Federal, provincial and territorial immigration Ministers meet to plan for the future of Canada’s immigration system

Date Announced:

March 10, 2023

Overview:

In follow-up to the meeting last July, Ministers discussed increasing provincial/territorial (PT) involvement in economic immigrant selection, increased allocations in the Provincial/Territorial Nominee Programs (PNPs), finding ways to improve application processing times, reducing duplication and providing greater agency over PNPs. Ministers welcomed IRCC’s first ever Multi-Year Allocation Plan, which includes an unprecedented 44% growth in PNP allocations for 2023. The plan also includes notional allocations for 2024 and 2025. Ministers also had productive conversations about settlement and integration efforts, Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) and Canada’s humanitarian response to the developing situation in Ukraine.

Departments and Agencies:

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Type of Administrative Action:

  • Programmatic Changes

    • Immigration Category:

    Everyone

    Keywords:

    CUAET; Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration; labour shortage; PNP allocations

    Source Document(s):

    https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/03/federal-provincial-and-territorial-immigration-ministers-meet-to-plan-for-the-future-of-canadas-immigration-system.html

    Send us your feedback:

    If you have comments pertaining to this policy document, please complete this form.