Canada meets 2021 immigration target with 401,000 new permanent residents

Canada surpasses record immigration goal of 401,000 residents

On Thursday, the federal government announced the milestone, adding that the record immigration flows were attained despite the ongoing pandemic, which prompted the country to close its borders to foreigners for much of the year.

Canada surpasses record immigration target of 401,000 new permanent residents

Canada has been relying heavily on international migration as its top driver of economic growth, with foreign-born workers accounting for nearly all the employment gains over the past decade.Canada, like other nations, faces an aging native-born population and relatively low fertility rates but has been able to produce the fastest population growth in the Group of Seven in recent years

Canada meets 2021 immigration target with 401,000 new permanent residents

Figure had not been reached in more than a century

Canada welcomes record 401,000 immigrants

Largest number of permanent residents in more than a century - Anadolu Agency

Canada meets 2021 immigration target with 401,000 new permanent residents

Canada Surpasses Record Immigration Goal of 401,000 Residents

(Bloomberg) -- Canada has welcomed more than 401,000 permanent residents in 2021, achieving its goal set last year, and marking the highest immigration year on record. Read More