Whether people agree or disagree with Ottawa’s new immigration targets, the plan will help Canada regain control of the system, says the man who launched the mission to bring it back on track.

“It denotes stability, whether you like or not the important reforms that I put through in the last two years,” said Liberal MP and former immigration minister Marc Miller. Miller was tapped in 2023 by then prime minister Justin Trudeau to rein in rapid immigration growth amid a public outcry.

The reforms “put some instability into the system and it’s not something that’s great for the economy or for immigrants or immigration generally to constantly have change.”

During his tenure, Miller not only reduced the admissions of permanent residents by 21 per cent — the first reduction after years of

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