Notice - Supplementary Information for the 2013 Immigration Levels Plan

November 5, 2012 — Following the tabling of the 2012 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration on October 31, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada released further details on its 2013 Immigration Levels Plan today.

This year, the presentation of the detailed plan has been re-organized slightly to better reflect:

The number of new permanent residents who are spouses/partners and children of Canadian citizens and permanent residents. For example, spouses and partners who used to be under the “Humanitarian & Compassionate/Public Policy” stream, are now included in the larger Family Class (under Spouses / Partners / Children).
The characteristics of the different humanitarian programs. Previously, the “Humanitarian & Compassionate Considerations (H&C)/Public Policy” stream was not broken down into its distinct programs, so it was unclear how many persons were admitted under which program. Under the new presentation, H&C and public policies are now counted alongside refugees and protected persons, under the general Humanitarian Category. Public policies have also been separated into two streams to differentiate between those with federal resettlement support and those with other support.

A planning range is an estimate of the number of people CIC expects to admit each year, taking into account the differences in applicants’ behaviour both before applying and once they have received their visa (some applicants take longer than others to arrive in Canada from abroad after receiving their visa).

For each range, CIC also sets an admissions target. The work of CIC’s visa processing network is based on the admissions target so that admissions fall within the planning range. It is important to note that these are “planned” ranges and targets. Factors beyond CIC’s control can affect actual admission numbers, e.g. security issues that impact overseas processing.

Please see below for CIC’s immigration planning ranges and admissions targets for 2013.

2013 Plan Admissions Ranges
Immigrant Category	Low	High	Admissions Target	% Mix*
Federal Skilled Workers	53,500	55,300	55,300
Federal Business	5,500	6,000	6,000
Canadian Experience Class	9,600	10,000	10,000
Live-in Caregivers	8,000	9,300	9,300
Provincial Nominee Program	42,000	45,000	42,000
Quebec-selected Skilled Workers	31,000	34,000	33,400
Quebec-selected Business	2,500	2,700	2,600
Total Economic	152,100	162,300	158,600	62.3%
Spouses, Partners and Children (including Public Policy on in-Canada spouses/partners without status)	42,000	48,500	48,300
Parents and Grandparents	21,800	25,000	25,000
Total Family	63,800	73,500	73,300	27.2%
Protected Persons in Canada	7,000	8,500	8,500
Dependants Abroad of Protected Persons in Canada	4,000	4,500	4,500
Government-assisted Refugees	6,800	7,100	7,100
Visa Office Referred Refugees	200	300	200
Public Policy–Federal Resettlement Assistance	500	600	600
Privately Sponsored Refugees	4,500	6,500	6,300
Public Policy–Other Resettlement Assistance	100	400	400
Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations	900	1,100	900
Total Humanitarian	24,000	29,000	28,500	10.5%
Permit Holders	100	200	100
Total	240,000	265,000	260,500

* Percentage of mix is derived using the midpoint of the planning ranges.

The Government of Quebec published its 2013 Levels Plan after CIC. For 2013, Quebec planned 31,400-32,700 admissions for Quebec-selected skilled workers, and 3,400-3,700 for Quebec-selected business. Quebec’s ranges will be accommodated within CIC’s existing total planning range.