Poilievre says Canada needs more people leaving than arriving to ease housing, job strain
Pierre Poilievre
on Monday(July 14) said Canada needs "more people leaving than coming" for the next few years, citing a population surge that has outpaced housing and job growth under Prime Minister Mark Carney's
Liberal government
.
Speaking at a press conference in Ottawa,
Poilievre
doubled down on previous remarks made in June, where he called for 'severe limits on population growth.'
'In order to fix the problem, we've got to put very hard caps on immigration levels,' he said. 'We need more people leaving than coming for the next couple of years, so our country can actually catch up.'
The Conservative leader argued that Canada's rapid population increase, approximately 1 million new residents per year, has not been matched by infrastructure or housing development, leading to rising costs and stagnating job opportunities.
'We've had population growth of roughly a million a year under the Liberals while we barely built 200,000 homes,' he said. 'Our job market is stalled, and yet we are adding more people to the workforce.'
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A Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) report published in June estimated the country needs between 430,000 and 480,000 new housing units annually to restore affordability. Meanwhile, the latest Statistics Canada data shows the national unemployment rate stands at 6.9 percent, while youth unemployment remains high at 14.2 percent.
Poilievre also criticized the Federal government for enabling corporations to rely heavily on low-wage
temporary foreign workers
, which he claims contributes to job scarcity for Canadian youth.
While immigration spiked between 2021 and 2023, peaking at over 500,000 new permanent residents annually, recent federal measures have slightly reduced intake, including a new cap on temporary residents. Emigration, on the other hand, has quietly risen to 104,565 in 2023–2024, according to Statistics Canada.
Despite his strong rhetoric, Poilievre offered no specific policy framework or logistics for achieving a net-negative migration figure, and critics warn such a move could strain labor markets and public services further.
The comments come as Poilievre faces declining polling numbers and increasing pressure to outline a comprehensive vision ahead of the next federal election.
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