Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

Yes. There’s simply too many people. Limiting the growth of our population will save our environment.

Yes, but not do dissuade immigrants. Corporations are using them as an anti-labor tactic, and exploiting their vulnerability to undercut wages and benefits. This is to the detriment of immigrants as well.

Temporary reduce immigration to allow housing stock to increase

yes don't let any immigrants in at all and let our country be full of real canadians.

No, make the process easier for skilled workers and refugees, but not accept violent criminals.

Yes, because the more people or immigrants the prime minister brings in the more people would vote for him.

More to how many refugees we let in the country, if we can’t solve the homeless crisis and people in poverty and make life better for those people who live in our country. Why should I pay taxes to house, clothed and feed refugees when we can’t even help our own citizens in need a

yes to keep out terrorists and such

Yes, because canadian citizens can barley afford to live here. in order to allow more immigrants we have to have a financially feasible living situation.

yes and no the more immigration that come they need house and most immigration come from Asia and when they convert there money they make more and if a Canadian is trying to buy a house an immigrant will be able to buy because they can spend more money on it and if this keeps happing canadines will not be able to buy a house

Allow those who wish to come with terrorist screening and no government assistance

Yes, but also work on strengthening our country so we can welcome others to this culture and way of life without backlash on our systems and citizens.

I think we can allow as many immigrants as our infrastructure can support but we currently cannot support mass immigration with current infrastructure.

Yes, and they must follow up yearly to prove employment or school credtianels. No government funding, no free pass

yes, but there should be checks before entering and no discimnation based on anything to do with the indviudal it should be a non bias checkup.

No, I believe there is a belief that their are too many immigrants because we allowed skilled immigrants entrance and they are able to easily get jobs

I think we should still allow immigrants but look into their backgrounds better and don’t make it as easy to be a canadian citizen

No, as the immigration itself is not at issue, but the government must ensure the barriers for immigrants to find work in their relevant fields is easier - doctors should have a pathway to being a doctor in Canada, engineers should have a pathway to professional engineering in Canada, etc.

Make the process easier for skilled workers but also screen them thoroughly. Especially if they have been convicted of any crime abroad. Any layman with a felony type charge on their record should not be allowed into Canada.

Strictly screen immigrants for criminal backgrounds and make the process easier for skilled workers.

Yes, we have too many people coming into the country when compared to our infrastructure and housing. We need to build more if we want to let more people in.

Yes and do follow up’s that once they are that they are getting money and not living out of the country

Welcome a maximum of immigrants and refugees, and ensure that we have the infrastructure (housing, health, education, etc.) that is sufficient for that purpose.

The government needs to enact better and more ethical immigration policies that don’t rely so heavily on the exploitation of temporary foreign workers

Yes but monitor to make sure they are productive citizens and also make it easier for skilled trades to come in

Student's shouldn't be allowed to immigrate, but normal immigration policies for immigrants are sufficient enough

Yes but in a sense that immigrants become a productive citizen and not a disruptive one whether it be them breaking the law or becoming nuisance and not respecting Canada

Yes, eliminate all immigration and deport anyone who does not hold canadian citizenship until the cost of living significantly decreases, unemployment rates in every region of the country is below 1% and the average cost of a 4 bedroom 2 bath house is less than 200k on a national average. when we achieve that and the debt is eliminated bring in more people but not on work permits or student programs, only take in people who can prove they hold the same basic values of the country who are fluent in english.

Yes, but we should lessen our reliance on temporary foreign workers who are subject to being exploited

yes we have too many immigrants and they should be reviewed to ensure they have become productive citizens

they should but also they can give opportunities or jobs to these people who are coming because they are coming for a reason.

Provide sanctuary for people, but not in cities that are already suffering from overpopulation and a housing crisis. Disperse diversity.

No but at the same time Canadians have been having a hard time to get jobs and houses due to immigration.

No, but we need to onboard immigrants with their rights and duties along with how to protect themselves from systemic abuse.

Canada should continue accepting immigrants, but the government should strengthen its selection process to ensure quality candidates. A quota system based on country or race should also be implemented to prevent any single group from dominating.

