The federal government is significantly reducing the number of temporary residents it allows into Canada over the next few years.

Canada will aim to admit only 385,000 temporary residents next year — about 43 per cent less than the 2025 target — and 370,000 in the following two years, according to numbers in Tuesday’s budget.

The target for 2026 is down by about a quarter compared to the immigration plan released last year, which had said Canada would welcome more than 516,000 temporary residents.

The new targets suggest the government is shifting its focus to temporary residents as it attempts to reduce the number of immigrants Canada welcomes.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government is aiming to bring immigration to “more sustainable levels.”

“I think Canadi

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