Temporary Residents
| 2026 | 2027Table footnote1 | 2028 | |
| Overall ArrivalsTable footnote1 Table footnote2 | 385,000 (375,000 – 395,000) | 370,000 (360,000 – 380,000) | 370,000 (360,000 – 380,000) |
| Workers (Total) | 230,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 |
| International Mobility ProgramTable footnote3 | 170,000 | 170,000 | 170,000 |
| Temporary Foreign Worker ProgramTable footnote4 Table footnote5 Table footnote6 | 60,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| StudentsTable footnote7 | 155,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 |
Temporary Residents Table Footnotes
Table footnote 1
Notional targets and ranges for 2027 and 2028 will be confirmed or adjusted by November 1 of each year.
Table footnote 2
Targets for temporary residents include new arrivals under one of the temporary worker programs (i.e., the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW Program) and the International Mobility Program (IMP)), as well as new arrivals under the International Student Program (ISP). Targets are not set for visitors arriving with temporary resident visas or electronic travel authorizations (eTAs), permit extensions, in-Canada study/work permit applications and asylum claimants. Asylum claimant volumes and in-Canada study/work permit applications are included in the overall methodology and calculations to reach the less than 5% target.
Table footnote 3
The IMP is comprised of a collection of streams that do not require Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA), including work permits issued in accordance with agreements with partner countries, or work permits issued under economic, family-class or humanitarian public policies, and Post-Graduation Work Permits. However, Post-Graduation Work Permits are not included under these targets, as IRCC treats them as an extension or change of status, not new arrivals.
Table footnote 4
The TFW Program is jointly administered with Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and is based on employer demand to fill specific jobs when no Canadians or permanent residents are available to do the work, with an LMIA required to issue closed work permits. The TFW Program includes seasonal and non-seasonal agricultural streams.
Table footnote 5
TFW Program targets include all non-seasonal workers who remain in Canada for longer than one year.
Table footnote 6
TFW Program targets exclude seasonal workers who enter and leave Canada within the same year (e.g., some seasonal primary agriculture and seasonal low-wage occupations in Canada for less than 270 days).
Table footnote 7
Study permits are issued to foreign nationals studying for six months or more in Canada at a Designated Learning Institution (DLI) that is approved by the provincial or territorial government to host international students.
Permanent Residents
| 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | ||||||||
| Immigrant Category | Target | Low Range | High Range | TargetTable footnote1 | Low RangeTable footnote2 | High Range | Target | Low Range | High Range | |
| Overall Planned Permanent Resident Admissions | 380,000 (350,000 – 420,000)Table footnote3 | 380,000 (350,000 – 420,000) | 380,000 (350,000 – 420,000) | |||||||
| Overall French-speaking Permanent Resident Admissions outside QuebecTable footnote4 | 9% (30,267) | 9.5% (31,825) | 10.5% (35,175) | |||||||
| Economic | Federal High SkilledTable footnote5 | 109,000 | 85,000 | 120,000 | 111,000 | 86,000 | 122,000 | 111,000 | 86,000 | 122,000 |
| Federal BusinessTable footnote6 | 500 | 250 | 1,000 | 500 | 250 | 1,000 | 500 | 250 | 1,000 | |
| Federal Economic Pilots: CaregiversTable footnote7; Agri-Food; Community Immigration PilotsTable footnote8; Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot | 8,175 | 5,000 | 11,800 | 8,775 | 6,600 | 12,400 | 8,775 | 6,600 | 12,400 | |
| Atlantic Immigration Program | 4,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | |
| Provincial Nominee Program | 91,500 | 82,000 | 105,000 | 92,500 | 82,000 | 106,000 | 92,500 | 82,000 | 106,000 | |
| Quebec Skilled Workers and BusinessTable footnote9 | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||
| Total Economic | 239,800 (224,000 – 264,000) | 244,700 (229,000 – 268,000) | 244,700 (229,000 – 268,000) | |||||||
| Family | Spouses, Partners and Children | 69,000 | 63,000 | 75,000 | 66,000 | 60,000 | 71,000 | 66,000 | 60,000 | 71,000 |
