With a new U.S. administration, Canada could be pressed to lower immigration numbers further as more people knock on our door
RCMP officers stop people as they enter Canada via Roxham road on the Canada /U.S. border in Hemmingford, Que., on March 25, 2023.Claude Lavoie is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He was director-general of economic studies and policy analysis at the Department of Finance from 2008 to 2023.
First things first, Canada must welcome immigrants. The reasons for doing so are largely humanitarian, and we should stop thinking that immigration is the solution to, or the cause of, our problems. The impact quickly becomes positive for young, well-educated economic immigrants who speak one of our official languages and have some education or work experience in Canada. In that context, capping the number of foreign students may not be the best strategy. A better way to deal with diploma mills or students overextending their stay is to put in place and enforce rules and ensure that foreign students have the right academic credentials.
First, these resources were likely already insufficient. Second, increasing the number of immigrants necessarily involves accepting immigrants who, under previous targets, would not have been admitted. In other words, additional immigrants have profiles that make their integration more difficult, which requires more resources.
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