As a Canadian, I love to hear it. We’ve taken in way too many immigrants during Trudeau’s reign. People have been gaming our system for years. Indians come over on student visas and apply for asylum. Why would someone from India need refugee status?
hotchiledr on
A decent start. Now if we could get about ten times as many this year we could be on the way to getting our country back in the next five years or so.
Draehgan on
Most of the deported are indian and mexican who have made refugee’s claim. I thought that having your country at war made you a refugee.
What makes you a refugee in the eyes of the canada government ?
Low-Flounder-7020 on
Would be interesting to see the full data behind these numbers
Grand_Preparation721 on
An excellent start. Trudeau and the liberal policies over 10 years were a joke. Next stop Mumbai. Dont let the door hit you on the way out!
summerdinks on
Interesting being here early while all the trash from
Alberta speak up with their brilliant hot-takes.
Cultural_Joke2025 on
Number of deportations could be much higher in Canada, but this could be the beginning of something decent. I wish we had the same amount of deportations here in the UK!
Sarcarean on
People on Canadian reddit are going crazy over this. They are calling them nazis and facists and yelling at other people, telling them f’off if they supported the PM.
Different-Bag-8217 on
It’s about time. I for one am blown away that anything like this would be happening. How the powers that be have allowed for these fake students and asylum seekers to game the system is beyond belief. Hopefully there is a massive clean up of the system and the people who run it.
Carbon_is_Neat on
As a Canadian, I hope this trend continues.
hard2resist on
This shift reflects Canada’s commitment to protecting immigration integrity while addressing genuine refugee needs through proper channels.
Libertus_Vitae on
Canadian here. A few things to know about what’s going on.
1. There were a lot of people who weren’t supposed to be able to be here, but got here anyways via one method or another, some of them straight up scams that scam both them the victim and the nation receiving them. Long story short here, a lot of these people were not going to be staying here long. How long was the question, and if it would be made permanent at all in some cases. It appears the number of ‘not staying’ has risen.
2. There is a large amount of people both vocal, and not as vocal, who are really kinda done with being made to look like a clown in all of this with our immigration rules being twisted and broken. So that’s part of why you’ll see some folk laughing about it, etc. They want this to happen. Honestly, I can’t say I blame them. There’s been a lot of damage done due to the sheer amount who came over from the USA essentially shipping them over to us, IIRC the news on that. (From New York State mostly IIRC).
3. Then there is the other methods of entering the country via other means. There are all sorts of acronyms for all the different programs. Most only know about the TFW one. Some like me know about the SAWP one too. Then there is some international movement one, and a couple others that have to do with stuff like education; and then also business. That last one, apparently is being put on hold as well as another avenue of entry that will have more to do with asylum seeking.
Anyone curious to look up some charts will find that in the past 10 years, our population growth went from about 2 million or so over 5 years, to basically 6 million over 5 years. IIRC. For our infrastructure available right now, job markets, economics in general; that’s a big boost to the population. We went from 100-200k a year new people to 200-400k a year, with it also being mostly in the 200/300k area in the latter half, where the prior was mostly 100k with a few 200k’s comparatively. It’s only recently this past year we’ve seen a drop at all. (^(Edit 2h later: I’m just looking at this again and noticed I made a mistake in quoting the per year part. Numbers are correct as I remember them, but the per-term of time part is a bit off. 200k per year would only be 1million for instance over 5 years. They had multiple bars per year going on, so I think it was split up a bit more into quarters, or thirds. Anyways, back to the original comment.))
How much?
So far last I read, something about 75k or so below 0. So we not only didn’t gain any comparatively, but we lost 75k or so ontop of it.
And look at our rental and job markets right now. They are losing it. The landlords are suddenly having to work to find tenants. Prices are dropping. Employers are clamouring for cheap labour, because they won’t hire anyone for more. The ads are lies it seems mostly. Interviews that do happen seem to go something along the lines of “Will you take minimum despite us offering 20$/hr”. Or higher numbers in some cases, or lower in others, but same deal more or less. Or hours offered is different when interviewing. or both situations.
Meanwhile our housing market is continuing to build more condos. Those overpriced ones that some people buy still apparently, but not enough to make the owners happy. Apparently in my area there is about 600 empty units in these new builds. And this is common across each city it seems based on what I’ve been finding in the articles popping up these past months.
So there’s a big push now from both sides of the political fence to both keep on removing those who aren’t supposed to be here, but at the same time, a bunch of other people want to bring more in to fill the gaps they won’t properly fill otherwise. Such as paying a proper wage and giving proper hours so that people will actually apply to their positions they need people for. What do they do instead? They scam the LMIA system as best they can, and it seems to just keep on falling for their ruses. How so?
