Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

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.

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 to screening criminal backgroungs, conditions of citizenship (and funded benefits), screening that they have become productive citizens.

In favour of immigration but Canada is also suffering from overpopulation. Blindly accept less immigrants but make it more of a first come first serve type of deal. Also always do background checks.

We need to house everyone who is homeless. I know some get into BCHousing 1st. What about everyone here??

No; Canada needs more immigrants to not just thrive but to survive. We need to acknowledge the issues we have aren’t due to immigrants but due to poor decisions/policy and lack of investments by government.

The government needs to provide more programs and tools to enable immigrants to become more accustomed to and add to our population in a positive manner.

No, but support skill matching to help immigrants find jobs related to their entry profession to fill in the job market gaps needed.

Yes but not a lot just so our population growth doesn't occur too quickly that our economy cant keep up with.

Yes we should make it easier for skilled workers who can assimilate quickly, strictly screen for criminal backgrounds, terrorist links, intent to destabilize our country in any way

No, but free up bureaucracy of skilled workers (especially doctors) to be able to get their license in Canada

Sticker screen for background checks Should have to learn English or French Not allowing critically ill people to come as it puts too much of a strain on our health care system.

We ate build on immigrants so strict but only to check for criminal engagement or government overtake

No they shouldn’t enact stricter policies, however, they should make it easier for skilled workers and screen out anyone with a violent criminal past.

They should not necessarily enact a stricter policy, but a different process that prioritizes skilled workers in areas of need, and most importantly allows a more streamlined and cost-effective process to test workers for equivalency to practice their trade or skill in Canada.

Immigration needs to be controlled in accordance to first Nations and so that immigration benefits migrants and people here

Yes. Close the borders. Deport the 5 or so million international students and TFWs, and deport the 10-15 million foreigners who have gotten citizenship but should not have been allowed to have come here in the first place, and deport all their families and offspring too. Canada should be for Canadians, not the rest of the world. If your grandparents weren’t born here, if you’re not of at least majority British or French ethnic background, then you should be up for deportation.

Strict in the sense that if they are here for school they go to school/if they are violent criminals they need to be denied entry

Strategic student-visa immigration policy. Stricter immigration policy for non-skilled workers, lenient immigration policy for skilled workers, increase recognition of country of origin skills/provide pathways for accreditation of foreign skilled workers in high-demand sectors (i.e. healthcare)

Make the process easier for skilled workers by properly having a system that isn't just based on quick results but having essential workers to improve the economy and screening individuals for criminal backgrounds as well as ensuring that refugees are properly documented to be running away from something that is proven to be harmful to them and regularly review to update any pre-existing issues to make things make sense, but in the terms of national security, those should be brought up in that case when it comes to criminal backgrounds, since most people aren't always as bad as they seem, it depends because it is a big issue that hasn't been brought up.

The current express entry program is fine, especially the points system, but the TFW program needs to be ended ASAP

Yes, but screen immigrants for criminal backgrounds, and also make the process easier for skilled workers.

No, but stronger regulations need to be in place to protect immigrants (especially TFWs and international students) from exploitation and trafficking by employers and landlords

Regardless, there needs to be more support for immigrants to ensure they can realistically situate themselves in Canada

We need to scale back now due to bad planning. It doesn’t help them or us. But open doors once a plan is in place

the rhetoric around immigration is divisive and not really relevant to the Canadian experience. We have a negative birthrate, and we need immigration. We just need to do a better job of making sure the immigrants coming in have something positive to offer canada. Considering the doctor shortage, for example, we need to streamline and encourage doctors to immigrate here.

Don't change how many are allowed in but place refugees in parts of Canada that need more people instead of letting them congregate into conclaves near major population centres.

Immigration policy should allow immigrants but strict background checks should be mandatory and violent offenders should be deported. Also the amount of immigrants should be tied to an amount that can be sustained by housing and the economy

Yes, I feel like the government should focus on ensuring that the citizens are taken care of before bringing in more and more people. There are a lot of issues with jobs and housing that need to be dealt with, more job opportunities and affordable housing.

Although Canada needs more skilled workers, the immigration policy needs to flexible and based on the kind of supports available for immigrants in the country such as jobs, housing, health care and education. All of these supports must be in place before may more people are encouraged to enter, with the exception of refugees and asylum seekers, who we have a humanitarian duty to bring in.

Our immigration policy and structure needs to be rebuilt from the ground-up. While that is occurring, we should stop all new applications to process the existing, incredibly outstanding ones, and only allow those and refugees entry until the outstanding queue and policy have been resolved. TFW needs to be tightened very hard, along with roreign post secondary school enrolment (derail the gravy trains), and immigration should be in lockstep with housing sustainability going forward.

Yes, but not because there's anything wrong with the immigrants themselves, but rather WE do NOT have the resources and capacity to keep growing through immigration. It's already difficult as is for everyone (immigrants included) who already live here.

we should finish all the construction projects and make housing affordable so people who come to the country can afford it

At the moment, given that Canada doesn’t seem to have the infrastructure to support even the population we have, I feel like there should be a temporary moratorium on immigration, from anywhere - with the exception of refugees fleeing from harm. Canada needs to figure out how to house, feed and employ the citizens we currently have before welcoming more people in. Once they’ve figured that out, then lift the moratorium.

yes, if the person provides little to no benefit to society or has a troubling backround, they should not be permitted citizenship. though in case of a refugee crisis they are permitted temporary citizenship until the conflict has been resolved. if they wish to they can apply for permanent residence under the governments knowledge that they provide a benefit to society and pose a low risk of danger to the populace.

Yes, though the issue is likely more related to systemic inconsistencies where skilled workers are unable to become employed within their skill set due to regional criteria.

I think our immigration policy needs to be more in tune with what economic support and infrastructure is available.

Yes also review recent immigrants to ensure they've become productive citizens and not abusing the system but make the process easier for skilled workers but make sure they're not cheating the system

We should slash the number of immigrants coming in every year and diversify the number of each ethnicity coming in to increase integration. The citizenship test should be revised to prioritize Western and Canadian values, English/French proficiency, and useful skills.

Immigration policy needs to be overhauled to be workable for the immigrant, for contribution to community and country, and be family friendly.

Yes, but only until we’ve ensured we can provide the support, services, and resources necessary for newcomers to thrive

Yes, but make the process easier for refugees.screen immigrants for criminal backgrounds and regularly review recent immigrants to ensure they have become productive citizens

I believe immigration should be easier BUT we need to run background checks and make them take a MORALS test. We need to see how they will interact with our citizens. Some countries don't allow women to have rights, and if you bring someone to a country where they do have rights can easily cause problems for woman if there's a person acting upon how their previous country handles woman. See if they're a decent person who's open-minded and accepting.

No but review the immigrants to make sure they are productive citizens. Remove visa if they are not productive.

A lot of Canada is populated by refugees and people looking for a better life. Though they do need to look into things a bit more carefully in the government to see if Canada can handle any more stress. Be that economically or socially.

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

Yes, but not to dissuade immigration. Companies shouldn't be able to pull in labour to avoid fair pay

More people working to make applications go faster and more skilled workers that don’t get held up fitting in the Canadian healthcare system. More programs for when they get here so they can work faster. Allow extended family so they can help with childcare. First thing is to build affordable housing to get rid of homeless people and have housing for the immigrants.