Immigration to Canada is expected to increase as the labour market improves and the economy recovers.

Post by : Admin on Jul 23,2021

Immigration to Canada is projected to surge in the second half of this year as the labour market recovers and severe COVID-19 public health regulations are loosened.


That is especially excellent news for people wanting to come to Canada under the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Skilled Trades Program, or the provinces' economic and commercial class of programmes under the Provincial Nominee Programs.

The June Labour Force Survey, issued on Friday, June 9, provided the most recent encouraging indications for the Canadian economy.

“As economic limitations began to loosen throughout most of Canada, the labour market responded with robust job increases concentrated in areas where the constraints had been most punishing,” writes Liam Daly, an economist with the Conference Board of Canada.

According to the Canadian economic think tank, employment in Canada is presently within 1.8% of pre-pandemic levels.

Employment Rises By 230,000

“June's labour force survey revealed a labour market recovering, with total employment rising by 230,000,” Daley said. “The reopening of the economy happening across Canada shows that the labour market has reached an inflection point, moving past the third wave and into a phase of recovery highlighted by growing employment in some of the economy's hardest-hit areas, such as high-contact services.”

During the pandemic, stringent travel restrictions to stem the spread of COVID-19 led Canada's population growth rate to drop to a trickle, emphasising the country's reliance on immigration.

Statistics Canada issued population projections for the fourth quarter of 2020 in March of this year. They demonstrated the pandemic's significant influence on Canadian population growth by drop in immigration.

“After border and travel restrictions were implemented in March 2020 to combat the spread of COVID-19, this number dropped to 58%. In 2020, the population increase due to foreign migration was more than 80% lower than in 2019.”

According to Ottawa's current proposal, Canada will welcome almost 1.2 million migrants between 2021 and 2023, with 401,000 new permanent citizens arriving this year, 411,000 in 2022, and 421,000 in 2023.

Before  the coronavirus pandemic, the prior plan was for 351,000 deaths in 2021 and 361,000 deaths in 2022.


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