The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on Canada immigration
was fully felt in April, as new permanent resident admissions
plummeted to 4,140.
The figure represents a 78 percent drop on the 19,125
March arrivals, which were already down 26 percent on
February.
Between February and April, permanent resident arrivals
dropped from 25,930 to 4,140, a decline of 84 percent. In April
2019, Canada welcomed 26,900 new permanent residents.
The figures were released by Immigration, Refugees and
Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on Tuesday.
It means Canada's pre-coronavirus plan to welcome
341,000 new permanent residents in 2020 is unlikely to be
fulfilled, although some of the numbers could be made up as
restrictions are eased later in the year.
