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FIRST READING: Ottawa sets target to keep Canada labour force 25 per cent immigrant

Posted on: June 30, 2025

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada instructed to ensure one quarter of labour force “is made up of immigrants and refugeesโ€

With Canada in the midst of a labour crunch, the Government of Canada has unveiled new targets to keep one-quarter of the countryโ€™s labour force filled by immigrants.

The figure is contained in a new departmental plan released last Friday by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Read more from The National Post.