| Parents and Grandparents | 15,000 | 13,000 | 19,000 | 15,000 | 13,000 | 19,000 | 15,000 | 13,000 | 19,000 | |
| Total Family | 84,000 (78,500 – 92,000) | 81,000 (75,000 – 90,000) | 81,000 (75,000 – 90,000) | |||||||
| Refugees and Protected Persons | Protected Persons in Canada and Dependents Abroad | 20,000 | 17,000 | 30,000 | 20,000 | 17,000 | 30,000 | 20,000 | 17,000 | 30,000 |
| Resettled Refugees – Government AssistedTable footnote10 | 13,250 | 10,000 | 15,500 | 13,250 | 10,000 | 15,500 | 13,250 | 10,000 | 15,500 | |
| Resettled Refugees – Blended Visa Office Referred | 50 | – | 100 | 50 | – | 100 | 50 | – | 100 | |
| Resettled Refugees – Privately Sponsored | 16,000 | 13,000 | 19,000 | 16,000 | 13,000 | 18,000 | 16,000 | 13,000 | 18,000 | |
| Total Refugees and Protected Persons | 49,300 (42,000 – 55,000) | 49,300 (42,000 – 55,000) | 49,300 (42,000 – 55,000) | |||||||
| Humanitarian & Compassionate and Other | Humanitarian and CompassionateTable footnote11 | 1,100 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 700 | 2,900 | 1,000 | 700 | 2,900 |
| OtherTable footnote12 | 5,800 | 4,500 | 8,000 | 4,000 | 3,200 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 3,200 | 6,000 | |
| Total Humanitarian & Compassionate and Other | 6,900 (6,000 – 9,000) | 5,000 (4,000 – 7,000) | 5,000 (4,000 – 7,000) | |||||||
Permanent Residents Table Footnotes
Table footnote 1
Notional targets and ranges for 2027 and 2028 will be confirmed or adjusted each year.
Table footnote 2
Ranges provide operational flexibility so that IRCC can remain responsive to evolving priorities and program pressures.
Table footnote 3
Program and category specific ranges do not equal the total range for each class.
Table footnote 4
The overall French-speaking permanent resident admissions outside Quebec indicated here represent the number of admissions required to meet the 9% target in 2026, 9.5% target in 2027, and 10.5% target in 2028 of overall permanent resident admissions that have been set. These targets are for admissions outside Quebec and are therefore calculated based on how many admissions within the Levels Plan would be necessary to meet the targets, based on the overall ranges for admissions outside of Quebec. Once Quebec tables its 2026 immigration levels plan, these numbers may require updating.
Table footnote 5
Includes the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and Canadian Experience Class. Each year the Minister of IRC establishes categories in the Express Entry system, informed by labour market information and projections as well as input received from partners, including provinces and territories, and stakeholders across the country, to select eligible candidates with specific skills, training and language ability, to respond to labour-market needs.
Table footnote 6
Includes admissions from the Start-up Visa Program and the Self-employed Persons Program.
Table footnote 7
Includes the Home Care Worker Immigration: Child Care, and Home Care Worker Immigration: Home Support pilots which were launched March 31, 2025. Also includes applications from previous caregiver programming – Home Child Care Provider, Home Support Worker Pilots, Caring for Children, Caring for People with High Medical Needs, Interim Pathway for Caregivers, and the Live-in Caregiver Program – which are being processed to completion.
Table footnote 8
Includes admissions from the Rural Community Immigration Pilot, which replaced the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot for which applications are being processed to completion. Also includes admissions from the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot which targets Francophone minority communities.
Table footnote 9
Under the Canada-Quebec Accord, Quebec has responsibility for the selection of economic immigrants destined to the province. Targets can be found in Quebec’s immigration levels plan, tabled in fall 2025.
Table footnote 10
Includes streams for human rights defenders in need of protection, as well as LGBTQI+ individuals.
Table footnote 11
Includes admissions of persons selected on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, for reasons of public policy, and in the permit holder class.
Table footnote 12
Includes admissions from Canada’s responses to the situations in Ukraine, Sudan, and Hong Kong.
