Discussion · Government Orders
Lena Metlege Diab Liberal
“In my first year as minister, immigration numbers went down. Asylum claims dropped by 60 percent. New student visas dropped by 80 percent, and temporary foreign workers are down too.”
“Mr. Chair, I am going to point to a track record in my first year as a minister of managing migration. The first is that asylum claims have gone down 60% in early 2026 compared to 2024. The second is that new student visas were down 80% in early 2026 compared to 2024. Temporary foreign workers are down—”
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Mr. Chair, I am going to point to a track record in my first year as a minister of managing migration. The first is that asylum claims have gone down 60% in early 2026 compared to 2024. The second is that new student visas were down 80% in early 2026 compared to 2024. Temporary foreign workers are down—