Canada’s Official Immigration Levels Plan 2020-2022

Overall
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022
Overall Admissions 330,800
(310,000 – 350,000)
341,000
(320,000 – 370,000)
351,000
(330,000 – 380,000)
361,000
(340,000 – 390,000)
Federal High Skilled 81,400
(76,000 – 86,000)
91,800
(88,500 – 100,000)
91,150
(89,300 – 100,000)
91,550
(88,800 – 100,600)
Federal Business 700
(500 – 1,500)
750
(500 – 1,400)
750
(500 – 1,500)
750
(500 – 1,500)
Economic Pilots: Caregivers; Agri-Food; Rural and Northern 16,000
(9,000 – 20,500)
5,200
(4,100 – 6,500)
7,150
(5,100 – 9,200)
9,500
(6,300 – 11,300)
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program 2,000
(1,000 – 5,000)
5,000
(3,000 – 5,500)
5,000
(3,500 – 6,000)
5,000
(4,000 – 6,500)
Provincial Nominee Program 61,000
(57,000 – 68,000)
67,800
(65,500 – 74,000)
71,300
(67,200 – 74,800)
73,000
(70,000 – 76,000)
Quebec Skilled Workers and Business (outer years are notional) 22,700
(21,100 – 23,500)
25,250
(24,900 – 25,600)
27,700
(26,900 – 28,500)
32,250
(31,400 – 33,100)
Economic
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Economic 191,600
(174,000 – 209,500)
57.90%
195,800
(186,500 – 213,000)
57.40%
203,050
(192,500 – 220,000)
57.80%
212,050
(201,000 – 229,000)
58.70%
Spouses, Partners, and Children 68,000
(66,000 – 76,000)
70,000
(65,500 – 72,000)
70,000
(68,000 – 74,000)
70,000
(68,000 – 74,000)
Parents and Grandparents 20,500
(17,000 – 22,000)
21,000
(19,000 – 24,000)
21,000
(19,000 – 24,000)
21,000
(19,000 – 24,000)
Family
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Family 88,500
(83,000 – 98,000)
26.80%
91,000
(84,500 – 96,000)
26.70%
91,000
(87,000 – 98,000)
25.90%
91,000
(87,000 – 98,000)
25.20%
Protected Persons in Canada and Dependents Abroad 16,500
(14,000 – 20,000)
18,000
(17,500 – 23,000)
20,000
(18,500 – 23,500)
20,500
(19,500 – 24,000)
Resettled Refugees 29,950
(25,500 – 33,500)
31,700
(27,500 – 33,000)
31,950
(27,500 – 33,000)
32,450
(28,000 – 33,000)
Government Assisted 9,300
(7,500 – 9,500)
10,700
(10,500 – 11,500)
10,950
(10,500 – 11,500)
11,450
(11,000 – 12,000)
Blended Visa Office Referred 1,650
(1,000 – 3,000)
1,000
(300 – 1,000)
1,000
(300 – 1,000)
1,000
(300 – 1,000)
Privately Sponsored 19,000
(17,000 – 21,000)
20,000
(16,700 – 20,500)
20,000
(16,700 – 20,500)
20,000
(16,700 – 20,500)
Refugees and Protected Persons
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Refugees and Protected Persons 46,450
(39,500 – 53,500)
14.00%
49,700
(45,000 – 56,000)
14.60%
51,950
(46,000 – 56,500)
14.80%
52,950
(47,500 – 57,500)
14.70%
Humanitarian and Other
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Humanitarian and Other 4,250
(3,500 – 5,000)
1.3%
4,500
(4,000 – 5,000)
1.3%
5,000
(4,500 – 5,500)
1.4%
5,000
(4,500 – 5,500)
1.4%
Preliminary Admissions Data for 2019
Immigrant Category 2019
Federal High Skilled 90,235Footnote*
Economic Pilots 13954
Caregivers 9812
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program 4142
Federal Business 1337
Provincial Nominee Program 68,640Footnote*
Quebec Skilled Workers and Business 22470
Total Economic 196636
Spouses, Partners and Children 69342
Parents and Grandparents 22,002Footnote*
Total Family 91344
Protected Persons and Dependents Abroad 18441
Resettled Refugees 30080
Government-Assisted & Blended Visa Office Referred Refugees 10942
Privately Sponsored Refugees 19138
Total Protected Persons and Refugees 48521
Humanitarian and Compassionate & Other 4680
All Categories 341181