Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced in November 2012 that immigration levels for 2013 would hold steady with a planned 240,000 to 265,000 new permanent residents, the same annual target range that has been set for immigration since 2007. In light of this announcement AMSSA, looked at immigration trends and levels across Canada and in BC from 2002 to 2011, highlighting the information and statistics relevant to the settlement sector in BC.

Learn more: Immigration Numbers and Statistics – Trends for Canada and BC; Issue 2