Yes, we currently have too many immigrants, make the process easier for skilled workers, strictly screen immigrants for criminal backgrounds, and regularly review recent immigrants every 5 months for their first 2 years to ensure they have become productive citizens and then stop.

Well, we should look at housing and job employment before bringing more immigrants as we are going through issues that Canada is currently not fixing. They should allow immigrants in, but have sufficient resources to supply them.

my opinion said the government should give a chance to international students, who spent more than 6 years being students in Canada. Why 6 years ? cause it's been a long time, not just came from another country study college or University to get PR but students has started study in highschool.

We need to balance being open to refugees and immigrants, but there needs to be much better connection between what # the federal government allows in without also providing adequate funding to the provinces to enable everyone (including existing people in BC) access to essential/basic needs (housing, health care, food, etc)

yes but within reason, we need to fix canadian problems while also supporting immigrants into canadian society

No, and make the process easier for refugees, while accepting anyone who’s not a violent criminal, or with any criminal records

No, accept anyone who is deemed not to be a threat to PUBLIC safety.

Yes, expedite the process for skilled workers (doctors, other medical professionals, electricians, plumbers, etc as long as they're qualified) while increasing screening measures for terrorists, communist party members, gang affiliates and violent offenders

Yes, in order to acquaint responsible citizens.

slow down until the housing crisis is resolved

Immigrants should get a background check, but it should be easier to accept refugees fleeing from war torn countries. They could receive additional background checks throughout their time in canada to ensure they are including themselves in society.

Allow people who are in need to immigrate such as refugees but lower amounts

let my people be free

lower immigration rates for the mean time, as the housing crisis is out of control.

Have a set number of immigrants and only allow that many in.

Make it up to the citizens

Yes, with stricter screening, faster wait times, easier processes for the skilled and more incentives to increase birth rate

No, but they should make it easier for skilled workers and offer better support for skilled workers and offer courses for moving any licensing over

The government should have stricter policies for immigrants from countries that are over-represented for producing terrorists, but should be lenient towards other countries.

Canada needs immigration but there needs to be thorough vetting of refugees… which I know is difficult… but social media is way to vet a person through unofficial channels

Close loopholes with the colleges. Colleges must have housing availability for international students and stop foreign agents selling false/fraudulent info to young international students.

Yes, until social services (education, health) and affordable housing can accommodate the increase in population that immigration triggers.

Make "skilled workers" a priority, as well as refugees and people who aren't tied to organized crime or extremist groups

Yes, until we have sufficient funding and social programs in place to ensure that immigrants and work and integrate successfully.

Yes, but make the process easier for refugees, strictly screen immigrants for criminal backgrounds, more guidelines/rules regarding funding for refugees and immigrants for less financial impact on Canadian citizens.

no, its already harsh to get a visa, but allow for enough immigrants that we can afford to accommodate.

Strict screenings and reviews for economic immigrants; continue to be open to asylum seekers and refugees fleeing violent situations.

No, but the government needs to ensure they better support immigrants once they are here, in a way that integrates the needs of both immigrants AND citizens.

It should be balanced between different communities and that skilled laborers should be given priority. Refugees should only make up 40% of all immigrants in an annual year.

In my opinion, the policies on immigration needed to be ok like every immigrants need to have same privileges which Canadians have.

Conditions to citizenship need to be monitored and then people should be charged with crimes when they somehow make those conditions by paying for those positions. I have seen too many supervisor/manager jobs go to immigrants with no experience over Canadians with experience. 100% there is wrong doing, it's wide spread, it's easy to spot and nothing is done to stop it by the government.

The government should make immigrating easier for labor workers and parents of Canadian citizens. having no criminal record or minor offenses

No, and provide better services for education so that children can be better supported. Help skilled workers transfer over skills so they can do the job they are trained for.

Make the process the way it works better for everyone, however, it should be easier for the families to join.

Yes, largely due to the fact the government needs to take care of everyone here first, then help others when we financially can.

Yes, and check on immigrants to see that they are assimilating to cansdian culture, actively trying to learn the language.

