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2. Canada’s annual permanent resident admissions target is 380,000. The planning range goes up to 422,000. That upper figure is part of the calculation behind the headline. 3. Budget 2026 also announces up to 200,000 targeted transitions to permanent residence for people already living in Canada. Add that to the upper planning figure: 422,000 + up to 200,000 = up to 622,000. 4. This does not mean 622,000 people will arrive from abroad. Someone already living in Canada can become a new permanent resident without being a new arrival. 5. IRCC identifies two cohorts under the additional measure: Up to 100,000 in a workers cohort. Up to 100,000 in a humanitarian cohort. Being in Canada alone does not establish eligibility. 6. For workers, provinces and territories will help identify regional needs through additional Provincial Nominee Program allocations. IRCC also identifies selected existing federal applications as part of the announced approach.