Canada Admitted 27,000 New Permanent Residents in June 2026

The latest update shows Canada remains a little behind on its 2026 Immigration Levels Plan target of 380,000 permanent residents. At the halfway point of the year, IRCC has admitted about 41 percent of its planned permanent residents under the Levels Plan.

Key Takeaways

• Canada admitted 27,005 new permanent residents in June 2026, bringing the January to June total to 155,800.
• IRCC reached 41 percent of its 380,000 permanent resident target for 2026 in June.
• Economic immigration remains the largest pathway, accounting for 89,200 admissions during the first six months of 2026.
• One-time initiatives have also granted permanent residence to 26,300 people already in Canada.

June Permanent Resident Admissions Remain Below Historical Peaks

IRCC granted permanent residence to roughly 27,000 people in June 2026, continuing the slower pace of admissions seen throughout much of this year.

Compared with previous years, admissions have been lower in 2026 as the federal government implements its plan to stabilize immigration levels. IRCC’s data shows monthly admissions have generally remained in the mid-20,000s during the first half of the year before reaching approximately 27,000 in June.

PR Admissions by Month, Y-O-Y Comparison

Canada Admitted 155,800 Permanent Residents by Mid-2026

Between January and June 2026, Canada admitted 155,800 new permanent residents.

With an annual target of 380,000 new permanent residents under the Immigration Levels Plan, Canada has completed roughly 41 percent of its planned admissions for the year.

While permanent resident admissions fluctuate throughout the year, the mid-year figures suggest IRCC will need to increase admissions during the second half of 2026 to meet its annual goal. If IRCC continues at the same pace it has maintained so far this year, it would only achieve around 82 percent of its target for the year — around 311,600 admissions.

Economic Immigration Continues to Account for the Majority of PR Admissions

Economic immigration remained Canada’s largest source of new permanent residents during the first half of 2026.

The economic immigration category includes several pathways designed to address Canada’s labour market and regional needs. These include Express Entry programs, Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), the Atlantic Immigration Program, and other federal and regional economic streams.

Under the 2026 Immigration Levels Plan, Canada aims to welcome 239,800 economic immigrants, representing nearly two-thirds of all planned permanent resident admissions. Between January and June, IRCC admitted 89,200 people through economic immigration programs. In June alone, Canada admitted 15,600 economic immigrants are permanent residents.

Although these numbers seem high, IRCC only achieved 37 percent of its economic immigration target by mid-year.

Family Reunification

Family reunification remains the second-largest permanent residence category under Canada’s immigration system. The category includes sponsorship for spouses, common-law partners, dependent children, parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

The Family Class has a target of 84,000 new permanent residents in 2026. Between January and June, 45,100 people received permanent residence through family sponsorship programs, putting IRCC at around 53 percent of its annual target. In June, 7,200 family class applicants were admitted.

Although IRCC has paused new intake under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP), the department has said it still plans to grant permanent residence to 15,000 people through the program in 2026 using applications already in its processing inventory.

Refugees and Protected Persons

Canada also continues to provide permanent residence to refugees identified for resettlement abroad and to protected persons already in Canada who have been granted protection.

The Refugees and Protected Persons category has a target of 49,300 admissions in 2026. By the end of June, 17,900people had received permanent residence through these pathways — bringing IRCC to 36.3 percent of its target.

Humanitarian and Compassionate Cases

The Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) and other category is the smallest of Canada’s four main immigration classes, with a target of 6,900 admissions in 2026.

This category includes permanent residence granted on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, as well as special public policies responding to international conflicts, humanitarian crises, and other exceptional circumstances. Between January and June, 3,600 people became permanent residents through these pathways.

French-Speaking Immigration Continues to Grow

Canada continues to prioritize increasing French-speaking immigration outside Quebec.

Under the 2026 Immigration Levels Plan, IRCC aims for 9 percent of all permanent residents settling outside Quebec to be French-speaking or bilingual, representing 30,150 admissions this year. Between January and June, 12,400 French-speaking permanent residents were admitted outside Quebec. Of these, 2,500 were admitted in the month of June 2026.

This puts IRCC at roughly the 41 percent mark toward its 2026 target. That said, we expect IRCC to achieve, if not overshoot, its Francophone admission target, thanks to the extremely active French-language category draw in the popular Express Entry system. While admissions through this objective can occur under different immigration programs, IRCC tracks them separately because of their importance to Canada’s immigration strategy.

One-Time Permanent Residence Initiatives

In addition to the 380,000 permanent resident spaces outlined in the Immigration Levels Plan, IRCC is continuing two temporary initiatives announced as part of its effort to reduce Canada’s temporary resident population. These admissions do not count toward the annual immigration targets.

The In-Canada Workers Initiative has already reached 57 percent of its 2026 target of 20,000, with 11,300 admissions. The protected persons initiative has reached 33 percent of its 46,000 goal with 15,000 admissions. Together, the two programs have granted permanent residence to 26,300 people during the first six months of the year.