Canada bucks global trend on increasing immigration targets

Announcing new ambitious immigration targets is a good thing. But being able to process the 2.7 million people who have been waiting in the queue for years is even more important.

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser, pictured recently on the Hill, said last week, 'Look, folks, it’s simple to me. Canada needs more people.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

November 7, 2022

OTTAWA—Canada is bucking a global trend by announcing a major increase in immigration targets over the next three years. The announcement that 1.45 million newcomers will be welcomed made headlines around the world. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser delivered a c...

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