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Immigration policy dominated the attention of Canadians in the weeks before Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister in January. But as voters cast their ballots on Monday, the issue has notably lost traction behind pressing concerns over the country\u2019s economy and President Trump\u2019s tariffs.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trudeau\u2019s government had turbocharged immigration<\/a> in a bid to address Canada\u2019s labor shortage, announcing in November 2022 that the government planned to bring in almost 1.5 million immigrants between 2023 and 2025.<\/p>\n

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But when those newcomers arrived and settled mostly in dense, urban areas, Canadians blamed the rising immigration levels for growing pressure on housing costs and social services like health care.<\/p>\n

As Mr. Trudeau\u2019s popularity dropped, his unpopular policy to accelerate immigration was dramatically undone<\/a>. Several ministers announced their resignations when it appeared that Mr. Trudeau and the Liberals could not recover from the political damage of policies that included immigration.<\/p>\n

As Canada rolled back its pathways for newcomers, Marc Miller, the last immigration minister under Mr. Trudeau, also linked societal strains to the number of newcomers in explaining the government\u2019s decisions to scale back admissions.<\/p>\n

The moment represented a sharp change in tone for Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the longest time, immigration had always been lauded as a net benefit to the Canadian economy,\u201d said Antje Ellermann, a director at the Center for Migration Studies at the University of British Columbia. \u201cThat really was a mantra, and policymakers were very careful not to talk about any potential costs of immigration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then somewhat overnight, after Mr. Trump began to amplify his threats to Canada\u2019s economy, the issue of immigration \u2014 which had partially caused the Liberals\u2019 downfall \u2014 faded into the background.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it hadn\u2019t been for Trump, we would see immigration as a quite salient issue in this campaign,\u201d Ms. Ellermann said.<\/p>\n

Polls have shown that Canadians think the country is accepting more immigrants than it should, an attitude that has prevailed, even among many of the newcomers.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of immigrants in Canada also feel there are too many immigrants,\u201d said Jack Jedwab, chief executive of the Association for Canada Studies, a research group, and the Metropolis Institute, a think tank focused on migration.<\/p>\n

Mr. Jedwab\u2019s recent analysis, based on surveys conducted by the firm Leger, showed higher support for Liberals among immigrants whose first language is neither English nor French. But that is a small minority in Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur demographics have evolved so much that it\u2019s hard to really refer to an \u2018immigrant vote,\u2019\u201d said Mr. Jedwab, adding that immigrants tend to vote based on regional trends.<\/p>\n

As much is clear in Brampton, Ontario, a suburban city west of Toronto where more than half of residents are South Asian. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre focused an April 9 campaign rally on crime control, knowing the city\u2019s residents faced rampant home invasions, car thefts and extortion rackets that targeted immigrants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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