IMMIGRANT LIFE
Is Canada Accepting Immigrants in 2020? Canada welcomes immigrants under the following categories: economic; family; refugee; and humanitarian and compassionate grounds. Earlier this year, on March 12, the federal government announced Canada would aim to welcome over one million new permanent residents between 2020 and 2022. Over the coming three years, Canada will aim to welcome the following level of new permanent residents: 2021: 401,000 immigrants, 2022: 411,000 immigrants, 2023: 421,000 immigrants. The only time Canada welcomed over 400,000 immigrants in a year was in 1913, when it admitted 401,000 newcomers. It has never come close to this figure again. Earlier this year, on March 12, the federal government announced Canada would aim to welcome over one million new permanent residents between 2020 and 2022. Days later, Canada had to shut its borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Canada will likely fall well short of the 341,000 immigration target it set for t