Well, there is a website, that shows all the jobs that are seeking LMIA, despite the ongoing push from the rest of us saying we would take these jobs if they were actually meant for us.
How bad is it? Well, [here’s the link.](https://jobwatchcanada.com/lmia-map) And in my area, there is a new district being built. And it looks like on the map of that website, that every single business there is owned by only a few shell corporations of some sort, and they are filling every job with LMIA despite also supposedly ‘hiring’ for higher wage rates.
(Edit: Reddit seems to have a length limit beign imposed here, so… see next reply to self for the rest.)
CharMakr90 on
People don’t realise the Canadian government knows that the refugee status has been taken advantage of and willingly allows it. They need poor people to keep coming into the country to do the shit-paying jobs legal immigrants and citizens won’t even come close to.
The same is true for many other countries. A big part of the economy and societal function of every rich developed country is based on taking advantage of desperate poor immigrants to do the shitty jobs that the state refuses to make better (to save money). It’s a sad fact, but a fact nonetheless.
khyphenj on
Canada finally standing up for themselves.
InternationalYear145 on
If only the UK would take note and do the same
GenuineSteak on
love to see the consensus lol
zeolus123 on
I wonder how much of a dent it’s even making tbh. LMIAs are still prolific with every Tom, Dick and Harry lying about not being able to find local labor for their 3rd Tims Franchise..
tvaddict70 on
Anyone that came under a temporary work or study permit, where the work permit is no longer valid or are not in school should be deported. Applying as a refugee is taking advantage of a program meant for actual refugees.
The fraud being committed by foreign individuals and the benefitting Canadian businesses/enterprising individuals are next level.
Just a few:
Private institutions “diploma mills” were created, focused on getting foreign students for that foreign student tuition that’s 5x more. They never intended to provide a quality education and the student attendance and grades are not a priority.
In the home country, parents could pay fraudulent immigraton agencies for fake education and diploma documents and to get temporary loans for 10s of thousands, so Canada would think the family could financially support their child going to school and their application would get accepted. These kids come to Canada and are broke. Part time work is not enough to support themselves. Some, and more so woman have been earning money in not so nice ways. Food banks and other resources meant for Canadians have been under tremendous strain by the influx of foreign students and temp workers.
50 000 students went mia in 2024. They came to Canada but never showed up for school.
Some used Canada’s lax policies as a pathway into the US. In 2024 US border patrol caught 21 000 trying to cross from Canada into the US. Who knows how many were successful. At 4k USD per person, that’s $84 million USD in someone’s pocket, just for those that got caught. Human smuggling is a big business in Canada.
Mr_HardWoodenPackage on
Good. We’ve let people abuse the system for way too long long at great expense to society. See ya later
Foxtrot_Uniform_CK69 on
Country’s Full
chinesebulk on
Christmas miracle
kijim on
American here. My $.02 please. I live in the Detroit area and have gone over to Canada many, many times over the past 40 years for both business and other things. I love Canada and Canadians. A great country, friend and neighbor. I have many Canadian friends and co- workers. I have the utmost respect for their ( many) cultures and history.
That all being said, I am worried about them. Have you seen downtown Windsor lately? It used to be a great place. I took many dates across the bridge just to go to a great restaurant and have a stroll around downtown and Dieppe park on the river. It was always a very nice time. Never a hassle. Never an issue. Safe, fun and enjoyable. Not so much now. It has gotten trashy, run down and there are a lot of homeless ( or homeless looking) on the streets. It is certainly not a place I would take someone.
You see similar in Vancouver and Toronto. I have been to Vancouver 8 times and Toronto about 20. The decline is palpable. Sad to see.
I love Canada.
blaisybuzz on
Great to hear!
hawaii7811 on
Let’s fucking go.
Yo_Chill_bro on
I like how they are quietly doing this and it isn’t being announced in a loud speaker way on TV by a ranting old lunatic
Kitchen_Incident_295 on
Yep this is good news.
p4ttythep3rf3ct on
Oooof. Did it hurt falling from that high horse, Canada? Looks like you arent so different from the US after all.
ironman7456 on
Wait, now if this was a headline from America everyone would be shitting a brick, but since this is Canada (or any other country really) getting their immigration under control it’s okay? Even before ICE was a thing, America was criticized for immigration policy.
ThatGuyMaulicious on
And with it perhaps crime will decrease… Would be earth shattering that.
volumetwo7 on
And everyone cheered. We absolutely love to see it.
