New Record, Canada Welcomed Around 431K Permanent Residents In 2022
New Record, Canada Immigration Minister Mr Sean Fraser announced that Canada has met its target of welcoming 431,645 new “PR” permanent residents in 2022.
The previous record of welcoming permanent residents was more than 401,000 established in 2021. IRCC has updated this information on their official Twitter account that Canada actually welcomed over 437,000 new permanent residents in 2022. However, the last time such a huge number of permanent residents newcomers arrived in Canada prior to 2021, was in 1913.
Sean Fraser Immigration Minister, Canada thanked IRCC staff for processing record immigration/visa applications in 2022. In 2022, IRCC has processed around 5.2 million applications for permanent residency, temporary residence, and citizenship.