New immigration minister signals at further cuts
But Ms. Bendayan said she wanted to make further reductions to the number of migrants living in Canada – including temporary migrants. Last November, the government sharply tightened migration targets as part of its annual immigration levels plan. Ms. Bendayan said she wanted to maintain a downward trend for both permanent and non-permanent residents. She said figures released this week showing a big reduction in the number of temporary residents are “important and certainly trending in the right direction.” “But that number still needs to continue to come down,” she said. The number of temporary residents in Canada – who include international students – has declined for the first time in three years, after a series of policy changes introduced by Ms. Bendayan’s predecessor, Marc Miller, to reduce numbers.