How Many Enter Canada To Live and Work Annually (Legally): Do Canadians Even Know? The Answer is 1.0 Million and Growing During Pandemic, Record Unemployment

https://www.cicnews.com/2020/11/4-highlights-from-canadas-2020-annual-report-to-parliament-on-immigration-1116223.html#gs.kw8td3

And here are the numbers - regardless of a pandemic or 8.9% unemployment rate in Canada

And here are the numbers - regardless of a pandemic or 8.9% unemployment rate in Canada

"...Canada welcomed over 1 million newcomers in 2019

Canada welcomed over 1 million immigrants and study and work permit holders combined in 2019. Over 341,000 newcomers arrived as permanent residents. Over 400,000 obtained study permits. An additional 400,000 obtained work permits.

This serves as a reminder that most of Canada’s newcomers do not arrive as permanent residents, but rather on a temporary basis.

However, Canada’s permanent resident admissions will now play catch up thanks to the 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan...."