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Calgary Herald
24-05-2025
- Business
- Calgary Herald
What the data show about the state of immigration in Canada since cuts were announced
Article content A new analysis of immigration data released by the federal government reveals that while the number of new permanent residents dropped after the federal government announced that it would cut immigration levels, the number of temporary foreign workers actually increased, while other temporary permits declined. Article content Last October, the federal government under then prime minister Justin Trudeau announced it would reduce its permanent immigration targets from 500,000 down to 395,000 in 2025. The government also set a cap for the first time on the intake of temporary residents in both student and worker streams, at 673,650 temporary resident visas for 2025. Article content Article content 'Meeting these targets is not simple given the need to account for regional priorities, pre-existing and other considerations,' says a detailed analysis of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada data done by the Metropolis Institute and the Association for Canadian Studies. Article content Article content The government will also have to take into account population growth, which has slowed since the immigration cuts were announced. During the fourth quarter of 2024, Canada's population grew by 0.2 per cent, the slowest quarterly growth rate since the end of 2020. Article content 'Those declines in population growth, that's an issue that is the object of an important national conversation that we're not really having. We're not meaningfully having that conversation, which is, do we want population growth? Or do we not? We're very dependent on immigration in that regard, and so we're not making that connection,' said Jack Jedwab, president and CEO of the Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Institute. In a follow-up email, Jedwab noted that Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to return 'our overall immigration rates to sustainable levels,' in his mandate letter published on May 21. But that is a term 'that is open to much interpretation,' Jedwab said. Article content Article content According to Statistics Canada data, the overall population reached 41,528,680 on Jan. 1, 2025, up from 41,465,298 on Oct. 1, 2024, an increase of 63,382, the report states. 'By contrast, the population increase between the two previous quarters was 176,699. Immigration level reductions played a critical role in the outcome,' the report states. Article content Article content While the number of new permanent residents in a single quarter declined by 15 per cent, when comparing the first quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025, the largest reduction in newcomers was attributed to temporary residents who came via the International Mobility Program (IMP). The program allows companies to hire temporary foreign workers without the usual Labour Market Impact Assessment. The IMP includes the post-graduate work permits granted to international students, the International Experience Canada stream for workers aged 18 to 35, free trade agreements, company transfers and permits for high-demand occupations, such as software engineers, among other programs.
Vancouver Sun
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Vancouver Sun
New survey finds people holding very negative opinions of Israel are more likely to be antisemitic
Article content A new survey finds 'an important minority of Canadians' channel strong negative sentiment towards Israel into negative views of Jews. Article content Article content Israel Independence Day begins the evening of April 30, marking the Jewish state's 77th birthday, amid a tide of antisemitism in Canada and elsewhere. Article content 'While people certainly have the right to criticize the government of Israel, it's a serious problem when it descends into antisemitism,' said Jack Jedwab, the president and CEO of the Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Institute, in an email. Article content Article content Two surveys by Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies examine Canadians' views on Israel, Judaism, and Jews, and explore the connections between opinions of Israel and attitudes toward Judaism and Jews. They also investigate the impact of Holocaust awareness on shaping these attitudes. Article content Article content Since October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacks triggered the Israel-Hamas conflict, there has been a significant increase in hate crimes targeting Jews across Canada. Of the 1,284 police-reported religion-based hate crimes in Canada in 2023, an alarming 900 targeted Jews, according to the most recent Statistics Canada report. Article content The first Leger survey, conducted on March 1-2, 2025, asked questions of 1,548 Canadians. The second survey took place between April 17-19 and involved 1,603 Canadians. Article content Article content One of the findings is that most people who hold a very negative opinion of Israel had the most negative views of Judaism. One survey found that the majority of people holding a negative view of Judaism hold negative views of Jews. Article content Article content 'The study confirms some links between anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiment. The observation requires some nuance and is complex, as most Canadians holding negative sentiments toward Israel do not hold very negative sentiments toward Jews. Nonetheless, an important minority of Canadians do indeed channel strong negative sentiment towards Israel into negative views of Jews,' said Jedwab.
Edmonton Journal
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
New survey finds people holding very negative opinions of Israel are more likely to be antisemitic
Article content A new survey finds 'an important minority of Canadians' channel strong negative sentiment towards Israel into negative views of Jews. Israel Independence Day begins the evening of April 30, marking the Jewish state's 77th birthday, amid a tide of antisemitism in Canada and elsewhere. 'While people certainly have the right to criticize the government of Israel, it's a serious problem when it descends into antisemitism,' said Jack Jedwab, the president and CEO of the Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Institute, in an email.
National Post
30-04-2025
- Politics
- National Post
New survey finds people holding very negative opinions of Israel are more likely to be antisemitic
A new survey finds 'an important minority of Canadians' channel strong negative sentiment towards Israel into negative views of Jews. Article content Article content Israel Independence Day begins the evening of April 30, marking the Jewish state's 77th birthday, amid a tide of antisemitism in Canada and elsewhere. Article content 'While people certainly have the right to criticize the government of Israel, it's a serious problem when it descends into antisemitism,' said Jack Jedwab, the president and CEO of the Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Institute, in an email. Article content Two surveys by Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies examine Canadians' views on Israel, Judaism, and Jews, and explore the connections between opinions of Israel and attitudes toward Judaism and Jews. They also investigate the impact of Holocaust awareness on shaping these attitudes. Article content Article content The first Leger survey, conducted on March 1-2, 2025, asked questions of 1,548 Canadians. The second survey took place between April 17-19 and involved 1,603 Canadians. Article content One of the findings is that most people who hold a very negative opinion of Israel had the most negative views of Judaism. One survey found that the majority of people holding a negative view of Judaism hold negative views of Jews. Article content Article content 'The study confirms some links between anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiment. The observation requires some nuance and is complex, as most Canadians holding negative sentiments toward Israel do not hold very negative sentiments toward Jews. Nonetheless, an important minority of Canadians do indeed channel strong negative sentiment towards Israel into negative views of Jews,' said Jedwab. Article content Article content 'There is a point at which negative sentiment towards Israel translates into an anti-Jewish sentiment.' Article content The second survey found that older Canadians more likely to view relations between Canada and Israel, as well as between non-Jewish Canadians and Jewish Canadians, positively rather than negatively. Article content The survey found that 55 per cent of French-Canadians hold a negative view of Israel, compared to 42 per cent of English Canadians. Quebecers are more likely than the residents of other provinces to assess relations between Jewish and non-Jewish Canadians negatively. Quebecers are also the most likely to have a negative view of Israel. Francophones in Canada are also somewhat more likely to have negative opinions of Judaism and Jews, according to the surveys.
