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Study finds more newcomers are considering moving to escape housing costs

July 15, 2024 admin angus-reid, Canada, canada immigration, housing in canada, immigration levels, IRCC

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:00:12 +0000

Newcomers are becoming more likely to leave their current province, or Canada altogether, in search of more affordable housing according to a recent survey by the Angus Reid Institute, a non-profit research foundation. The cost of housing in Canada over the past few years has reached levels that make it difficult, and sometimes unattainable, for […]

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Canada Immigration

Half of Canadians say immigration should decrease

August 21, 2018 admin angus-reid, canadians, Featured, immigration, news, views on immigration

Views on immigration slipping, says new Angus Reid analysis Half of Canadians would prefer to see the federal government’s current immigration targets of 310,000 new permanent residents for 2018 decreased, says a new study that analyzes current and historical public opinion data. For those currently opposed, the qualifications of immigrants do not appear to matter. While […]

Canada Immigration

Irregular migration is a ‘crisis’ says new poll

August 12, 2018 admin angus-reid, asylum claims in canada, asylum seeker, Featured, illegal border crossings, Immigrate, irregular migration, refugees

More Canadians view border-crossers as economic opportunists than genuine refugees Two-thirds of Canadians believe irregular migration into the country has reached a crisis point, according to a new Angus Reid poll. And about the same number (65 per cent) are of the view that Canada has received “too many” irregular crossers for the country to handle. […]