‘We didn’t turn the taps down fast enough’: Immigration minister wants to save Canada’s consensus on newcomers
OTTAWA — This year brought one of the most significant policy reversals in the Liberal government’s nine years in power: drastically cutting the number of immigrants entering Canada over the next three years.
The dramatic reduction followed months of warnings from economists, corporate banks and even the government’s own officials that Canada’s population growth was outpacing the availability of services and housing, driving up costs.
