Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will keep its course on immigration numbers he calls sustainable while immigration levels are due for an update by next month.
The Story
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa will "not budge" from its goal of making immigration intake numbers sustainable and that the federal government is "getting them to that level now."
Carney said he has been in talks with the provinces about getting immigration “to the right levels,” and about how new Canadians can be distributed effectively across the country and the economy.
His remarks came after just over a million Albertans voted yes in a referendum question calling for more provincial control over immigration policy to reduce the number of newcomers to “sustainable levels,” with about 53 per cent of voters supporting the measure.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Tuesday that the Liberals have let immigration run “totally out of control” and argued provinces should have more control over immigration numbers because they are responsible for delivering services for newcomers.
Immigration Minister Lena Diab did not respond to reporters’ questions when she walked into the weekly Liberal caucus meeting on Parliament Hill on Wednesday.
The federal immigration levels are due for an update by next month.
← More stories