Canada announces plan to provide permanent residence to 100,000 workers and families

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Canada to give provinces additional PNP allocations to help transition up to 100,000 established workers and their families to PR in 2027. | World News

Canada will offer provinces and territories additional immigration nomination allocations to transition up to 100,000 workers and their families to permanent residence in 2027.

Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab announced details of the time-limited measure on November 12, saying provincial and territorial governments would be given flexibility to select workers already living in their communities and contributing to local economies.

The initiative, announced alongside Canada's Budget 2026, is intended to provide greater stability for employers and workers while helping communities retain skilled talent without adding significant pressure on housing and infrastructure.

Under the measure, provinces and territories will receive additional Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) allocations and decide how much of the available space they want to use to transition eligible workers to permanent residence.

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The allocations are intended to be used by March 31, 2027, to support permanent residence transitions during the year.

The additional nomination space will allow provincial and territorial governments to identify workers who are already established in their jurisdictions and meet local labour market needs.

The governments will also be able to identify people who have already applied for permanent residence through federal immigration programs and pilots but are still awaiting decisions.

These include applicants under the Atlantic Immigration Program and several federal pathways that have closed to new applications, such as the Start-up Visa Program, Self-Employed Persons Program, Agri-Food Pilot and home care worker programs.

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