CA Canada’s 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan

Canada is moving from pandemic-era immigration expansions toward a more strategic, sustainable, and community-aligned model. The plan balances economic needs with social capacity, while reducing dependence on temporary residents over the next 3 years.

 Key Note:
Canada aims to reduce temporary residents to 5% of the total population by the end of 2026 through:

• A cap on international student permits

• Changes to work permit eligibility for spouses

• Restrictions on the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)

• Tighter cost-of-living and program integrity checks for students

• 40%+ of PR admissions in 2025 will come from people already living in Canada on work or study permits.

• Federal Economic Priorities (e.g. health care, skilled trades) to receive more allocations.

• Francophone immigration targets outside Quebec:

  • 8.5% in 2025 → 10% in 2027

• Family reunification: Maintained at 22% of total PR admissions.

• Refugees & Protected Persons: Consistently 15% of PR total.

• Humanitarian/Compassionate and Public Policy admissions: 21,200 over 3 years.

•  Cap on new international student arrivals

•  Changes to Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility

•  Spousal work permit restrictions (especially under IMP/TFWP)

•  Reduced TFWP reliance, especially in low-wage streams

• Increased focus on transitions from temporary to permanent residency

•  Higher Francophone immigration targets outside Quebec

•  Sector-specific focus on critical workforce needs (health, trades, agriculture)

Employers must adapt to a reduced flow of foreign workers and plan to hire from within Canada’s temporary resident pool (especially students and current workers).
Post-secondary institutions will face stricter student permit caps and higher financial proof requirements.
Francophone employers and communities may benefit from targeted immigration pathways.

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