Canada should have acted sooner on migration, minister says

Canada's Immigration Minister Marc Miller speaks during an interview in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 25, 2024. REUTERS/Kyaw Soe Oo

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian government should have acted sooner to stem the flow of temporary migration into the country, Immigration Minister Marc Miller told Reuters on Friday.

This week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, facing low approval ratings and anger over a housing shortage and high cost of living, announced it is reducing both permanent and temporary immigration and shrinking Canada's population slightly for two years.