Canadians feel that immigration improves the country

According to a recent survey, Canadians have become more welcoming of immigrants in the last year.

More Canadians seem to be ok with present levels of immigration in Canada; they regard immigrants as beneficial to the economy rather than a risk to Canadian jobs. They feel immigration is necessary for the country's demographic growth.

These figures come from the Environics Institute, a non-profit promoting original social research on public policy and development issues. Between September 8 and September 23, 2020, 2,000 Canadians were polled over the phone. According to the research, the results are accurate to within 2.2 percent in 19 of the 20 samples.

According to the survey results, most Canadians reject the premise that too many refugees are not legitimate and that too many immigrants are not embracing Canadian values. Canadians feel that immigration makes Canada a better country by a five-to-one margin. They are most likely to state that this makes the country more diversified and multicultural.

The research claims that maybe the most striking aspect of this latest trend is that it has occurred across the country and all demographic divisions of the population.

Majority of Canadians do not believe that immigration in Canada is excessive:

Two-thirds of Canadians (66%) oppose the view that immigration levels are too high. This is a 3% increase above the previous year's statistic and an all-time high for accessible data dating back to 1977.

Almost every element of society is getting more optimistic about the levels of immigration in Canada. Albertans, persons with lower family incomes, and first-generation Canadians had the most apparent shift in viewpoint. Positive attitudes about immigration are more common in Atlantic Canada and among Canadians with a high level of education and wealth. According to the study, there is less of a divide in public opinion by age, with 66% of Canadians aged 18 to 24 disagreeing that immigration levels are too high, down 7% from the previous year. However, up to eight percentage points, 67 percent of Canadians aged 45 and above disagree with the assertion.

Immigration is essential for population expansion:

Greater than 56% of those polled agree that more immigration is required to boost Canada's population.

Around 36% of the population disagrees, while 7% don't have a strong view.

These viewpoints are related to current immigration numbers. Around 70% of people in Atlantic Canada agreed with the statement, including 66% of educated and high-income Canadians, 71% of first-generation Canadians, 66% of radicalized persons, 67% of Federal Liberal Party members, and 64% of New Democratic Party supporters.

Many Canadians believe immigration benefits the economy:

Furthermore, nearly 80% of Canadians disagree that immigrants steal employment from native-born citizens.

According to the report, part of the reason for the rising support for immigration in Canada might be a reaction to the epidemic or political uncertainty in the United States. Seven out of ten Canadians (71%) support Canada accepting talented immigrants who have been rejected into the United States.

And it might represent a growing public understanding that creating room for newcomers is critical to Canada's economy, particularly this year when the economy needs all the support it can get.