[Opinion] Canadians Want Lower Immigration Even as Population Growth Stalls

Canadians want lower immigration even as population growth stalls

As tighter immigration policies bring population growth to a halt, more than half of Canadians say the country should allow even fewer new immigrants and temporary residents in 2027 compared to this year.

Canadians are most likely to say that Canada should accept fewer immigrants and temporary residents in 2027 than it plans on accepting in 2026. (Bloomberg News/Nanos) – Nanos Research

The research gauged the opinions among Canada aiming to accept 380,000 new immigrants as permanent residents, and an additional 385,000 workers and students as temporary residents. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,058 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, from March 1st to March 8th, 2026, as part of an omnibus survey. The margin of error for this survey is ±3.0 percentage poi…