Canada plans to add 500,000 immigrants in 2025 to ensure the economic prosperity of the country, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Tuesday.
Fraser said the numbers are necessary to fill job vacancies. Right now, officials said there are about one million job vacancies in Canada, where the population is aging.
“Every job that is not filled represents one less person contributing to Canada’s economic growth and one less person paying taxes to support Canada’s social infrastructure,” said BCC president and CEO Goldy Hyder in a statement.
“The United Nations Refugee Agency welcomes Canada’s continued commitment to refugee resettlement as part of its overall immigration growth plan,” Rema Jamous Imseis, UN Representative in Canada.
Immigrants now represent about 23% of Canada’s population of 38 million, the Canadian Press reported
