Immigration Cuts Are Hollowing Out Small Communities across Canada

Immigration Cuts Are Hollowing Out Small Communities across Canada

Voters in five provinces and one territory will head to municipal polls in the remainder of 2026, but one of the issues shaping local economies will not be decided inside city halls. Immigration remains a federal file, yet mayors, chambers of commerce, and local business groups say Ottawa’s cuts to permanent and temporary immigration targets are being felt at the local level, impacting municipal labour markets, housing systems, property tax coll…