After immigration levels plummeted during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada plans to welcome 400,000 newcomers by the end of 2021 and 411,000 in 2022.
These figures arrived in tandem with a spring announcement regarding new funding for the artificial intelligence-based “GeoMatch” tool, which is designed to optimize immigrant settlement patterns for improved financial outcomes. At the same time, the pace of data analytics testing in the sorting and management of temporary resident visa applications is accelerating.
Both of these developments suggest AI-rooted automation could play a role in supporting immigration targets and ensuring the success of new immigrants in Canada’s post-pandemic economy.
Post-pandemic economy? Someone isn’t paying attention.
