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Terence Corcoran: Let’s bring back pro-immigration Canadianism

This is not Canada, which for much of its existence has allowed immigration to occur without detailed political interference

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According to Statistics Canada, there were 2,847,737 non-permanent residents in Canada at the end of 2025, about seven per cent of the total population of the country. That number includes 504,767 “asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups,” along with 2,342,970 who hold work and/or study permits.

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Exactly how many of the non-permanent residents would like to become citizens of Canada is unknown. The 298,128 Ukrainians who came to Canada under a special program may or may........

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