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TORONTO - Canada will incorporate planning for housing, healthcare and other services into its a immigration strategy, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Tuesday, after posting its biggest population jump in almost seven decades.
Statistics Canada has said the population grew by 2.9% in the 12 months to July 1, 2023, to more than 40 million. "We need to better align immigration programs systems and services with Canada's labor market," Miller told reporters."This is what we've heard consistently from stakeholders and all those ... that speak to us on a daily basis about their needs."Canada's government is facing pressure to address concerns about targeting annual immigration at around 500,000 permanent residents by 2025 given the backdrop of an affordable housing crisis and escalating living costs.
The new strategy is important so that Canada can adapt quickly and respond in a sustainable way to growing global humanitarian crises, Miller said.
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