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Nominations can be made online at canadianimmigrant.ca/top25 until March 10, 2023, 11:59 p.m. EST. A distinguished panel of judges made up of past winners will review all nominees and present a list of 75 finalists who will be announced in April, after which all Canadians can vote for their favourite nominees. The 25 winners will be announced in August 2023 in Canadian Immigrant and online at canadianimmigrant.ca. Two of the winners will be selected for the Entrepreneur Award and Youth Award.

Go to www.canadianimmigrant.ca/top25 to nominate an immigrant or refugee who has an inspirational success story to share.

Canada welcomes historic number of newcomers in 2022

The Canadian government has announced meeting its target of 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022. In 2021, Canada welcomed over 401,000 permanent residents, the highest number of newcomers in any year in Canadian history, surpassing the previous record from 1913!

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In 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) processed approximately 5.2 million applications for permanent residence, temporary residence and citizenship — double the number of applications processed in 2021.

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser calls this an “important milestone” for the country. “Newcomers play an essential role in filling labour shortages, bringing new perspectives and talents to our communities, and enriching our society as a whole. I am excited to see what the future holds and look forward to another historic year in 2023 as we continue to welcome newcomers.”

As Canada focuses on addressing the acute labour market shortages and building a strong economy, one thing remains certain: immigration is a key part of the solution. To ensure efficient processing of applications, IRCC has added resources, embraced new technology, streamlined processing and brought more processes online.

Roughly 75 per cent of Canada’s population growth comes from immigration, mostly in the economic category. By 2036, immigrants are expected to represent up to 30 per cent of Canada’s population, a 10 per cent increase from 2011.

Immigrants account for 36 per cent of physicians, 33 per cent of business owners with paid staff, and 41 per cent of engineers in the country.

In November 2022, Minister Fraser tabled Canada’s 2022 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration along with plans for 2023-2025. The report generated considerable media attention because the government announced that its target for 2025 is to admit 500,000 new permanent residents.