Poll Suggests Canadians Skittish on Future Immigration Increases as Pandemic Persists

Poll Suggests Canadians Skittish on Future Immigration Increases as Pandemic Persists
Canadian and American flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge at the Canada/USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont. on March 21, 2020. The Canadian Press/Rob Gurdebeke
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OTTAWA—New data suggests that Canadians are feeling skittish about any future increases in immigration levels for the next 12 months.

Fifty-two percent of those polled by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies want to see the currently low levels of immigration maintained for at least a year.