According to the Immigration Levels Plan announced on November 1. Canada’s PNP immigration target will be increased from 500,000 to 1 million by 2025.
An important portion of the overall target increase (PNP) is accounted for by the Provincial Nominee Program. By 2023, the Immigration Levels Plan predicts a dramatic rise of 20,000 new permanent residents, bringing the total to 105,000. In 2018, the program invited 83,500 new permanent residents, while the Immigration Levels Plan invited 83,500 in 2022, forecasting 83,500 more in 2023. During 2024 and 2025, PNP targets will increase by 110,000 and 117,500, respectively. It is estimated that by 2025, a fifth of permanent residents will be admitted through a PNP.
Though the provinces choose the immigrants they believe will contribute most to their labor force. IRCC ultimately decide whether a candidate can become a permanent resident.
During a meeting last summer, the Canadian immigration ministers agreed to create a multi-year PNP allocation plan.
A total of 114,000 new permanent residents will be selected through the Express Entry program by 2025, starting with 82,880 in 2023. The PNP targets set in 2022 exceeded Express Entry’s in terms of lofty goals.
Each province has its own allocation for PNP aims. As an example, IRCC granted 6,500 certificates of nominations to Alberta in 2022 and 9,700 to Ontario in 2022. It has not yet been announced which province will receive what for the next three years.
Prior to Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan 2022–2024, PNP allocations were determined on an annual basis. Despite Canada’s permanent residence targets being set over a three-year period. A three-year plan was also agreed to for PNP allocation targets in the future.
Provinces requested more ambitious PNP goals
As a result of Canada’s historic labor shortage, the provinces demanded that the government increase the PNP immigration target by a dramatic amount.
A 5.2% larger number of unemployed Canadians than there are available jobs is currently in place. Many of the open positions in highly specialized fields such as technology and healthcare cannot be filled because there aren’t enough workers.
Most provinces offer programs tailored to their most in-demand professions. In addition to increasing the number of immigrants that provinces can choose from and invite through these streams. Provinces are better able to fill their most urgent job needs. Immigrants also benefit from this since they have a better chance of settling down, obtaining skilled work, and integrating into society.
About PNP
IRPA (Immigration and Refugees Protection Act) divides immigration responsibilities between the federal and provincial governments. Applicants are invited to apply for a position based upon the skill set they provide that will be most beneficial to the province’s economy, according to the PNP. PNP began in 1998 and had 400 immigrants participating in 1999. In 2012, more than 40,000 people had joined the group, surpassing the previous record of 40,000 in 2008. Over 80,000 admissions are expected by 2022, more than doubling since 2010.
A significant immigrant population already exists in the provinces and urban areas where the PNP has been a successful tool for promoting economic development.
Until provincial selection, Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal attracted the largest numbers of new immigrants. Because of this, there was no significant presence of the advantages of immigration like a diversified workforce in the prairies, Atlantic provinces, or territories.
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) gives additional 600 points to candidates who are nominated by a province. Ineligible applicants for Express Entry may be able to become permanent residents through a provincial nomination.
