Canada recently set out a revised immigration plan that cuts new temporary entrants while keeping permanent residency numbers unchanged. Released on March 13 by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the policy holds annual permanent resident admissions at 380,000 from 2026 to 2028, even as it sharply reduces temporary arrivals.
How Canada is changing its immigration rules
The government has tightened the inflow of temporary residents while holding the permanent intake steady, as pressure builds on housing and public services.
• Permanent resident admissions will stay at 380,000 each year from 2026 to 2028
• About 64 per cent are expected to be economic immigrants by 2027
• New temporary resident arrivals will be reduced to 385,000 in 2026
• The temporary resident population is targeted to fall below 5 per cent by 2027
A statement on the Canadian government’s website said, “New temporary resident arrivals will drop from 673,650 in 2025 to just 385,000 in 2026, representing a 43% reduction in a single year.”
TR to PR pathway opens 33,000 additional slots
At the same time, Canada has introduced a route for temporary workers already in the country to move into permanent residency.
The TR to PR pathway will allow up to 33,000 temporary foreign workers to gain permanent residence across 2026 and 2027.
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The reduction in temporary resident intake is central to the plan and will apply only to new arrivals.
Those already in Canada or extending permits are not affected.
• International student intake is set at 155,000 in 2026
• Temporary worker arrivals are capped at 230,000
• Total new temporary resident arrivals will be 385,000
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IRCC has also outlined changes to how international students will be processed, with an emphasis on managing volumes.
• Master’s and doctoral students at public Designated Learning Institutions will not need provincial attestation letters under the federal cap
• Doctoral applications and Global Skills Strategy applications will be processed with a 14-day target timeline
• Authorities will continue verifying letters of acceptance and monitoring compliance through regular reporting
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