The Canadian government has announced plans to increase immigration levels over the next three years, with a focus on increasing economic immigration and family reunification. The government projects that the number of refugees will decrease during this time, due to their recent successful resettlement of Afghan refugees. Industry groups have responded positively to the news, but some parliamentarians have raised concerns about the government's ability to meet its own targets. Officials in the immigration department report that they currently have 2.6 million applications backlogged for processing. To read more, use the button below to open the original external article.