‘It has had some short-term, negative consequences’: Tim Sargent on the economic effects of Canada’s surging immigration

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Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller holds Canadian flags during a citizenship ceremony in Ottawa, Feb. 28, 2024. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press.

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29 Aug 24

Tim Sargent, director of the domestic policy program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, discusses Canada’s massive increase of immigration in recent years, including the role of temporary migrants and the effects on productivity.

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‘It has had some short-term, negative consequences’: Tim Sargent on the economic effects of Canada’s surging immigration

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