In January 2022, 35,260 people were granted permanent residency in Canada

In January 2022, 35,260 people were granted permanent residency in Canada

What programs did they apply for?

This year, Canada plans to admit the largest number of immigrants in the country's history — 432,000 people. Last year, admissions slowed under the Federal Skilled Worker program, for which selections ended back in 2020. But now Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has accelerated the processing of applications for the program that were submitted more than a year ago.

All of these people had already come to Canada with immigrant visas, not just invitations in selections. Some of them had been in an unclear legal status for more than a year, had difficulties with employment and public health insurance.

The distribution of immigrants admitted in January by program and stream can be seen in the table:

Atlantic Immigration Pilot programs (no longer a pilot, but a full-time program) 585
People with Canadian experience 7 685
Caregivers (program for nannies and caregivers, replaced by two programs) 425
Program of state support for the economy 60
Pilot Program for Rural and Northern Immigration 110
Working professions 25
Skilled professionals 2 570
All employee programs 11 460
Investors 225
Self-employed 25
Start-up 55
All programs for businessmen 305
Provincial Programs 4 200
Permanent residence permits for temporary residents (foreign workers, students) 7 055
Total economic migrants 23 020
Sponsored children 455
Sponsored parents and grandparents 1 285
Spouses and partners sponsored 5 255
Other sponsored family members 35
Total sponsored family members 7 035
Refugees receiving assistance from the state 915
Refugees sponsored by private individuals 430
Persons in need of protection 750
Protected persons (already temporary residents) 2 220
Total refugees and persons in need of protection 2 970
Persons admitted on humanitarian and compassionate grounds 875
Public Policy 20
Other immigrants 895

As you can see, the upgrade was not in vain; the promise to speed up the rate of processing applications has been fulfilled. Most likely, they will be processed even faster in the coming months of 2022.

First, at the same rate, the Department of Immigration would not be able to meet the annual plan. Second, before the pandemic, fewer immigration decisions were always made at the beginning of the year because of the long holidays. Typically, the second quarter of the year processed 40 percent more applications than the first.

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