There are no simple answers to the immigration housing question

If one accepts the premise that higher immigration is both a net-positive — economically and socially — and a public policy imperative for Canada, then significantly curtailing immigration for the sake of the housing market risks swapping one problem for another.

There are no simple answers to the immigration housing question
A man stand in the middle of a cluster of tents. The downtown Edmonton skyline can be seen in the background.

If one accepts the premise that higher immigration is both a net-positive — economically and socially — and a public policy imperative for Canada, then significantly curtailing immigration for the sake of the housing market risks swapping one problem for another.