Canada to announce first-ever cap on temporary residents

Highlights: First-ever cap to be introduced for temporary residents in Canada

• Canada to introduce the first-ever cap on temporary residents in Canada from September 2024.
• The cap will apply to foreign workers, international students, and asylum claimants.
• Immigration Minister, Marc Miller, reports that this move aims to ensure "sustainable" growth in the number of temporary residents in Canada
• Exceptions are allowed for construction and healthcare workers as these sectors face labor shortages in Canada.

 

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First-ever temporary resident cap in Canada

According to Canadian immigration minister Marc Miller, Canada is keen to introduce a limit on the number of temporary residents coming to Canada in the next three years. 

The first cap is set to be announced in September 2024.

International students, foreign workers, and asylum claimants will be considered under the new cap on temporary residents. Following recent announcements by Marc Miller, Canada is trying to ensure “sustainable” growth in the number of temporary residents in Canada and is to limit temporary residents to 5% of the total population.

 

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Surge of Temporary Residents in Canada

Recent reports by Statistics Canada show a total of 2.5 million temporary residents in Canada in 2024, up by 1 million in 2021. The country is heavily dependent on foreign workers to overcome labor shortages, as reported by Miller.

Under the new policy, some businesses in Canada will have to rely less on temporary foreign workers by May 1, 2024. However, workers from the construction and healthcare sectors will be exempted from the cap count of foreign workers due to an acute labor shortage.

 

 

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