Canada’s immigration department has shared how it plans to distribute up to 100,000 additional permanent residence admissions spaces in 2027.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released the figures in a government announcement on November 10, 2026. The spaces will support people who are already living in Canada and have submitted permanent residence applications.
The expected allocation across the eligible pathways is:
| Permanent Residence Pathway(s) | Expected Top-Line Admissions |
| Hongkonger pathways | 32,000 |
| Ukraine family reunification | 18,800 |
| Canadians’ spouses and dependent children | 45,000 |
| Humanitarian and compassionate | 12,600 |
Who Will Receive The Additional Permanent Residence Spaces?
IRCC aims to process all remaining applications under the Hongkonger pathways and the Ukraine Family Reunification Pathway in 2027.
The department will allocate the remaining additional spaces to two groups:
- Spouses, common-law partners, and dependent children of Canadian citizens and permanent residents; and
- Approved-in-principle humanitarian and compassionate applicants.
All additional admissions are intended for applicants who are already in Canada and have applied for permanent residence.
According to the government announcement, applicants do not need to take any action to have their applications considered under this initiative. IRCC will move forward with the applications as part of the planned measures.
How Do The Additional Spaces Fit Into Canada’s Immigration Plan?
The announcement provides more information about the humanitarian group included in the government’s 2027 temporary resident-to-permanent resident transition measures (TPTMs).
These measures include 200,000 additional permanent residence spaces, separate from the regular target of 380,000 admissions for 2027 under the 2027-2029 Immigration Levels Plan.
The remaining 100,000 additional spaces are intended for workers already in Canada and their family members. These admissions will be allocated in collaboration with provincial and territorial governments through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).
The additional spaces under the 2027 TPTMs are also separate from two one-time initiatives introduced in 2026. Those initiatives aim to help 115,000 protected persons and 33,000 foreign workers transition to permanent residence during 2026 and 2027.
However, neither the Immigration Levels Plan nor the government’s immigration measures page specifies how many admissions are expected through these two one-time initiatives.
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