Ottawa Aims to Set Temporary Resident Targets for the First Time This Fall

For the first time, Canada will set targets for the number of new temporary resident arrivals to the country, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced on March 21. The federal government plans to decrease the number of temporary residents to five per cent of the population over the next three years, down from the current 6.2 percent. The first targets will be set in September. Canada has seen a sharp increase in the number of temporary residents coming in each year, with Mr. Miller saying in the past that the country has become “addicted” to temporary workers. “Changes are needed to make the system more efficient and more sustainable,” Mr. Miller told a news conference....