For the first time in a quarter century, a definitive majority of Canadians say immigration levels are too high, marking a rise in this sentiment for the second year running, a new poll has found.
Fifty-eight percent of those polled said the current immigration rate is excessive, up 14 percentage points from last year, according to a survey from the Environics Institute. This increase follows a 17 percent rise recorded between 2022 and 2023.
“This is the most rapid change over a two-year period since Focus Canada began asking this question in 1977, and reflects the largest proportion of Canadians who say there is too much immigration since 1998,” Environics said….