TORONTO — Ontario is set to double the number of economic immigrants it welcomes to the province under an agreement with the federal government to boost the…
The federal and provincial immigration ministers are announcing today that the province will have more than 18,000 spots under the program in 2025.
The new agreement will see Ontario go from 9,750 immigrants under the program in 2022 to welcoming 16,500 in 2023, more than 17,000 in 2024, and more than 18,000 in 2025. “I’m going to prioritize, going forward, health-care workers and skilled trades workers as the two groups that we’re really going to work to recruit to Ontario to fill labour shortages.”
“It’s about ensuring that we have all hands on deck to fill labour shortages, set people up for success and grow our economy.”
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