Prime Minister Mark Carney’s latest immigration levels plan is meant to strike a balance between attracting the best talent to meet Canada’s changing economic needs and fulfilling its humanitarian commitment to refugees and family reunifications.

But with the size of the pie shrinking and processing resources at capacity, officials must scramble to add spaces to some programs at the expense of others, especially given the government’s priority to boost the share of skilled immigration amid great economic uncertainty.

On Wednesday, a day after the budget revealed some highlights of the levels plan, the Immigration Department released the breakdown of the 2026-2028 targets for individual permanent and temporary residence programs . The appendix sheds light on the winners and losers i

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