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Canada's federal government is changing course on immigration with a wave of tighter caps on newcomers and new rules for permanent and non-permanent residents.

The changes come after years of accelerated population growth, a trend Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has attributed to increased immigration to address labour shortages during Canada's COVID-19 recovery.
"When the post-pandemic boom cooled and businesses no longer needed the additional labour help, as a federal team, we could have acted...

Canada will not accept new parent and grandparent permanent residency sponsorship applications until further notice, according to a ministerial directive.
The directive published in the Canada Gazette states the government remains committed to family reunification but will focus on processing applications received last year.

According to the directive, it's Immigration Minister Marc Miller's opinion that this will "best support" the government's goals around immigration and family reunification.

The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, along with the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and the Honourable Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, released Canada’s Border Plan. Backed by an investment of $1.3 billion and built around five pillars, this plan will bolster border security, strengthen our immigration system and contribute to ensuring Canada's future...

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An "overheated" immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada's decades-old consensus on the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said, as he reflected on the changes in his department in a year-end interview.

The system, he said, needed some discipline to get the country back on track.

Over the course of 2024, Miller moved to cap the number of student visas, reduced the number of permanent residents it plans to admit, made it...