Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:01am on 02 Nov 2023,Thursday India Global
The Canadian government announced plans to raise immigration levels to 500,000 per year by 2025, up from 485,000 in 2023-24. Indians will be the primary beneficiaries as they received the most permanent residency permits last year. In 2022, over 1,18,000 Indians took up Canadian permanent residency (PR), accounting for a quarter of all 4,37,120 newcomers to Canada.The move aims to boost Canada's population and economy amid labor shortages, but faces public opposition due to housing shortages. The government acknowledged infrastructure planning is needed to support population growth.