Help refugees find other solutions if they can't come to Canada. But, I do think we need to slow down the number of immigrants coming to Canada. We should prioritize those who we know have an important reason for coming.

Have a certain quota, to not have too many people in one place at a time. to prevent inflation, polution and over population

We should accept refugees but decide their cases quicker. For all refugees and other forms of immigrants we need to make sure we have enough services

Yes, Ensuring those immigrating to have a proper job before entering the country. Its really stupid in the job market when you have a 3rd party getting a job over you, when your more qualified because the company thinks they can pay the immigrant less. Stricter policies ensure that doesn't happen as much while also holding the company accountable for who they hire.

Take the money that goes to aiding immigration and help Aboriginal communities in need or help to pay educational costs for them.

No, but they should put more of their efforts into helping immigrants find jobs outside big cities (like Toronto)

Yes, strictly screen immigrants for criminal background, but make the process easier for skilled workers and regularly review immigrants to ensure the have become productive citizens

Make the process easier for refugees, but also check on the immigrants to see if they've been productive since they've been here.

We shouldn’t add more people than we can care for, but if the funding was properly managed in the country it wouldn’t be an issue. It’s more a financial and housing issue more than overpopulation issue, and we constantly battle against ourselves instead of just loving one another and acting decent to everyone.

No, but slow down how many we accept for now until we build more homes for the current immigrants than start letting them in at a slower more controlled pace.

I think there shouldn’t be a overall country limit to immigrants but limits in each province to prevent high population density in one place

yes, we have too many immigrants but make it easier for skilled worker althought if they have a bad criminal background dont let them in and the governament should review immigrant entill they become a full citizen

The main reason for our housing prices doubling in the last how-ever many years is due to Trudeau letting in far too many immigrants when Canada didn't have enough space for all of them, they're also occupying the vast majority of minimum wage jobs which is heavily interfering with canada's new generation getting jobs and introduced to the work force.

Easier for skilled workers, must be productive citizens, screen out those with criminal backgrounds and deport anyone convicted of a crime (once here) despite their residency status…ie, the ability to revoke citizenship)

The immigration policy without proper implementation results in xenophobia and racism. We need better infrastructure for immigration into the less populated areas of Canada, this is the 2nd largest country in the world, the population doesn't reflect that.

Yes, but have more refugees and make sure the infrastructure and jobs are present for incoming immigrants

Yes, but we should settle immigrants away from overcrowded centers (ie. Toronto) and into new settlements or underpopulated areas across the country.

We need to close the loopholes that allow fraudulent applications and abuses of the system. Fake university places. Dodgy immigration consultants etc. Stop landlords from charging rent to students outside of the school year so that they can get harvesting work in the summer away from the city.

Yes, but have an assimilation program to make it easier for immigrants to adapt and learn the Canadian culture of where they are to live.

Yes, until the housing crisis in under control and we have places for new Canadians to stay once present Canadians have already been housed.

Geographic limitations should be a stance, and high skilled trades in or trades in demand should be offered. There should also be a job market predications... "In 5 years we won't have enough bodies to fill in xxx job" and so people with that particular skill are considered.

No, but the process should be easier for skilled workers with strict screening for criminal backgrounds to keep serious and violent criminals out. Immigrants should be encouraged to become productive citizens with consideration to their individual circumstances. They should be directed to where they can get language education and provided assistance if required. The process for refugees should be made easier.

Yes, but more skilled workers and less students via diploma mills who are aiming to get their parents PR status (not hearsay, they'll say this themselves)

Don't deport them when they've already arrived but start to make stricter policies for those which didn't came.

Yes, due to the current housing crisis, but not to strict to the point where nobody can immigrate to Canada

Yes, we currently have too many immigrants, but for the new immigrants in Canada have regular reviews on their life to ensure they have become productive citizens, but also ensure their living conditions are safe, and reasonable.

Yes, it should be stricter to immigrate because we have too many, but we should make it easier for refugees.

Yes, but make sure it’s focused on bringing in top quality talent and increased process of temporary workers to permanent residents