BlackberrySlow4737 on
Sweden next please can we decrease the gang violence a little bit
ManOnFire26 on
Good, it’s ridiculous that certain international “students” think nothing of overstaying their visa, make false claims of asylum, and work under the table all the while
This is one of many reason Canada needs country caps, as the vast majority of issues stem from a single country’s citizens
Joeybatsdagoat12345 on
You love to see it
thismadhatter on
Sadly, it needs to happen. The flood gates were opened the last 15 years. Lots of bad actors got in. Hopefully we can tighten immigration with way more tact than the U.S.
DarrenInAlberta on
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out
Ok_Reindeer_792 on
Most asylum seekers are not legitimate refugees but people seeking to escape poverty in their own countries.
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As a Canadian, I love to hear it. We’ve taken in way too many immigrants during Trudeau’s reign. People have been gaming our system for years. Indians come over on student visas and apply for asylum. Why would someone from India need refugee status?
A decent start. Now if we could get about ten times as many this year we could be on the way to getting our country back in the next five years or so.
Most of the deported are indian and mexican who have made refugee’s claim. I thought that having your country at war made you a refugee.
What makes you a refugee in the eyes of the canada government ?
Would be interesting to see the full data behind these numbers
An excellent start. Trudeau and the liberal policies over 10 years were a joke. Next stop Mumbai. Dont let the door hit you on the way out!
Interesting being here early while all the trash from
Alberta speak up with their brilliant hot-takes.
Number of deportations could be much higher in Canada, but this could be the beginning of something decent. I wish we had the same amount of deportations here in the UK!
People on Canadian reddit are going crazy over this. They are calling them nazis and facists and yelling at other people, telling them f’off if they supported the PM.
It’s about time. I for one am blown away that anything like this would be happening. How the powers that be have allowed for these fake students and asylum seekers to game the system is beyond belief. Hopefully there is a massive clean up of the system and the people who run it.
As a Canadian, I hope this trend continues.
This shift reflects Canada’s commitment to protecting immigration integrity while addressing genuine refugee needs through proper channels.
Canadian here. A few things to know about what’s going on.
1. There were a lot of people who weren’t supposed to be able to be here, but got here anyways via one method or another, some of them straight up scams that scam both them the victim and the nation receiving them. Long story short here, a lot of these people were not going to be staying here long. How long was the question, and if it would be made permanent at all in some cases. It appears the number of ‘not staying’ has risen.
2. There is a large amount of people both vocal, and not as vocal, who are really kinda done with being made to look like a clown in all of this with our immigration rules being twisted and broken. So that’s part of why you’ll see some folk laughing about it, etc. They want this to happen. Honestly, I can’t say I blame them. There’s been a lot of damage done due to the sheer amount who came over from the USA essentially shipping them over to us, IIRC the news on that. (From New York State mostly IIRC).
3. Then there is the other methods of entering the country via other means. There are all sorts of acronyms for all the different programs. Most only know about the TFW one. Some like me know about the SAWP one too. Then there is some international movement one, and a couple others that have to do with stuff like education; and then also business. That last one, apparently is being put on hold as well as another avenue of entry that will have more to do with asylum seeking.
Anyone curious to look up some charts will find that in the past 10 years, our population growth went from about 2 million or so over 5 years, to basically 6 million over 5 years. IIRC. For our infrastructure available right now, job markets, economics in general; that’s a big boost to the population. We went from 100-200k a year new people to 200-400k a year, with it also being mostly in the 200/300k area in the latter half, where the prior was mostly 100k with a few 200k’s comparatively. It’s only recently this past year we’ve seen a drop at all. (^(Edit 2h later: I’m just looking at this again and noticed I made a mistake in quoting the per year part. Numbers are correct as I remember them, but the per-term of time part is a bit off. 200k per year would only be 1million for instance over 5 years. They had multiple bars per year going on, so I think it was split up a bit more into quarters, or thirds. Anyways, back to the original comment.))
How much?
So far last I read, something about 75k or so below 0. So we not only didn’t gain any comparatively, but we lost 75k or so ontop of it.
And look at our rental and job markets right now. They are losing it. The landlords are suddenly having to work to find tenants. Prices are dropping. Employers are clamouring for cheap labour, because they won’t hire anyone for more. The ads are lies it seems mostly. Interviews that do happen seem to go something along the lines of “Will you take minimum despite us offering 20$/hr”. Or higher numbers in some cases, or lower in others, but same deal more or less. Or hours offered is different when interviewing. or both situations.
Meanwhile our housing market is continuing to build more condos. Those overpriced ones that some people buy still apparently, but not enough to make the owners happy. Apparently in my area there is about 600 empty units in these new builds. And this is common across each city it seems based on what I’ve been finding in the articles popping up these past months.
So there’s a big push now from both sides of the political fence to both keep on removing those who aren’t supposed to be here, but at the same time, a bunch of other people want to bring more in to fill the gaps they won’t properly fill otherwise. Such as paying a proper wage and giving proper hours so that people will actually apply to their positions they need people for. What do they do instead? They scam the LMIA system as best they can, and it seems to just keep on falling for their ruses. How so?
