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In Canada, it absolutely is. Compared to Canada's relatively small population, a huge number of foreigners are bring brought in each year, and this has been go
by VancouverMan 3y ago
In Canada, it absolutely is.
Compared to Canada's relatively small population, a huge number of foreigners are bring brought in each year, and this has been going on for a long time now.
Keep in mind that it goes well beyond just economic migrants. It also involves foreign "students" and so-called "refugees" and "asylum seekers", among others.
This unnatural influx has introduced some significant economic distortions, with the cost of housing being just one of them.
- tharmas 3y agoThis! To add: 900,000 "students" with the option to stay. 500,000 immigrants. 600,000 skilled worker visas. 90,000 refugees. That's over 2 million in a year. And they want to do this EVERY year until the population gets to 100 million. This is controlled by the Federal government. Housing is controlled by Provincial governments and municipal governments. What immigrant is going to move to Cranbrook, BC when there's no jobs there and no community that speaks their language or government support services that help such people integrate into Canadian life. Those immigrants know better and hence go to the bigger cities.
- 11101010001100 3y agoQuebec has a tiny immigration problem, yet housing is still a large problem. It goes beyond immigration...