Canada Plans to Welcome Record Half Million Immigrants in 2025
- Trudeau government ratchets up targets amid labor crunch
- Nation has highest population growth rate among Group of Seven
Bhangra dancer Gurdeep Pandher performs during Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa on July 1.
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Canada is planning to bring in 1.45 million permanent residents in the next three years, ratcheting up its immigration targets to ease labor shortages and offset an aging workforce.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government aims to welcome 465,000 permanent residents next year, 485,000 in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025, according to Immigration Minister Sean Fraser.