Notice – Supplementary Information 2017 Immigration Levels Plan

Ottawa, October 31, 2016 — Following the tabling of the 2016 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration on October 31, 2016, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is pleased to release details on its 2017 Immigration Levels Plan. Canada will welcome between 280,000 and 320,000 (target 300,000) new permanent residents in 2017.

Immigration Category	Category	Low	High	Target
Table 1 notes Table 1 note 1 Beginning in 2017, this category will also include admissions resulting from up to 2,000 applications in the new Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program. Admissions also include applicants who applied to the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Canadian Experience Class prior to the launch of Express Entry on January 1, 2015 (i.e., applications in the inventory), as well as those who made an application using Express Entry. Levels targets and ranges have not been established for each individual program as a majority of admissions in 2017 are expected to come from Express Entry. This approach reflects the current way that federal economic immigrants are selected under the Express Entry system. The Express Entry system determines which programs foreign nationals qualify for based on the information they provide and awards them points under the Comprehensive Ranking System for their ability to successfully enter the Canadian work force (e.g., age, education, official language proficiency and work experience). Return to table 1 note 1 referrer Table 1 note 2 Includes admissions in the Caring for Children Class and the Caring for People with High Medical Needs Class, which are pilot programs that replaced the Live-in Caregiver Program in late 2014. Applications received under the legacy Live-in Caregiver Program will continue to be processed and resulting admissions are reflected in the 2017 target. Return to table 1 note 2 referrer Table 1 note 3 Includes admissions in the Self-Employed Persons Program and the Start-up Visa Program for Immigrant Entrepreneurs, which was created as a pilot program in 2013. This category also includes admissions resulting from a small number of applications in the Federal Immigrant Investor and Entrepreneur Programs, which were cancelled in 2014. Return to table 1 note 3 referrer Table 1 note 4 Includes admissions of persons selected on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, for reasons of public policy and in the Permit Holder Class. Return to table 1 note 4 referrer
Economic	Federal Economic^{Table 1 note 1} Includes Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Canadian Experience Class and Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program	69,600	77,300	73,700
	Federal Caregivers^{Table 1 note 2}	17,000	20,000	18,000
	Federal Business^{Table 1 note 3}	500	1,000	500
	Provincial Nominee Program	49,000	54,000	51,000
	Quebec Skilled Workers and Business	28,000	31,200	29,300
	Economic Total	164,100	183,500	172,500
Family	Spouses, Partners and Children	62,000	66,000	64,000
	Parents and Grandparents	18,000	20,000	20,000
	Family Total	80,000	86,000	84,000
Refugees and Protected Persons	Protected Persons in Canada and Dependants Abroad	13,000	16,000	15,000
	Resettled Refugees	20,000	30,000	25,000
	Government-Assisted	5,000	8,000	*7,500*
	Blended Visa Office-Referred	1,000	3,000	*1,500*
	Privately Sponsored	14,000	19,000	*16,000*
	Protected Persons and Refugees Total	33,000	46,000	40,000
Humanitarian and Other^{Table 1 note 4}	Humanitarian and Other	2,900	4,500	3,500
Overall		280,000	320,000	300,000

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