A majority of Canadians want the country to accept fewer immigrants and temporary residents next year, according to a new Nanos Research survey commissioned by CTV News.

A majority of Canadians want the country to accept fewer immigrants and temporary residents next year, according to a new Nanos Research survey commissioned by CTV News, as the country continues to grapple with immigration levels and their impact on housing, services and the economy.

The survey found that 52.3 per cent of respondents believe Canada should accept fewer immigrants and temporary residents in 2027, compared with 33.5 per cent who want the numbers to remain about the same.

  • quanin@lemmy.caOP
    104·
    2 days ago

    Immigrants are not the problem, you’re right. Canada’s current immigration system, that Trudeau weakened, is. You can solve the latter without blaming the former.

    • Canaconda@lemmy.ca
      94·
      2 days ago

      Trudeau weakened

      Can we please blame corporate greed and the wealthy? Trudeau, whatever he was, is absolutely a red herring thrown in by conservative media to prevent right leaning people from thinking too hard about civics.

      edit; blame the LPC as whole even. But lets not feed into the bumper sticker politics.

      • Canajan@piefed.caEnglish
        41·
        2 days ago

        Justin was instrumental in he decay of Canada’s immigration policy.

      • veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world
        53·
        2 days ago

        Nah I’ll do both. Timmigrants exploiting LMIA loopholes was only allowed through Trudeau’s administration. They used to have policies where they wouldn’t allow this when unemployment was above a threshold, which was removed post covid. Only after the batshit insane influx of 1M+ tfw in a single year was massively swinging people away from LPC did they decide to reverse it, but the damage was already done.

      • quanin@lemmy.caOP
        33·
        2 days ago

        Okay, Harper cracked the door and Trudeau tore the door off. And during Trudeau’s two minorities, Singh supported it.

        “Corporate greed” is what the people who voted for Trudeau and Singh say to excuse themselves for what they voted for.

        blame the LPC as whole even.

        The same LPC that is pulling back from those immigration numbers at Carney’s direction?

        • blartcap_@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          2·
          16 hours ago

          Conveniently ignoring that the Conservatives also supported the same immigration expansion policies, more than the NDP too, I see.

          Can you guess why Cons, despite how much they signalled total opposition to the Liberals, never actually disagreed with them on immigration? For a clue, look into how close knit both Liberals and Con politicians are with companies like Uber.

          If you think neoliberal politics don’t serve corporations, you’re in for a shock.

          • quanin@lemmy.caOP
            1·
            10 hours ago

            Politics in general serves corporations. The only thing that might change if the NDP somehow got elected is the corporations politics is serving, and even that’s up for debate. But there’s a reason all three parties are pro-immigration, and there’s a reason the NDP’s calling the Conservatives’ BS messaging on immigration racist. That new pathway the LPC is taking to convert TFWs to permanent residents? That was an NDP idea.

          • quanin@lemmy.caOP
            11·
            10 hours ago

            I mean, how else would you describe the largest population increase in history (2022-2023)?

            • supersquirrel@lemmy.ca
              1·
              10 hours ago

              This way, but putting into context narratives of being “crowded out” and not having enough “stuff” for more people.

              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_of_Canada

              The historical growth of Canada’s population is complex and has been influenced in many different ways, such as Indigenous populations, expansion of territory, and human migration. Immigration has been, and remains, the most important factor in Canada’s population growth.[6] The 2021 Canadian census counted a total population of 36,991,981, an increase of around 5.2 per cent over the 2016 figure.[7][8] Between 1990 and 2008, the population increased by 5.6 million, equivalent to 20.4 per cent overall growth.[9]

              In 2026, the country has experienced a population decline for the first time since the country was formed, from 41.6 million in Q1 2025 to 41.5 million in Q1 2026. The decrease in population has been attributed to a reduction in the number of non-permanent residents.[10][3]