Federal-Provincial-Territorial ImmigrationMinisters Commit to Ongoing Collaboration toStrengthen the Immigration System

The Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration (FMRI) met to discuss Canada’s immigration levels for 2025–2027. They emphasized the need for strong public services to support immigration and called for the reversal of cuts to employment services. The federal government plans to include temporary residents in the levels plan, aiming to reduce their population to 5% of Canada’s total.
Ministers highlighted the importance of balancing temporary and permanent residents, aligning immigration programs with regional labour market needs, and addressing the challenges posed by asylum claimants

and displaced people. They also discussed increasing Provincial Nominee

Program (PNP) allocations to support transition from temporary to permanent residency. Collaboration among federal, provincial, and territorial governments was stressed, with Quebec noting its autonomy under the Canada–Québec Accord.
regional economic needs and the

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