This Country Wants Immigrants, But Can It Afford Them?

i live in Canada and believe me people dont want this much immigration.

As a Canadian who has always lived here; we cannot continue down this path. Our country is in shambles.

Inviting millions upon millions of immigrants while housing prices go through the roof seems bonkers, but remember who the government prioritizes: asset holders. In other words, wealthy people. People who own multiple properties want to see the value of their properties continue to be pumped up. They don't want the government making housing more plentiful and affordable. And these are people who have far more influence than the average person.

Dont come to Canada. Got it.

The sheer incompetence in planning regarding to immigration policy is mind boggling.

Answer: No, it cannot afford the waves of people coming in.

Not enough jobs. Way too many low paying jobs. Companies don’t want to pay people. You cannot afford a house that costs 1 million dollars with a 20 dollar wage

Why does Canada invite students who can't afford to live there?

I'm a Canadian. Lots to say, here's a few thoughts. There's nothing inherently wrong with immigration per se; we do have a lot of space and under-developed areas. When the video says "decades of under-investment in housing", sure, but why then such high levels of immigration in such a short time? The Liberals totally botched this. They could've first made those crucial investments, and THEN increased the rate of immigration once the housing situation was more accommodating. Same with healthcare. They really should've increased immigration more slowly and more commensurate with an increase in services. It feels more like our government is more interested in propping-up our housing market and importing cheap labour than it is in caring for its citizens. Yet our productivity is still lower than it could or should be... Just a few thoughts... Oh, and Justin Trudeau should resign, like 5 years ago...

Politicians did not think about the support system for newcomers: housing, healthcare, education, and transportation. Also after COVID-19, there was a surge in temporary residents ( international students and temporary workers) The other mistake is that Canada is bringing foreign workers and international students but not international investments for innovation, entrepreneurs, and financial capital.

I'm a Canadian who is planning on leaving in the next couple of years. There's no future here

I am in Canada. If you are planning to come here , rethink many many times

I’m a Canadian (from an immigrant background) in their early 20s. I’m planning to leave Canada within the next 5 years. The Trudeau government has virtually destroyed this country. Housing, taxes, low productivity, and a broken immigration have absolutely brought this country to its knees.

When they say “Canada wants immigration”, what do they mean? This is not “Canada” wants, it is Canadian ruling class wants. There was no popular vote nor referendum about this, Trudeau and Freeland did not ask Canadians if they want more immigrant.

Too many people chasing too few goods 🤦🏻‍♂️

I am an international student in Canada. I am already planning to leave Canada after my studies.. Going Back to My Country..

The flood of new people has totally overwhelmed our services: housing, health care, affordabiity.

The student visa scheme has been a disaster because it discourages investment in the local populations

From my American perspective, every time I look at problems in Canada or hear from my Canadian friends, it seems like housing is the single largest policy failure. On paper it should be quite possible for a country to quickly adapt any of its systems to high population growth if it has the luxury to pick and choose who it allows to immigrate -- a luxury Canada has had. Canada has the land and natural resources to support a significantly larger population while still maintaining a lot of its wilderness and countryside, and a high rate of immigration could be a boon to its economy that benefits everyone IF there's adequate housing where people want to live. When there isn't enough adequate housing, we instead see rising hopelessness and dampened economic prospects. Until 2023, roughly 70% of Toronto's residential land was zoned to make everything illegal to build except single-unit detached houses. In the zoning reform last year, most of that land was merely expanded to allow multiplexes. How can Toronto possibly have enough housing for a population boom if it's been literally illegal to densify the vast majority of the city? This is decades of artificially constrained supply reaching a boiling point that's causing massive socioeconomic problems. And unfortunately the previous decades of shortsightedness will now take decades to fix. This same story of artificial supply constraints causing serious problems has been playing out in city after city throughout the English-speaking world in the past decade, but Canada serves as the most egregious example because of its very high immigration rate. We're shooting ourselves in the feet by continuing to allow these restrictive zoning laws in high-demand metropolitan areas. The only people it benefits are speculative real estate investors, but even then, those people are also members of our society and they're going to live in a lesser society as a result of these ridiculous laws.

Look at "How recruiters in India use false promises to lure students to Canada - The Fifth Estate."