Immigrants and Immigration

plan: He confirmed the number will not dip below what he called the new normal of 300,000 set in 2017, according to CBC. Hussen called immigration a big tool to power Canada's economy and address demographic challenges, including those in Atlantic Canada, at a time of falling fertility and an aging population. 300,000 immigrants a year the 'new normal'21.9% of population are immigrants Liberals prepare to unveil immigration plan The plan will continue to have a vast majority of immigrants coming in the economic class, because that is where the greatest need is, followed very closely by family class immigrants and then making sure that we continue to have space in our immigration levels plan for refugees that we resettle from abroad, he told CBC Radio's The House. This week Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen will unveil immigration levels for 2018, including targets for the number of economic migrants, family reunifications and refugees who will be permitted into the country. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen will announce Canada's 2018 immigration levels this week. Kareem El-Assal, a senior research manager specializing in immigration for the Conference Board of Canada, said it is absolutely imperative that Canada ups its intake in order to meet future labour needs. Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press Last week, Statistics Canada reported that based on 2016 census data, 21.9 per cent of Canada's population is now foreign-born, reflecting the highest percentage of immigrant population in nearly a century. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.