July 31, 2026: 188,800 New Permanent Residents Versus a 380,000 Target

IRCC’s dashboard on permanent residence numbers, last modified September 15, 2026, now publishes a seven-month count. Data is as of July 31, 2026. New permanent residents from January to July 2026 total 188,800. The 2026 levels-plan target remains 380,000.

That is about 50% of the annual target after seven months. IRCC states that the figures are approximate and subject to change, and that values are rounded. The page also says that in recent years about half of new permanent residents were already living in Canada as non-permanent residents.

This is not a new program. It is the next official scorecard against the 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan. Our June 30 count used the earlier 155,800 figure. The change that matters now is the July landing pace and which category still sits behind its yearly line.

What the official tables say

IRCC’s category table under the levels plan:

Family class is well past the seven-month mark. 52,900 family landings are about 63% of the 84,000 family target. Economic class is not. 109,600 economic landings are about 46% of the 239,800 economic target.

Monthly levels-plan admissions on the current page are 21,715 in January, 26,115 in February, 25,745 in March, 27,000 in April, 28,485 in May, 27,155 in June, and 32,565 in July. July is the strongest 2026 month on that table so far. Earlier monthly lines were revised slightly when the dashboard moved from June 30 to July 31. Use the live table, not a screenshot from last month.

French-speaking permanent residents outside Quebec are a separate line. The 2026 aim is 9% of new permanent residents outside Quebec, or 30,150 people. IRCC counted 14,900 from January to July.

One-time initiatives sit outside the 380,000

The same page lists two one-time initiatives that run in 2026 and 2027. IRCC says these permanent residents are in addition to, not part of, the levels-plan targets.

The In-Canada Workers Initiative is meant to accelerate permanent residence for up to 33,000 workers already in Canada. The 2026 line is 20,000. IRCC counted 13,000 landings from January to July, 65% of that yearly line.

The protected-person initiative is meant to grant permanent residence to 46,000 eligible protected persons and in-Canada dependants in 2026, from a processing pool of up to 115,000. IRCC counted 20,900 from January to July, about 45% of the 2026 line. Applicants who will live in Quebec are not eligible.

Monthly add-ons in July 2026 were 5,865 protected-person OTI admissions and 1,935 skilled-worker OTI admissions.

What this means if you are waiting for PR

A 380,000 target for the full year is already lower than 2025. After seven months, 188,800 levels-plan landings leave most of the remaining space in the second half of the year. That does not mean an Express Entry profile filed now is easy. Category draws, CRS cutoffs, and provincial nomination rules still control who is invited. Recent September rounds are covered separately on this blog.

If you already work in Canada, use the in-Canada share. IRCC’s own line is that about half of new permanent residents were already here. The worker initiative is a separate, limited count. It is not a general CEC substitute.

If you are sponsoring a spouse, partner, or child, family class is the levels-plan line furthest ahead of a seven-month pace. Processing still follows the live IRCC tool, not the landing target. Parents and grandparents remain constrained. The super visa is the official alternative while PGP intake stays paused.

If your goal is French-language selection, 14,900 francophone landings outside Quebec sit against a 30,150 yearly aim. French category draws remain a separate Express Entry track.

What to do with the seven-month count

If you hold an Invitation to Apply, file a complete application inside the 60-day window. A target gap is not extra time on your ITA.

If you are in the Express Entry pool, keep language tests, work history, and settlement funds current. A provincial nomination still adds 600 CRS points when the nomination is valid.

If you are already in Canada on a work permit, treat expiry dates as hard. An extension is not a permanent-residence landing on this dashboard.

If you need a structured review of an Express Entry file, a work permit, or a family sponsorship, contact JSR Immigration & Legals through our consultation page, the Express Entry service page, the work permit service page, or the spousal sponsorship service page.

This article is general information current to September 17, 2026, and is not legal or immigration advice. Confirm the live tables on Canada.ca before you file.