Canada expands permanent-residence access with 200,000 more spots for 2027, prioritizing workers, families and people seeking humanitarian protection
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The government says 200,000 new in-Canada permanent-residence places for 2027 will be split between economic nominees and humanitarian-family pathways, adding to the already ambitious 380,000-person annual target.
Canada’s immigration department said on Nov. 5, 2026 that an extra 200,000 permanent-resident slots will be made available for 2027, a move that underscores the scale of the country’s ongoing reliance on immigration. The spaces are split into two cohorts. Up to 100,000 spots are earmarked for the economic cohort, covering workers selected through provincial and territorial nominee programs and applicants awaiting decisions under closed economic pathways such as the Start-up Visa, Self-Employed Persons, Agri-Food Pilot, home-care worker streams and other similar programs.
The remaining up to 100,000 slots will be used for the humanitarian and family cohort, which includes approved-in-principle humanitarian and compassionate applicants, spouses, common-law partners and children of Canadian citizens or permanent residents, as well as applicants under the Hongkonger and Ukrainian family pathways.
The additional 200,000 places are on top of the government’s 2027 target of 380,000 permanent-resident admissions announced in Budget 2026. Eligible foreign nationals do not need to take any action for their applications to be considered under the new transition measures.