Carney Wants More Immigration—Can Canada Handle It?

Carney wants immigration to rise again. But can Canada handle it?
Housing shortages, skilled-worker gaps and backlogs are testing Ottawa's plan.

In this episode, we break down:

• **Mark Carney's immigration plans:** Why the prime minister is signalling a controlled increase in immigration after efforts to reduce population growth.

• **Canada's immigration backlog:** The debate over temporary residents, asylum claims, population figures and whether Ottawa has control of the system.

• **The housing crisis:** Can Canada welcome more newcomers when affordable housing remains out of reach for so many Canadians?

• **Skilled labour shortages:** Why Canada needs more nurses, doctors, welders, electricians and construction workers as its population ages.

• **International students and immigration scams:** How questionable recruitment practices and private colleges contributed to problems in Canada's immigration system.

• **Provincial immigration policies:** Why some provinces want greater control over immigration and how that complicates Ottawa's plans.

• **A smarter immigration strategy:** Should Canada identify its labour needs industry by industry and province by province before setting immigration targets?

• **Canada's population future:** The debate over the Century Initiative's 100-million population vision and whether Canada's infrastructure could support that growth.

Jim Lang and Paul Micucci examine whether Canada's immigration system can balance economic growth, labour shortages, housing affordability and public confidence—or whether the country risks repeating past policy mistakes.

Hosts: Jim Lang, Paul Micucci

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:43 Canada's aging population and labour shortages
05:35 Student visas, asylum claims and immigration backlogs
08:50 Are immigrants actually leaving Canada?
11:34 Immigration growth meets Canada's housing crisis
14:55 Skilled trades, training and immigration priorities
17:20 International students, recruiters and immigration scams
20:56 Why provinces want more immigration control
24:40 Should Canada target immigration based on job shortages?
27:16 Giving Canadian industries a voice in immigration policy
30:33 Why previous immigration strategies struggled
32:51 The Century Initiative and Canada's population limits
35:07 Building a needs-based immigration strategy

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