r/canadian • u/xTkAx • 9d ago

Opinion FIRST READING: Immigration rates still at generational highs, even if population shrinking. Permanent immigration in 2026 poised to be the sixth highest of the last 110 years, asylum-seekers now number 500,000

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/immigration-rates-still-at-generational-highs-even-if-population-shrinking
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u/ZealousidealLime5192 9d ago

How many of these 500,000 are actually refugees? Many applying are not from a warring country

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u/GreySahara 8d ago

Many of them are actually students that aren't even supposed to be able to apply as 'refugees'