Canada will reduce the number of new permanent residents to the country by 21 per cent by next year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday. This comes as part of a major series of changes to immigration targets that Trudeau says aims to freeze population growth. “We didn’t get the balance quite right [before],” the Liberal leader said.
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