Overheated Immigration System Needed ‘Discipline’ Infusion: Minister

Overheated Immigration System Needed ‘Discipline’ Infusion: Minister
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 5, 2024. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle
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An “overheated” immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada’s decades-old consensus on the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said, as he reflected on the changes in his department in a year-end interview.

The system, he said, needed some discipline to get the country back on track.