In June 2021, for the first time in its history, Canada welcomed over 25,000 new permanent residents in a single month. To meet its 401,000-newcomer target for 2021, it will need to welcome an average of 43,000 newcomers per month between July and December.

According to the office of Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, Canada had its best month for new permanent resident arrivals during the pandemic in June 2021. In a recent Globe and Mail article, the minister says, “We are going to make good on our commitment to land 401,000 new permanent residents.”

The Canadian government hopes to welcome at least 401,000 new immigrants in 2021 under its Immigration Levels Plan 2021-2023. This target was set at 341,000 newcomers prior to the pandemic. This is the most ambitious plan in Canadian history. Only once in its history has Canada welcomed more than 400,000 immigrants in a single year. This occurred in 1913, but Canadian immigration plummeted immediately following the outbreak of the First World War.

Overall, Canada has welcomed 143,000 new permanent residents in the first six months of 2021, falling far short of the pace required to welcome 401,000 newcomers by the end of the year. To meet this newcomer target, Canada needs to bring in an additional 258,000 immigrants — an average of 43,000 per month — over the rest of the year.

Nonetheless, immigration levels are expected to remain high in the coming months. There is also a good chance that monthly immigration totals will reach a new high by the end of the year as a result of more overseas arrivals.

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