Canada wants more than 1 million immigrants to enter the country by the end of 2021.
In an annual report to Parliament, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen wrote that Canada’s “future success depends on continuing to ensure they [immigrants] are welcomed and well-integrated."
The report showed that Canada’s goal is to bring in 330,800 immigrants in 2019, 341,000 in 2020, and 350,000 in 2021, for a total of 1.02 million immigrants.
"Thanks in great part to the newcomers we have welcomed throughout our history, Canada has developed into the strong and vibrant country we all enjoy," Hussen said in the report.
Canada has a population of 37 million and about 1 in 5 current Canadians are immigrants, ABC News noted. If the nation were to meet its targets for increased immigration numbers, it would need to welcome about 1 percent of its population each year.
Hussen is an immigrant who fled to Canada from war-torn Somalia when he was 16.
"Canada is a world leader in managed migration with an immigration program based on non-discriminatory principles, where foreign nationals are assessed without regard to race, nationality, ethnic origin, color, religion or gender," Hussen wrote.
While Canada is seeking to grow the amount of immigrants in the country, Washington is embroiled in a battle over increasing border security to decrease the amount of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S. southern border.
SOURCE: Washington Examiner
