Canada’s current plan already pencils in 380,000 new permanent residents for 2027. Here’s how the 2027–2029 levels plan works, where the spots go by program, and what to watch when it’s tabled.
Canada has paused new parent and grandparent sponsorships with no reopening date. The super visa is the alternative, and a host inviting one parent now needs $38,002, only 75% of it from their own income.
IRCC now splits its pending inventory into files in processing and files waiting for space under the yearly levels targets. As of July 31, 2026, 41% of pending family applications and 42% of protection files are in the second group — roughly 248,000 permanent residence applications not being worked at all.
Every federal caregiver route to permanent residence is now closed to new applicants, and Ministerial Instruction 91 runs to March 30, 2030. The shared pilots bucket caregivers draw from was also cut to 8,175 admissions for 2026.
IRCC paused Parents and Grandparents Program intake on July 15, 2026, and the program page still says closed. About 60,500 parents and grandparents are already in the queue against an admissions target of 15,000 a year through 2028.
Canada’s two Hong Kong permanent residence pathways stopped accepting applications on August 31, 2026, after receiving 30,315 applications covering 48,560 people. Here is what happens to filed applications, why the open work permit’s May 2029 date is not a PR deadline, and what routes are left.