Immigration reform for a country that builds

Immigration built Canada. Let’s get it right.

Canada should pick the world’s best talent, insist newcomers embrace Canadian values alongside their own, and grow only as fast as our capacity allows.

Join the movement See the data

1.27M people added to Canada in 2023, the fastest growth since 1957. Statistics Canada

259K homes started in 2025. CMHC says we need 430,000 to 480,000 a year. CMHC, 2025

5.9M adults without a family doctor or nurse practitioner they can count on. OurCare survey, 2025

28.6 wks median wait from GP referral to treatment, up from 9.3 weeks in 1993. Fraser Institute, 2025

What we believe

Three ideas. One country.

Canada is a nation of immigrants. That is a strength we should protect, and protecting it means running the system with discipline.

Become Canadian

Assimilation is a promise, not a threat.

Newcomers deserve a clear path into Canadian life: one of our official languages, our laws, our civic institutions and the shared story of how this country got here. Every newcomer should be able to say, without qualification, “I am Canadian.”

Citizenship should mean something. It should be earned, celebrated and held for life.

Choose talent

Pick the people who will build what’s next.

Canada competes with every rich country for doctors, engineers, tradespeople, founders and researchers. We should win that race on purpose. Economic immigration should reward skills, earnings potential, language ability and a job offer in a field we actually need.

Temporary programs should not become a back door that sidesteps the selection system.

Grow at the speed we build

People first, then capacity. In that order, together.

A bigger Canada is a good goal. A Canada that adds a million people a year while building 250,000 homes is not. Immigration levels should be set against measured capacity in housing, healthcare, schools and transportation, and published openly every year.

When we build faster, we can welcome more.

Our position

Canada doesn’t have an immigration problem. It has a planning problem.

Policy memos

Four reforms Ottawa can start this year.

Each memo names the problem, the fix and how we’ll know it worked.

Memo 01 · LevelsFederal

Tie immigration levels to a published capacity index.

Problem: Annual levels plans set targets for permanent residents but historically ignored temporary residents, who drove most of the 2022 to 2024 surge.
Fix: One total-population plan covering permanent and temporary arrivals, set against an independent index of housing starts, primary-care capacity, school space and transit.
Measure: New residents per housing start stays near average household size (about 2.4).

Memo 02 · SelectionIRCC

Make Express Entry the main door, and make it about talent.

Problem: Many permanent residents now transition from temporary streams chosen by colleges and employers rather than by national selection criteria.
Fix: Raise the economic share of admissions, weight scores toward high-wage job offers, in-demand credentials and strong language ability, and fast-track recognition of foreign professional licences.
Measure: Median earnings of new immigrants at year three match or beat the Canadian median.

Memo 03 · IntegrationFederal + provinces

A real on-ramp to Canadian life.

Problem: Settlement services are fragmented, language training waitlists are long, and civic education ends with a multiple-choice test.
Fix: Guaranteed English or French instruction in year one, a civics and history course built with Canadian institutions, and a citizenship ceremony that every community celebrates.
Measure: Official-language proficiency and civic participation five years after arrival.

Memo 04 · CapacityAll governments

Build the country we’re inviting people into.

Problem: Canada takes too long to approve homes, license doctors, open schools and build transit. Growth outran every one of them.
Fix: Link federal infrastructure dollars to faster permitting, prioritize construction trades and health professionals in selection, and fund schools where growth is actually happening.
Measure: Housing starts on track for CMHC’s target and shrinking primary-care gaps by province.

The capacity scorecard

We measure it. Then we argue about it.

Four public numbers tell you whether Canada is growing faster than it can build. Here is where they stand.

System	Measure	Latest	Read more
Housing	Housing starts vs. CMHC need	259K vs 430–480K	Homes per new Canadian
Healthcare	Adults without a regular primary-care provider	5.9M	The family doctor gap
Education	Ontario schools over 100% capacity	1,458 (30% of all)	Portables and packed classes
Transportation	Time to drive 10 km, Vancouver	28 min 34 s	Stuck in traffic

Get involved

Canada can do this. Help us make the case.

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