Juno News - June 13, 2025


Immigrants own houses at much higher rates than Canadians


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In this episode, I talk about the impact liberal immigration policies have on Canadian housing affordability and productivity. I also talk about why immigrants have a higher rate of home ownership than the Canadian-born population and why this is a problem.

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00:00:00.000 Newly released data from Statistics Canada found that immigrants have significantly higher rates
00:00:05.180 of home ownership than the Canadian-born population. Ongoing issues of housing and
00:00:10.820 affordability exist today due to the impact of liberal immigration policies. An analysis of
00:00:16.600 the latest national census shows that immigrants occupy 310 housing units per 1,000 people in 2021,
00:00:24.100 which is significantly more than Canadian-born individuals who are at 271 units.
00:00:29.480 Additionally, asylum claimants and foreign workers rent at nearly three times the Canadian-born rate.
00:00:35.620 But when you think about it, those numbers are probably much higher today
00:00:38.840 given the fact that immigration has surged since the 2021 census.
00:00:42.980 Also, this is super interesting.
00:00:44.920 While the federal government's record-breaking immigration levels are inflating overall GDP,
00:00:49.820 the average Canadian is becoming poorer.
00:00:52.680 While total GDP is growing due to an influx of over 1 million newcomers annually,
00:00:57.540 that growth is not translating into higher productivity or increased wealth for individual
00:01:02.560 Canadians. And the report actually states that this is due to the type of immigrants Canada is
00:01:07.700 bringing in. In the past, Canada has focused on bringing in higher skilled workers, but lately
00:01:13.080 most newcomers have been temporary workers or less skilled workers and international students.
00:01:18.460 And just like I mentioned, the report states lower per capita GDP growth also reflects lower
00:01:23.800 productivity of recent immigrants comprising many low-skilled non-permanent residents. The report
00:01:29.660 continued, high immigration cannot be expected to improve GDP per capita or productivity if
00:01:35.520 migrants are mostly absorbed in low productivity sectors and temporary jobs. Obviously immigration 1.00
00:01:41.100 is a huge topic in Canada right now and there's a lot more information in this article that I
00:01:46.060 didn't cover so if you want to read the full thing visit junonews.com and if you want leave a comment
00:01:51.580 sharing your thoughts because I'd love to hear them.