The reduction marks a policy U-turn for the Liberal government, and is the first time that Ottawa has shrunk targets for permanent residents
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Immigration , Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller are joined by fellow members of Parliament as they hold a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 24.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that a major reduction in the number of permanent residents would pause population growth over the next two years, admitting that the government had not got the balance between addressing labour needs and maintaining population growth “quite right.
“Immigration is essential for Canada’s future, but it must be controlled, and it must be sustainable,” he said. Dan Kelly, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, said “the rush to make massive changes to Canada’s permanent immigration levels and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program have many small business owners’ heads spinning.”
It calculated that, with the changes, Canada’s temporary resident population will decline by 445,901 in 2025 and 445,662 in 2026. There would be an increase of 17,439 in 2027. Ottawa forecasts that 670,000 fewer homes will need to be built by the end of 2027 as a result of the drop in numbers announced Thursday. It also projected that the new targets will result in a population decline of 0.2 per cent in the next two years, returning to population growth of 0.8 per cent in 2027.
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