The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on Canada immigration was fully felt in April, as new permanent resident admissions plummeted to 4,140.

The figure represents a 78 percent drop on the 19,125 March arrivals, which were already down 26 percent on February.

Between February and April, permanent resident arrivals dropped from 25,930 to 4,140, a decline of 84 percent. In April 2019, Canada welcomed 26,900 new permanent residents.

The figures were released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on Tuesday.

It means Canada's pre-coronavirus plan to welcome 341,000 new permanent residents in 2020 is unlikely to be fulfilled, although some of the numbers could be made up as restrictions are eased later in the year.

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