The 2016 annual immigration levels plan outlines a shift in immigration policy towards reuniting more families.
The plan will improve processing times and backlogs will go down across multiple immigration programs including those for: spouses; partners and children; and parents and grandparents – because the department will be able to welcome more people into Canada.
By the end of 2016, Canada will welcome between 280,000 and 305,000 (target 300,000) new permanent residents. This is a 7.4% increase in planned admissions over the 2015 levels plan.
Federal Economic – High Skilled 类别对应的是2015年1月实施的 Express Entry，也就是包括 FSW，FST，CEC 等，因此 2016 年配额里没有具体的 CEC 类别。
Includes admissions in the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and Canadian Experience Class. Admissions include applicants who applied prior to the launch of Express Entry on January 1st 2015 (i.e., applications on inventory), as well as those who made an application using Express Entry.
Levels targets and ranges have not been established for each individual program, as almost half of admissions in 2016 are expected to come from Express Entry. This approach reflects the new ways federal economic immigrants are selected under the Express Entry system. The Express Entry system determines which programs foreign nationals qualify for based on the information they provided and awards them points under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) for their ability to successfully enter the Canadian workforce (e.g. age, education, official language proficiency and work experience).
