Canada’s immigration strategy is under the spotlight, with two different directions emerging from the political sphere.
🔵 Liberal Leadership Vision
This approach builds on current federal policy—keeping permanent resident (PR) admissions under 1% of the population while expanding key areas:
- Francophone immigration outside Québec: up to 12% by 2029
- New scholarship for French-speaking students
- A real-time data-sharing hub to improve transparency
- Support for asylum seekers, digital systems, and credential recognition
It’s a tune-up, not a teardown—focused on smarter growth and better integration.
🔴 Conservative Platform
In contrast, the Conservative plan proposes a major reset:
- Rejects the “Century Initiative” (100M population by 2100)
- Cuts PR numbers to Harper-era levels (~240K–280K annually)
- Half of the temporary residents in Québec
- Mandates police checks for all study permit applicants
- Gives unions and Québec more power over work permits
- Pushes for faster removals and new refugee triage systems
It’s a strategy of caution—prioritizing infrastructure, local authority, and enforcement.
⚖️ Big Picture
Will Canada continue expanding, or will we pause to recalibrate?
These policy proposals reflect more profound questions about growth, affordability, and control.
💬 What’s your view—refinement or reset?
