Canada's Immigration Levels Plan 2026-2028 aims to increase the number of economic immigrants coming to the country while reducing temporary migration, primarily through a drastic reduction in student visas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new plan halves the projected number of student visas for the next three years, from approximately 306,000 in the previous year's plan to 155,000 in 2026. The government expects to issue around 150,000 student visas annually in both 2027 and 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new plan maintains the previously announced reduction in the number of temporary workers by 2026, with a revised target of 230,000, slightly higher than the previous goal of 210,000 for that year. This figure represents a significant decrease from the nearly 368,000 temporary workers who will be admitted to Canada during 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The budget document indicates that these targets will reduce the proportion of temporary immigrants in the population to less than 51% by the end of 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The budget document notes that the government recognizes the key role played by temporary workers in some sectors and will seek to ensure that rural, remote and tariff-affected businesses have sufficient staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government plans to admit approximately 380,000 new permanent residents annually between 2026 and 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plan prioritizes economic migrants, with a target of just under 240,000 in 2026. This number increases to nearly 245,000 in 2027 and 2028 \u2014 representing an increase of approximately 10,000 above the previous target set for 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The budget also proposes a plan to "accelerate" the granting of permanent residence to 33,000 work permit holders over the next two years (2026-2027). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The budget includes a multi-year recruitment plan of 1.7 billion to attract international talent. The plan focuses on bringing more than 1,000 researchers to Canadian universities in fields such as engineering, natural sciences, humanities, and health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The goal for family reunification is reduced by approximately 4,000 immigrants compared to the previous plan, with 84,000 visas projected for 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The number of refugees, protected persons and those receiving permanent residence for humanitarian reasons will also decrease in 2026, going from 62,250 in the previous plan to 54,300 in the new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unlike previous tiered plans, the new budget does not specify how many visas will be allocated to specific immigration programs, such as the Provincial Nominee Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to the tiered system, the budget proposes a one-off initiative to grant permanent resident status to eligible protected persons over the next two years. The budget describes this as a practical step, given that many protected persons are unable to return to their countries of origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
OSK Canada Opinion:<\/strong> Canada is balancing the arrival of new temporary residents while remaining committed to attracting highly skilled individuals in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and technical and technological fields. The plan will also prioritize permanent residency for foreign nationals already working legally in Canada. Most importantly, Canada maintains its goal of accepting 380,000 permanent residents, with the potential to reach 420,000. This is very positive news, as a large number of temporary visa holders aspire to obtain permanent residency once they are in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are considering immigrating to Canada and would like to review your immigration strategy, the main stages, and procedures, OSK Canada can assess your immigration profile free of charge and help you build a strategic plan that will lead you successfully to permanent residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you so much for reading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n See you soon.