Canada’s federal government is changing course on immigration with a wave of tighter caps on newcomers and new rules for permanent and non-permanent residents.
The changes come after years of accelerated population growth, a trend Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has attributed to increased immigration to address labour shortages during Canada’s COVID-19 recovery.
“When the post-pandemic boom cooled and businesses no longer needed the additional labour help, as a federal team, we could have acted quicker,” Trudeau said in a video last November.
“We have the levers to rein it in. So we are.”
Here’s what you need to know about how the rules are changing.