#129 - Is Record Immigration Hurting Canada's Middle Class?, with Mike Moffatt

Borderlines

Mike Moffatt is the Senior Director of Policy and Innovation at the Smart Prosperity Institute and an Assistant Professor in the Business, Economics and Public Policy group at Ivey Business School, Western University. He is the host of the Missing Middle podcast.

1:20 Mike's speech to the Liberal Cabinet in August 2024 re. the impact of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) on housing.

5:15 Mike’s thoughts on recent changes to the TFWP.

6:45 What is the impact of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program on housing in Canada?

8:00 Discussion re. zoning and development fees.

13:00 What level of immigration would be ideal in order to reduce the impact on housing?

18:30 Consequences of promoting pathways to PR for international students.

24:00 Are recent changes to Canada’s international student program the end for private colleges?

28:00 Is the recent decline in rents attributable to the international student program changes?

34:00 Should there be a hard cap on Canada’s foreign worker programs? Also discussion re. stats manipulation.

48:00 Distinctions between new foreign workers and companies trying to retain existing ones.

54:00 How does Mike respond to allegations that he is anti-immigrant.

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