Canada should have acted sooner on migration, minister says

26/10/2024 7:22

        The Canadian government should have acted sooner to stem the flow of temporary migration into the country, Immigration Minister Marc Miller told Reuters on Friday.
        
        This week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, facing low approval ratings and anger over a housing shortage and high cost of living, announced it is reducing both permanent and temporary immigration and shrinking Canada's population slightly for two years.
        
        The flow of migration became "aggressive," Miller said. "It's safe to say that we own a part of that. It's also safe to say, particularly on the inflow of temporary residents, that we perhaps should have acted a little sooner."
        
        Miller said he is conscious of the role he and government can play in the perception, reflected in polls, that Canada has too many immigrants.