{"id":129327,"date":"2023-10-31T11:46:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T15:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/public-support-for-immigration-to-canada-falls-amid-financial-and-housing-crises\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T11:46:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T15:46:13","slug":"public-support-for-immigration-to-canada-falls-amid-financial-and-housing-crises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/public-support-for-immigration-to-canada-falls-amid-financial-and-housing-crises\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Support For Immigration To Canada Falls Amid Financial And Housing Crises\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The perceived correlation between immigration levels<\/span><\/a> and the housing<\/span><\/a> and affordability crises has resulted in a sharp decline in Canadians\u2019 support for newcomers to Canada over the past year.<\/p>\n

According to a survey conducted by the Environics Institute for Survey Research, in partnership with the Century Initiative (an organization advocating for Canada\u2019s population to reach 100 million by 2100), 44 per cent of Canadians agree with the statement that \u201coverall, there is too much immigration to Canada,\u201d while 51 per cent disagree.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe see these results as a clarion call for action,\u201d said Lisa Lalande, CEO of the Century Initiative, to the Globe and Mail.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot address demographic decline through immigration without having these corresponding investments\u201d in housing and other areas.<\/p>\n

Although there is relatively more support for immigration than there is not, the intensity of changing sentiment in favor of the latter group is unprecedented in terms of past polls conducted by Environics on immigration and refugees.<\/p>\n

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Just last year, for example, public support for immigration was at its peak. Since then, economic problems such as high inflation, rising interest payments, and worsening housing prices across the country have changed Canadians\u2019 attitude on the topic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe latest Focus Canada research shows there has been a significant increase in the belief that there is too much immigration to Canada, due in large part to a jump in the proportion citing concerns about how newcomers might be contributing to the current housing crisis,\u201d wrote Environics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis reflects a dramatic shift since a year ago in terms of how the public views the number of immigrants being accepted, but there has been no comparable change in what Canadians think about immigrants themselves or to the contribution they make to their communities and the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Environics survey was based on telephone interviews conducted with 2,002 Canadians between September 4 and September 17.<\/p>\n

The results\u2019 accuracy is within plus or minus 2.2 percentage points in 19 out of 20 samples.<\/p>\n

Population Growth of More Than One Million in 2022 Owed Mostly to Immigration<\/h3>\n

Just in 2022, the Canadian population shot up by more than one million \u2013 96 percent due to international migration. This was the largest population spurt since the post-war boom of 1957, and reflects immigration\u2019s role in keeping up Canada\u2019s net labor force growth.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the Canadian government plans to maintain the number of newcomers to the country, aiming for 465,000 permanent residents in 2023, 485,000 in 2024, and 500,000 in 2025.<\/p>\n

The numbers highlighted above have sparked debate about immigration and Canada\u2019s ability to absorb so many people so quickly.<\/p>\n

This is especially true as the growing financial stress for many Canadians has combined with environmental disruption and over-burdened healthcare to create a hostile attitude towards the government\u2019s ability to address the country\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n

The number of Canadians who believe that the country is accepting too many immigrants are particularly concentrated in Ontario and British Columbia, and are mostly top-income earning and first-generation Canadians.<\/p>\n

Quebecers, on the other hand, are now as likely as other Canadians to be comfortable with Canada\u2019s growing diversity. Perspectives in the province have change significantly since the 1990s, when a majority expressed concerns over immigration possibly threatening their culture.<\/p>\n

Few Canadians overall view immigrants as a negative presence in their communities; rather, a majority of them say that they value their presence and see the benefits that result from the multicultural diversity immigrants bring to the Canadian economy and jobs.<\/p>\n

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