A recent poll by The Association for Canadian Studies found that 63 per cent of non-immigrant Canadians disagree with the statement “Canada needs new immigrants.”
Concordia University’s School of Community and Public Affairs professor Chedly Belkhodja says that an anti-immigrant sentiment has been steadily growing in the country since the pandemic.
“We had a certain stability in the way the system was working in many societies,” Belkhodja said. “With globalization, a lot of things happened.
Experts explore how this trend reflects wider economic anxieties and the growing influence of populist narratives.
Author's summary: Rising anti-immigration sentiment in Canada.