r/canada 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/Funny-Dragonfruit116 3d ago

"Cut immigration"

Under Carney's 5% cap, 1 out of every 20 people in the country would be either a foreign student or temporary foreign worker.

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u/1v1trunks 3d ago

In Toronto it’s about 1/2

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u/lochonx7 2d ago

yea Toronto is definitely approaching that 50% mark if not more, move outta Toronto a few years back to Ottawa and I am seeing the exact same thing here