The Canadian government recently announced that it is making significant cuts to the number of immigrants admitted into Canada. The number of new permanent residents is expected to be cut by nearly 20 per cent next year, while fewer temporary foreign workers will be allowed to come to Canada.
The government says the cuts would result in a 0.2 per cent decline in Canada’s population and alleviate “pressures on housing, infrastructure and social services.”
The cuts come as Canada’s political leaders are increasingly blaming immigrants for the country’s housing and health-care problems. Political discourse from both Conservatives and Liberals routinely casts increased migration as the primary cause of Canada’s housing and health-care crises.
