The number of Canadian adults who think immigration levels are too high has increased over the last two decades, rising from 33 percent in 2000 to 40 percent in 2019. Over this period the number of Canadians who believe immigration levels are about right shrunk from 48 percent to 39 percent.
Public opinion on the current levels of immigration in Canada from 2000 to 2019
Original question: "Would you say 331,000 new permanent residents in 2019 is ...", where the number of new permanent residents is changed to the relevant value for each year.
Responses of "not sure/can't say" not shown.
Values prior to 2019 taken from previous reports.
1,500 survey respondents for 2018, with number of respondents for earlier years not provided by the source.
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Angus Reid Institute. (October 7, 2019). Public opinion on the current levels of immigration in Canada from 2000 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/788949/opinion-on-migrant-levels-in-canada/
Angus Reid Institute. "Public opinion on the current levels of immigration in Canada from 2000 to 2019." Chart. October 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788949/opinion-on-migrant-levels-in-canada/
Angus Reid Institute. (2019). Public opinion on the current levels of immigration in Canada from 2000 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788949/opinion-on-migrant-levels-in-canada/
Angus Reid Institute. "Public Opinion on The Current Levels of Immigration in Canada from 2000 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/788949/opinion-on-migrant-levels-in-canada/
Angus Reid Institute, Public opinion on the current levels of immigration in Canada from 2000 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/788949/opinion-on-migrant-levels-in-canada/ (last visited April 02, 2020)
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