarked for Express Entry and the Provincial Nominee Program. The humanitarian cohort moves up to 100,000 people already in Canada to permanent residence, including people waiting years for a decision. The government says it will help clear remaining Hong Kong and Ukraine pathway applications and bring spouse and partner wait times closer to 12 months outside Quebec.

Temporary residents: 370,000 arrivals a year

Temporary resident arrivals are held at 370,000 a year for 2027, 2028 and 2029: 220,000 workers and up to 150,000 students. Of the worker spaces, 50,000 are for Temporary Foreign Worker Program permits, which need an LMIA, and 170,000 are LMIA-exempt International Mobility Program permits. The targets support reducing the temporary resident population and keeping permanent resident admissions below 1 percent of Canada's population beyond 2027.

More permanent residents are still to come from last year's plan

The 622,000 figure does not include everything. The remainder of last year's 148,000 one-time initiatives is still to land before the end of 2027: up to 115,000 protected persons and 33,000 in-Canada workers. From January to August 2026, 46,330 people were admitted under those initiatives, suggesting roughly 100,000 remain. The plan does not say how many are still to come.

Francophone targets rise outside Quebec

Francophone immigration outside Quebec will be 9.5 percent of admissions in 2027, rising to 10.5 percent in 2028 and 12 percent in 2029. The government says the targets support Francophone minority communities, and the plan also increases admissions under the Provincial Nominee Program and the Atlantic Immigration Program and makes the Rural Community Immigration Pilot permanent.

Is 622,000 the new annual immigration target?

No. The levels plan targets 380,000 permanent resident admissions a year for 2027, 2028 and 2029. The 622,000 figure is the top of the 2027 range plus up to 200,000 one-time transition spaces for people already in Canada.

How many permanent residents will Canada admit in 2027?

The plan sets 380,000 admissions, within a range of 352,500 to 422,000. Up to 200,000 more people in Canada could become permanent residents through the budget's transition measures, and around 100,000 more under last year's one-time initiatives.

Does the plan change anything for Express Entry candidates?

Yes. Up to 100,000 transition spaces are earmarked for skilled workers through Express Entry and the Provincial Nominee Program, so people already in Canada with an Express Entry profile or a provincial nomination are first in line for the extra spaces.