The Conference Board of Canadian Immigration , an influential non-government organization that studies the country’s economy, published a thorough study on international students’ pathways to permanent residency (PR). They suggest that the current system makes it hard for students to estimate their odds of obtaining PR, and recommend that the government create “purpose-built immigration programs for international students.” The board also says governments and universities need to provide more settlement supports to help students in their first days and weeks in the country.
Canada issued more than 437,000 permanent residency permits last year, breaking the record it had just set one year earlier in 2021. This nearly half-million boom comes just after a very busy five-year period, where the country welcomed 1.3 million permanent residents from 2016-2021. Thanks to such huge numbers, immigrants now account for almost 100% of the country’s new jobs and 75% of its overall population growth.
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