Overview
- Ottawa will hold annual permanent resident admissions at about 380,000 from 2026 to 2028, with a greater emphasis on economic-class newcomers.
- Study permits are set at 155,000 in 2026 and about 150,000 in 2027 and 2028, down from roughly 306,000 planned for 2025.
- Temporary worker admissions are targeted at about 230,000 for 2026, with no breakdown yet between the International Mobility Program and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
- The plan includes accelerating the transition of up to 33,000 work‑permit holders to permanent residency over 2026–2027 and a one‑time recognition of eligible protected persons as permanent residents, with eligibility details still pending.
- Family reunification targets fall to 84,000 in 2026 and refugee/protected/humanitarian admissions to 54,300, as the government aims to reduce temporary residents to under five per cent of the population by the end of 2027.