Canada reduces immigration targets by hundreds of thousands

Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday that Canada will reduce the number of immigrants arriving in the country by hundreds of thousands over the next few years while making a rare acknowledgment that the rapid growth that aided it in rebounding from the pandemic was now straining the economy.

Speaking to reporters during a press conference in Ottawa, Trudeau praised Canada for having the fastest job recovery coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic of G7 nations due to mass immigration.

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