There will be a lot of activity in the Canadian immigration industry in the coming month. In the coming week, several announcements are expected at the end of the year. It will provide insight into immigration goals and patterns for the coming year.
It is anticipated that IRCC will release the PGP 2022 procedures at the end of October. The Canadian Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025 will be introduced by 1st November as well. Moreover, starting in 2021, Statistics Canada will once again produce immigration data for the census.
A minimum CRS score of 500 is expected to be required for all newly restarted Express Entry draws. As was customary prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 Parents and Grandparents program
The IRCC announced in its September 6 press release that the application intake for its Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) would open in the coming weeks.
It is possible to sponsor the immigration to Canada of parents or grandparents through this scheme. Previous IRCC visas have been granted by lottery to grandparents and parents. The IRCC has yet to reveal the procedure in its announcement this year. So it is still uncertain whether this will also be the case this year. It is necessary for an individual seeking sponsorship to be over the age of 18. A Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and have a minimum income above the eligibility requirement.
Additionally, they must formally declare in writing that they are prepared to support their parents or grandparents for a period of 20 years by signing an undertaking (or 10 years if sponsors live in Quebec).
As part of its PGP draw in 2021, the IRCC invited 30,000 Canadians to apply for sponsorship. A higher figure was achieved in this year’s quarter than in last year’s quarter to compensate for the lower figure in 2020. Because the pandemic had begun, only 10,000 sponsors were permitted to submit applications for the PGP in 2020.
Census Report for 2022
Data on immigration are released in-depth by Statistics Canada every five years.
To learn more about how Canadians live, Statistics Canada gathers information from everyone each year. Consider their socioeconomic status, home environment, and languages spoken, among other things. The government uses this information to more accurately assess Canadians’ actual living circumstances and foresee their requirements.
According to the latest census statistics, Canada has a lot of immigrants who reside there, live in different areas, and speak different languages. As well as share residences with other people. The future direction of immigration programs, like the plan to increase immigration levels, will be influenced by this.
CRS score for Express Entry may fall below 500
In July of last year, IRCC began holding all-program Express Entry draws again after a gap of more than 18 months. As part of the inaugural draw on July 6, 1,500 applicants with a CRS score of 557 were asked to apply for permanent residency.
Over the past six draws, the minimum CRS has gradually lowered. After falling by 8 or 9 points in each of the first five draws. The two most recent draws (September 14 and 28) only fell by 6 points each. During the week of September 28th, the most recent result was 504. A CRS score of 468 was awarded for an all-program draw on December 23, 2020. Continuing this trend may cause the score to fall below 500 for the first time in a long time.
Although the score is gradually dropping from sketches made before the epidemic, 504 is still an astonishing amount. An average draw’s CRS score before the epidemic was 450 to 500.
Every draw has seen an increase in ITAs while the CRS score declines. The number of ITAs has increased by 500 every draw over the last three draws, following an increase of 250 during the first few draws. The number of applicants for each all-program draw was 3,400–4,500 before the epidemic broke out in 2020.
Canadian Immigration level plan for 2023-2025
As part of its annual Immigration Levels Plan, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada determines how many immigrants should be admitted to Canada. Canadian Immigration is categorized by humanitarian class and family class.
As of this writing, the IRCC seems to be aiming to set even more record-breaking targets for this year. The number of new permanent residents is expected to exceed 451,000 in 2024, and close to 432,000 in 2022. As part of a June media statement, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser mentioned that he might be able to reach 500,000 new permanent residents in the near future. He didn’t specify when that might occur, however.
The new immigration plan must be published by November 1 under the IRPA. But Parliament will be in session for four weeks after Canadian Thanksgiving, so it may be possible to make it public sooner.
In collaboration with other governmental agencies and interested parties, the IRCC develops a plan for immigration levels. This plan is equitable when it comes to the distribution of permanent resident spots among each category of immigration and then how many spots are available per program.
