Most Canadians favour scaling back immigration and temporary resident numbers, poll shows

The survey showed support for cuts in numbers of newcomers across all age groups and regions of Canada.

Almost three-quarters of Canadians favour reducing the number of new immigrants coming here, while two-thirds support the government’s plan to cut the number of temporary residents, a new poll shows.

The Nanos poll for The Globe and Mail found that Canadians are more than twice as likely to support reducing the number of new immigrants coming to Canada, compared with those who oppose a cut.

More than three in five Canadians support or somewhat support the government reducing its targets for temporary residents until 2027, as set out in its levels plan last year, the poll also found.

The new survey demonstrates a steady hardening of views on immigration in the past few years. In 202