Older Canadians want fewer legal immigrants to relocate to Canada, poll finds
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43 per cent of Canadians believe immigration is having a mostly positive effect in the country, which is up one point since a similar Research Co. poll conducted in June 2024.
More Canadians over the age of 55 think fewer legal immigrants should be allowed to relocate to Canada, compared to their younger counterparts.
A new poll by Research Co. asked people across the country about their perceptions on immigration and the results highlighted a generational divide.
Forty-three per cent of Canadians believe immigration is having a mostly positive effect in the country, which is up one point since a similar Research Co. poll conducted in June 2024.
A smaller portion of Canadians, 39 per cent, think immigration is having a mostly negative effect on the country, while 18 per cent were undecided.
Among Canadians who voted in the federal election for the NDP, 59 per cent, or the Liberal Party, 55 per cent, believe immigration is having a positive effect on Canada but among those who voted Conservative, only 27 per cent felt that way.
Residents of different provinces also had varying views on immigration. In B.C., 52 per cent of those polled said it has been mostly positive for Canada, but only 49 per cent said that in Quebec, 44 per cent in Alberta, 40 per cent in Ontario, 35 per cent in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and only 30 per cent in Atlantic Canada.
Forty one per cent of those asked, or two-in-five Canadians, would like to see a decrease in the number of legal immigrants who are allowed to relocate to Canada, while 34 per cent, or just over one-third, would maintain the current levels.
Sixteen per cent said they would increase immigration levels.
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