Canada unveiled its new Immigration Levels Plan for 2026–2028 early Wednesday morning (India time), confirming that the country will hold steady the intake of permanent residents and admit 3.80 lakh annually over the next three years. However, it has sharply curbed the number of temporary residents—especially international students. To illustrate, the immigration levels plan unveiled last year (2025-2027) had projected an intake of 3.05 lakh students for 2026; this is now down to 1.55 lakh and will marginally decline over the next two years. Last year, the three-year levels plan (2025-2027) has for the first time also incorporated target levels for temporary workers (which includes international students and temporary workers); this practice continues. The plan, released as part of Bud

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