More than half of Toronto, GTA residents agree with current reduced immigration levels: poll

Ten months after the federal government changed its immigration laws to reduce and restrict the number of immigrants coming to Canada, half of Toronto and the GTA say nothing has changed in terms of the government’s management, but they agree with the current reduced levels, according to a new poll.

Just 23 per cent in Toronto said the federal government is managing the immigration system better, while 27 per cent said it was worse, especially with respect to its impact where those polled lived. In the GTA, 27 per cent said it was better, while 22 per cent said it was worse.

The survey, conducted by Canada Pulse Insights on behalf of CityNews, polled Torontonians and those in the GTA on how the government should address immigration after it capped international student study and work per