The Concerning Rise of Anti-Immigration Sentiment in Canada
A recent poll by The Association for Canadian Studies found that 63 per cent of non-immigrant Canadians disagree with the statement “Canada needs new immigrants.”
Experts, including Concordia University’s School of Community and Public Affairs professor Chedly Belkhodja, explore how this trend reflects wider economic anxieties and the growing influence of populist narratives.
“We had a certain stability in the way the system was working in many societies,” Belkhodja said. “With globalization, a lot of things happened.
According to Belkhodja, an anti-immigrant sentiment has been steadily growing in the country since the pandemic, best explained by globalization.
Author's summary: Rising anti-immigration sentiment in Canada.