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Ruby Sahota’s policy on immigration levels

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Should Canada significantly reduce current immigration targets to address the housing crisis?

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Strongly agree

No

Liberals have largely argued against cutting immigration targets, emphasizing economic and demographic needs; even when adjusting some temporary resident measures in 2024, they maintained the overall pro-immigration stance rather than endorsing major reductions. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, set a policy that immigration is vital for economic growth and should not be used as a scapegoat for housing

Liberals frequently emphasize immigration as essential for growth and aging demographics and have cautioned against blaming newcomers for housing problems, instead focusing on increasing housing supply and coordination with provinces/municipalities. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, focus on maintaining current stabilized caps while boosting infrastructure investment

This aligns with the Liberal approach of keeping immigration relatively high while addressing housing via supply and infrastructure measures (e.g., the 2023 Housing Accelerator Fund and 2024 housing initiatives), plus recent efforts to better ‘stabilize’ temporary resident growth rather than slash PR targets. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, focus on strict limits for refugee claims and work visas while maintaining high-skilled entry

While the Liberals have moved in 2024 to tighten parts of the temporary resident system (e.g., international student caps and some work-permit-related changes), they have not framed the solution as strict limits on refugees; they generally protect refugee commitments and prefer targeted administrative adjustments over hard caps. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

The Liberal Party has generally defended high immigration levels (e.g., raising permanent-resident targets through the 2022–2024 Immigration Levels Plans) and has not endorsed a significant across-the-board reduction as the main housing fix. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, immediate universal cap on all immigration categories until housing supply catches up

An immediate universal cap across all categories conflicts with long-standing Liberal policy: high PR targets, strong support for family reunification and refugees, and public messaging that Canada benefits from immigration. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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