‘Culling’ bad actors capitalizing on tuition fees more effective than capping student visas in bid to fix housing crisis: immigration lawyer

As two-in-three Canadians say the feds' immigration targets will have a negative impact on housing prices, pollster Nik Nanos says a ‘collision’ between the two issues is ‘a major risk for the Liberals.’

Housing construction in a Claridge Homes development at Findlay Creek in Ottawa on Aug. 22. According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canada needs to build 5.8 million new homes by 2030 to tackle housing affordability. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

August 30, 2023

As politicians trade shots over who is to blame for Canada’s housing crisis, immigration lawyer Betsy Kane says “the finger-pointing" should be aimed at the schools actively recruiting "anyone and everyone who has the money to get here” without ensuring an adequate sup...

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