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flag Mayors urge Ottawa to keep high immigration targets to boost Northern Ontario's economies.

flag Mayors of Northern Ontario's largest cities are pressing the federal government to maintain or increase immigration targets, arguing that reducing them will harm local economies and population growth. flag They cite the success of a now-closed rural and northern immigration pilot program in filling skilled positions. flag In contrast, the federal government plans to reduce immigration targets from 500,000 to 365,000 new permanent residents by 2027 to ease pressures on services in larger cities, but this could negatively impact the northern regions.

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