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Published on: 02/11/2026 - 12:15

Canada is experiencing a historic demographic shift: according to the national statistics institute, the country is experiencing the sharpest drop in its population since 1946. Behind this phenomenon, an unprecedented turn of the screw in Ottawa's migration policy after years of openness by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Result: a drastic drop in the number of foreign students and temporary workers.

The decision is causing debate in the country, while thousands of qualified workers ordered to pack their bags say they are "betrayed" and take the State to court; they are supported by many local elected officials. Unions and employers' organizations across Canada denounce "economic suicide".

Report by our correspondents Joanne Profeta and François Rihouay.

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