Trudeau’s Immigration Plan Hinges on Millions of People Leaving
- Plan relies on outflow of 2.4 million migrants in two years
- Economists doubt whether outflows that large are realistic
Justin Trudeau
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to fix immigration in Canada depends on the biggest exodus of people since at least the 1940s — one that many economists doubt is feasible.
Slamming the brakes on record-setting population growth requires 2.4 million non-permanent residents to leave or change status over the next two years, according to the government’s forecasts, which also see 1.5 million new temporary arrivals during that time.