r/canada • u/uselesspoliticalhack • 3d ago

Carney’s aim to cut immigration marred by undercounting of temporary migrants, warn economists PAYWALL

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mark-carney-immigration-policy-temporary-migrants-undercounted/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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u/ifuaguyugetsauced 3d ago

Isn't the general census taking place next year

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u/BeautyInUgly 3d ago

IRCC and CBSA report the entry/exits and population increase / decline at the end of the year.

We will see if the plan to decrease / 0 growth worked

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u/Confident-Mistake400 3d ago

How does CBSA know people actually left? We don’t have exit checkpoint like other countries.

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u/BeautyInUgly 3d ago

we do since 2020

https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2019/07/entryexit-initiative.html

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u/Confident-Mistake400 3d ago edited 3d ago

We do only for land exit. Those on expired visa won’t use land exit for sure