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( Program · 2026-27 settings )

Permanent Migration Program planning level maintained at 185,000 places

The overall planning level for 2026-27 holds at 185,000, continuing the settings of recent program years.

At a glance

185,000

2 facts · 2026-27 settings

  1. Planning level

    185,000 places

  2. Streams

    Skilled, Family and Special Eligibility

The permanent Migration Program planning level for 2026-27 is maintained at 185,000 places, in line with recent program years.

Planning levels set the intended size of the permanent program across its skill, family and special eligibility streams; the composition within the total is settled through the annual planning process.

What it means

  • The size of the permanent program is unchanged; the composition within it is settled through the annual planning process.

General information only, current at 2026-27 settings. Not immigration assistance. Source: Home Affairs. Eligibility depends on your circumstances and on the law as it stands on the day you apply.

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