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" El Plan de Niveles de Inmigraci\u00f3n 2026-2028 de Canad\u00e1 tiene como objetivo aumentar el n\u00famero de inmigrantes econ\u00f3micos que llegan al pa\u00eds mientras reduce la migraci\u00f3n temporal, principalmente mediante una dr\u00e1stica reducci\u00f3n de visas estudiantiles. El nuevo plan reduce a la mitad el n\u00famero proyectado de visas estudiantiles para los pr\u00f3ximos tres a\u00f1os, pasando de aproximadamente 306,000 en el plan del a\u00f1o anterior a 155,000 en 2026. El gobierno prev\u00e9 emitir alrededor de 150,000 visas estudiantiles anuales tanto en 2027 como en 2028. El nuevo plan mantiene la reducci\u00f3n anunciada previamente en el n\u00famero de trabajadores temporales para 2026, con un objetivo revisado de 230,000, ligeramente superior a la meta anterior de 210,000 para ese a\u00f1o. Esta cifra representa una disminuci\u00f3n significativa respecto a los casi 368,000 trabajadores temporales que ser\u00e1n admitidos en Canad\u00e1 durante 2025. El documento presupuestario indica que estos objetivos reducir\u00e1n la proporci\u00f3n de inmigrantes temporales en la poblaci\u00f3n a menos del 5% para finales de 2027. El documento presupuestario se\u00f1ala que el gobierno reconoce el papel clave que desempe\u00f1an los trabajadores temporales en algunos sectores y buscar\u00e1 garantizar que las empresas rurales, remotas y las afectadas por aranceles tengan suficiente personal. El gobierno planea admitir aproximadamente 380,000 nuevos residentes permanentes anuales entre 2026 y 2028. El plan prioriza a los inmigrantes econ\u00f3micos, con un objetivo de poco menos de 240,000 en 2026. Esta cifra aumenta a casi 245,000 en 2027 y 2028 \u2014lo que representa un incremento de aproximadamente 10,000 por encima de la meta anterior establecida para 2026. El presupuesto tambi\u00e9n propone un plan para \u00abacelerar\u00bb la concesi\u00f3n de residencia permanente a 33,000 titulares de permisos de trabajo durante los pr\u00f3ximos dos a\u00f1os (2026-2027). El presupuesto presenta un plan de reclutamiento multianual de $1,700 millones para atraer talento internacional. El plan se centra en atraer a m\u00e1s de 1,000 investigadores a universidades canadienses en campos como ingenier\u00eda, ciencias naturales, humanidades y salud. La meta para la reunificaci\u00f3n familiar se reduce en aproximadamente 4,000 inmigrantes en comparaci\u00f3n con el plan anterior, con 84,000 visas previstas para 2026. El n\u00famero de refugiados, personas protegidas y quienes reciben residencia permanente por motivos humanitarios tambi\u00e9n se reduce en 2026, pasando de 62,250 en el plan anterior a 54,300 en el nuevo. A diferencia de los planes de niveles anteriores, el del nuevo presupuesto no especifica cu\u00e1ntas visas se asignar\u00e1n a programas espec\u00edficos de inmigraci\u00f3n, como el Programa de Nominaci\u00f3n Provincial. Adem\u00e1s del plan de niveles, el presupuesto propone una iniciativa \u00ab\u00fanica\u00bb para reconocer como residentes permanentes a personas protegidas \u00abelegibles\u00bb durante los pr\u00f3ximos dos a\u00f1os. El presupuesto describe esto como un \u00abpaso pr\u00e1ctico\u00bb, ya que muchas personas protegidas no pueden regresar a sus pa\u00edses de origen. Opini\u00f3n OSK Canada: Canad\u00e1 est\u00e1 equilibrando la llegada de nuevos residentes temporales, pero no renuncia a personas altamente calificadas en el \u00e1mbito de la ciencia, tecnolog\u00eda, ingenier\u00eda, matem\u00e1ticas y profesionales t\u00e9cnicos y tecn\u00f3logos. El plan tambi\u00e9n dar\u00e1 preferencia de residencia permanente a los extranjeros que ya se encuentran en territorio canadiense trabajando legalmente. Lo m\u00e1s importante de este Plan es que Canad\u00e1 mantiene la misma meta de aceptar 380 mil residentes permanentes, con posibilidad de llegar hasta 420 mil. Esta noticia es muy positiva, ya que una gran parte de los inmigrantes con visa temporal desean obtener la residencia permanente una vez que se encuentran en Canad\u00e1. Si est\u00e1 pensando en inmigrar a Canad\u00e1 y desea revisar su estrategia migratoria, las principales etapas y los procedimentos. En OSK Canada, podemos evaluar gratis su perfil migratorio y ayudarlo a construir un plan estrat\u00e9gico que lo conduzca con \u00e9xito a la residencia permanente. Muchas gracias por leernos. Nos vemos pronto.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_newsbot_seo_title":"","_newsbot_seo_description":"","_newsbot_seo_canonical":"","_newsbot_seo_og_image":"","_newsbot_schema_json":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inmigracion"],"yoast_head":"\n