Why is immigration important to Canada?

·         25% of Canada’s population will be over 65 by 2035

·         5,000,000 Canadians set to retire by 2035 Canada’s worker-to-retiree ratio today is 4-1

·         Canada’s worker to retiree ratio in 2035 is 2-1

·         1.6 Canada’s fertility rate, which is ranked 181st globally, is well below Canada’s replacement rate of 2.1

·         Immigrants today make up 65% of Canada’s net annual population growth

·         It is estimated that Canada will need 350,000 immigrants annually by 2035, to meet its workforce needs

IRCC WEBSITE

Reminder – Update your Bookmarks to Canada.ca

Since November 30, the majority of IRCC’s website pages were moved to from cic.gc.ca as part of the https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html Government of Canada’s web renewal initiative.

When you visit a page that used to be on cic.gc.ca, you will be redirected automatically to the same web page on the Canada.ca website, but we do recommend you update your bookmarks and start using the Canada.ca address on your own websites and when sharing links with others.