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Originally Posted by ssiguy
I'm starting to think the only way we are going to get ourselves out of this mess is for a population DECLINE. That means no applications for students, TFW, refugees, or family reunifications and all current "temporary" RW & students be given 1 year to leave the country as they are suppose to be temporary in the first place. Skilled immigrants would only be allowed in only less than 100,000 and only in very high demand areas.
With the number of TFW and students we have in the country currently, that would result in a million vacant homes/apts/rooms all of a sudden being vacant. It would also take a million people out of our healthcare & education systems so Canadians can actually take advantage of the services they have paid for.
Certainly it wouldn't have to be permanent and can be loosened up after a couple years but until such a time when rental/real estate prices have come down to Earth and we have an actual surplus of housing, we must put Canadians first and that means a categoric no to those wanting to enter the country and those who are here "temporarily".
Seems radical but it's not really. Canada for Canadians and once our needs are met then the foreigners can apply.
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Agreed. If housing is our biggest problem this will solve it almost overnight. There could be a lot of unintended consequences though. An economic contraction for starters. Both would lead to rate cuts that would further help end users even if rental demand collapses. With the Liberals dead man walking seems like its worth a try but there is no way a new conservative government is risking that. Boomers like their housing piggy banks.