India, Nov. 1 -- While there has been a reduction in the number of temporary resident arrivals this year, the numbers may still exceed the targets of the Canadian government, a new report has argued.

The immigration report for October released by the Association for Canadian Studies said, "Both the International Mobility Program (IMP) and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) are running ahead of projections, raising new questions about how Ottawa will manage temporary immigration in the months ahead."

The report said that while the "broader target for all temporary resident arrivals" in 2025 was 673,650, including study permit holders and temporary workers, in effect, while there have been reductions to each of the categories the...