Well, there is a website, that shows all the jobs that are seeking LMIA, despite the ongoing push from the rest of us saying we would take these jobs if they were actually meant for us.
How bad is it? Well, [here’s the link.](https://jobwatchcanada.com/lmia-map) And in my area, there is a new district being built. And it looks like on the map of that website, that every single business there is owned by only a few shell corporations of some sort, and they are filling every job with LMIA despite also supposedly ‘hiring’ for higher wage rates.
(Edit: Reddit seems to have a length limit beign imposed here, so… see next reply to self for the rest.)
People don’t realise the Canadian government knows that the refugee status has been taken advantage of and willingly allows it. They need poor people to keep coming into the country to do the shit-paying jobs legal immigrants and citizens won’t even come close to.
The same is true for many other countries. A big part of the economy and societal function of every rich developed country is based on taking advantage of desperate poor immigrants to do the shitty jobs that the state refuses to make better (to save money). It’s a sad fact, but a fact nonetheless.
Canada finally standing up for themselves.
If only the UK would take note and do the same
love to see the consensus lol
I wonder how much of a dent it’s even making tbh. LMIAs are still prolific with every Tom, Dick and Harry lying about not being able to find local labor for their 3rd Tims Franchise..
Anyone that came under a temporary work or study permit, where the work permit is no longer valid or are not in school should be deported. Applying as a refugee is taking advantage of a program meant for actual refugees.
The fraud being committed by foreign individuals and the benefitting Canadian businesses/enterprising individuals are next level.
Just a few:
Private institutions “diploma mills” were created, focused on getting foreign students for that foreign student tuition that’s 5x more. They never intended to provide a quality education and the student attendance and grades are not a priority.
In the home country, parents could pay fraudulent immigraton agencies for fake education and diploma documents and to get temporary loans for 10s of thousands, so Canada would think the family could financially support their child going to school and their application would get accepted. These kids come to Canada and are broke. Part time work is not enough to support themselves. Some, and more so woman have been earning money in not so nice ways. Food banks and other resources meant for Canadians have been under tremendous strain by the influx of foreign students and temp workers.
50 000 students went mia in 2024. They came to Canada but never showed up for school.
Some used Canada’s lax policies as a pathway into the US. In 2024 US border patrol caught 21 000 trying to cross from Canada into the US. Who knows how many were successful. At 4k USD per person, that’s $84 million USD in someone’s pocket, just for those that got caught. Human smuggling is a big business in Canada.
Good. We’ve let people abuse the system for way too long long at great expense to society. See ya later
Country’s Full
Christmas miracle
American here. My $.02 please. I live in the Detroit area and have gone over to Canada many, many times over the past 40 years for both business and other things. I love Canada and Canadians. A great country, friend and neighbor. I have many Canadian friends and co- workers. I have the utmost respect for their ( many) cultures and history.
That all being said, I am worried about them. Have you seen downtown Windsor lately? It used to be a great place. I took many dates across the bridge just to go to a great restaurant and have a stroll around downtown and Dieppe park on the river. It was always a very nice time. Never a hassle. Never an issue. Safe, fun and enjoyable. Not so much now. It has gotten trashy, run down and there are a lot of homeless ( or homeless looking) on the streets. It is certainly not a place I would take someone.
You see similar in Vancouver and Toronto. I have been to Vancouver 8 times and Toronto about 20. The decline is palpable. Sad to see.
I love Canada.
Great to hear!
Let’s fucking go.
I like how they are quietly doing this and it isn’t being announced in a loud speaker way on TV by a ranting old lunatic
Yep this is good news.
Oooof. Did it hurt falling from that high horse, Canada? Looks like you arent so different from the US after all.
Wait, now if this was a headline from America everyone would be shitting a brick, but since this is Canada (or any other country really) getting their immigration under control it’s okay? Even before ICE was a thing, America was criticized for immigration policy.
And with it perhaps crime will decrease… Would be earth shattering that.
And everyone cheered. We absolutely love to see it.
Sweden next please can we decrease the gang violence a little bit
Good, it’s ridiculous that certain international “students” think nothing of overstaying their visa, make false claims of asylum, and work under the table all the while
This is one of many reason Canada needs country caps, as the vast majority of issues stem from a single country’s citizens
You love to see it
Sadly, it needs to happen. The flood gates were opened the last 15 years. Lots of bad actors got in. Hopefully we can tighten immigration with way more tact than the U.S.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out
Most asylum seekers are not legitimate refugees but people seeking to escape poverty in their own countries.