Canada To Receive Over 1.2 Million Immigrants In Next 3 Years
October 31, 2020
2:23 pm
The Canadian Government plans to receive over 1.2 million immigrants in three years, from 2021 to 2023. The plan is to make up for a shortfall caused in 2020 by the Coronavirus pandemic.
This was disclosed by the Immigration Minister, Marco Mendicino, during a news conference on Friday.
Breakdown
* 401,000 new permanent residents- 2021
* 411,000 in 2022, and
* 421,000 in 2023 (an immigration rate equal to about 1% of Canadaβs population).
He said, βThe key to both short-term economic recovery and long-term prosperity is immigration.
βAs with every other …
