Commentary
Almost exactly one year ago, the federal government caved to rising opposition towards high immigration and announced a plan to hit the brakes and temporarily “pause population growth.” New data is now revealing that the Canadian public is reaping economic dividends from this immigration cut, confirming what opponents of high immigration have said all along.
The Trudeau government’s October 2024 immigration pivot reduced annual permanent resident admissions from a planned 500,000 to 395,000 in 2025, 380,000 in 2026, and 365,000 in 2027. Equally importantly, the government announced its intention to reduce the proportion of Canada’s population made up of temporary residents (mostly international students and foreign workers) from 7 percent to 5 percent….