Canada will undertake a new program to transition up to 33,000 work permits holders to permanent residence over 2026 and 2027 in the upcoming Immigration Levels Plan, according to Budget 2025.

The Plan will also include several other major changes:

Reducing the temporary resident admissions target for 2026 to 385,000, down from 673,650 for 2025.

The target for international student admissions for 2026 will be 155,000, down from 305,000 for 2025.

The target for admissions of temporary foreign workers will be 230,000 — a decrease from the target of 367,750 for 2025, but an increase from the 2026 target of 210,700 in last year's Immigration Levels Plan.

Granting permanent resident status to eligible Protected Persons in Canada over the next two years.

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