And how Canada’s provincial governments have, one by one, told the Canada Border Services Agency that they no longer want a role in a system decried as inhumane.

Host: Jonathan Goldsbie

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guest: Damilola Onime

Clarification (January 31): Canadaland would like to clarify there are other requirements to maintain a permanent residency in Canada. One such example is a residency requirement. While there are some exceptions, individuals generally need to have spent at least 730 days (the equivalent of two years) in Canada over the previous five years.

Further reading: 

• Immigration is making Canada’s housing more expensive. The government was warned 2 years ago – CBC News
• Canada stuck in ‘population trap,’ needs to reduce immigration, bank economists say – The Globe and Mail
• Elements of immigration system ‘out of control,’ says federal minister as pressure to make changes increases – CBC News
• Investors, not immigrants responsible for fewer homes and higher rent – Toronto Star
• Canada’s International Cash Cows – CANADALAND (2021)
• Students in Strip Malls – Wag the Doug (2023)
• Selling Sunset, Buying Stress – The Backbench
• Canada’s surging cost of living fuels reverse immigration – Reuters
• Détention des migrant·es : un système jugé discriminatoire et arbitraire – Pivot
• Immigration detention continues in Canada despite the end of provincial agreements – The Conversation

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