Canada Levels Up Immigrant Target: 500k Yearly by 2025

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Canada Levels Up Immigrant Target 500k Yearly
by 2025
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Canada Levels Up Immigrant Target 500k Yearly
by 2025
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Amid the ongoing labor shortage across Canada,
the federal Liberal government plans to welcome
500,000 more immigrants each year by 2025. This
is also widely perceived as good news for
overseas workers and students who hope to live
and pursue greener pastures in the country. An
aging population is among the drivers of the
labor shortage in Canada. According to reports,
fewer workers have supported those who have
retired. Essential public services such as roles
in schools and hospitals are also in need of
increased manpower and expanding this opportunity
to immigrants turns out to be a feasible
solution. Its admirable to see governments
becoming proactive in addressing economic
problems such as labor shortages, Sanjay Laul,
CEO and Founder of education management company M
Square Media, said. Development plans like
Canadas yearly 500,000 goal in immigrants make
me excited about the future of international
students who aim to work, earn a degree, and
probably live long-term on Canadian soil, he
added. While the Fraser government is driven to
reach this target, it remains cautious about the
nuances that trail behind such development. This
includes addressing the scarcity of affordable
housing and ensuring immigrants get the support
they need to easily transition into local
communities. The 500k yearly immigration target
expects an influx of 465,000 new arrivals in 2023
and increasing it to 500,000 in 2025. Last year,
there were already 405,000 permanent residents
admitted to the country.
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Source
Berthiaume, Lee. Ottawa Reveals Plan to Welcome
500,000 Immigrants a Year by 2025. CTVNews, The
Canadian Press, 1 Nov. 2022, www.ctvnews.ca/polit
ics/feds-reveal-plan-to- welcome-500-000-immigran
ts-per-year-by-2025- 1.6133962. Accessed 2 Nov.
2022.