Sean Fraser said the government was still targeting to accept more economic immigrants than ever before, it was just adopting a different strategy due to the…
Last month, Fraser introduced in Parliament his first levels plan as immigration minister. It proposes having 431,000 people become permanent residents next year, rising to 451,000 by 2024.
Fraser said that was a smart program for the pandemic and it made sense to continue, but then wind it down. Despite the delays, Fraser said he didn’t think Canada had to worry about slipping as a destination of choice for immigrants. The system is uniquely challenged right now and it's very difficult. Even for the best applicants to get through the system
“We need all workers. We have a labour shortage here. People say it’s ‘unprecedented,” I use unfathomable,” she said. “It’s across sectors, it’s across communities, and it’s across skills.”