Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

Approximately two-thirds of respondents were hopeful about the future of human rights within Canada in 2024, but only 37 per cent shared that sentiment about the global situation.

Immigration Minister Marc Miller. The Canadian Centre for Human Rights survey found a majority of respondents believed refugee applicants and asylum seekers received too many benefits that would be better used for Canadians, while 44 per cent believed immigrants to Canada make the country better.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

December 1, 2024

Canadians are broadly optimistic about the future of human rights within this country, but far less hopeful about the global situation, according to a survey released by the nation’s museum dedicated to the topic.

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