https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9z5rpgkyeo
How Canada soured on immigration
25 October 2024
Nadine Yousif and Jessica Murphy | BBC News, Toronto
For decades, Canada has cast itself as a country open to newcomers, with immigration policies tailored to boost its population, fill labour gaps and settle refugees fleeing conflict from around the world.
But in recent months, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he intends to significantly cut the number of immigrants allowed in Canada as public concern grows over inaccessible social services, high costs of living and unaffordable housing.
In the face of criticism and plummeting approval ratings, the prime minister now says that his government miscalculated, and that Canada needs to “stabilise” its population growth so that public infrastructure can keep up.
On Thursday, Trudeau and Immigration Minister Marc Miller presented their most stringent immigration cutbacks yet - a 21% reduction of permanent residents accepted into the country in 2025.
The announcement follows other cuts to Canada’s temporary resident programmes, which include temporary foreign workers and international students.
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