worker program fswp under this system has been a major draw for indians who were not already based in canadathe current year is expected to see 241 lakh new permanent residents from the economic class which includes 55900 in the federal skilled workers category 105 lakh through family unification and 76545 as refugeesin its statement the canadian immigration lawyers association cila points out some home truths this association is disappointed with the halving of express entry admissions in 2022 and calls on ircc to reverse course by immediately resuming invitations to fswp and canadian experience class cec candidatesthe association points out a huge challenge which canada bound aspirants which include a significant number of indians are facing fswp candidates have unfairly paid the price throughout the pandemic this has included expired holders of confirmation of permanent residence copr being neglected at the start of the pandemic fswp processing being significantly reduced in 2021 and ircc pausing invitations to fswp candidates since december 2020cila states temporarily cutting express entry admissions will undermine irccs stated goal of strengthening the labour force via immigration ongoing disruptions to the fswp will also hurt canadas international competitiveness as global talent will be forced to look elsewhere due to dimmer prospects for them in canada over the next two yearswhile it is good news that ircc plans to bring express entry levels back to normal by 2024 this will be of little comfort to the many canadian employers in desperate need of talent to address their immediate labour shortagesinternational students and temporary foreign workers will also have fewer permanent resident spots available owing to the pause in the cec invitations from september 2021 cila has called on ircc to quickly offer bridging permits to those with express entry profiles who have jobs regardless of whether they have received an express entry invitation to apply alternatively ircc could reintroduce a onetime extension to postgraduation work permit pgwp holders like it did in early 2021