Minister Fraser Says No Briefing Needed to Understand Impacts of Immigration on Housing

Published on January 15, 2024

Housing Minister Sean Fraser has reacted to a news report saying his government was warned internally two years ago that high immigration levels would impact housing affordability. “I don’t think anybody needs a briefing note to understand that having more people in the housing market impacts the housing market,” Mr. Fraser said during a press conference in Halifax on Jan. 15. The Canadian Press reported last week that Mr. Fraser’s former department, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, had produced an analysis to inform the new immigration targets for 2023 to 2025. The document, obtained through the access to information regime, said that “population growth has exceeded the growth in available housing units.” The Liberal government nevertheless raised immigration levels....

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