Canada plans to introduce new “selection tools” next year in an effort to help its immigration system better target sectors that have the highest need for labour, such as health care and construction, immigration minister Sean Fraser said on Tuesday.

The new tools will attract newcomers “with the skills that will be in demand in Canada,” he said, “specifically the workers who are going to help release pressures on our health-care system and build more homes for Canadians.”

According to Statistics Canada, immigration plays a major role in Canada’s labour supply, accounting for 84 per cent of the growth in the total labour force during the 2010s.

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