Housing is only a side effect. The main thing is, Canadians do not make enough children. With fertility rate less than 1.5, immigration is the only source of he

Housing is only a side effect. The main thing is, Canadians do not make enough children. With fertility rate less than 1.5, immigration is the only source of healthy population. That said, current requirement to have a job to immigrate, makes government locked in its own bureaucracy in current conditions. Businesses need people but no one wants to bet on human resource which needs months if not years to get there. US with 1.75 is not far ahead, and recent administrations games will soon create a similar crisis.