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Prime Minister Mark Carney defends immigration policies amidst auditor general report revealing major gaps in international student oversight. Despite flagging 153,000 students for issues, only 4,000 cases were investigated, with minimal action taken. The report also highlighted failures to follow up on 800 fraud cases and poor tracking of student departures. Carney highlighted progress since his government took office, including a 50% decrease in temporary worker numbers, a one-third reduction in asylum claims, and a 60% cut in new foreign student arrivals. Reactions poured in, with Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab announcing plans to centralize investigations and boost info-sharing with border services. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called for firing Diab and two former ministers over past handling. Shifting public views also played a role, as attitudes toward immigration hit 30-year lows in 2023 and 2024 after record inflows eased labor shortages. Now, with permanent resident targets stabilizing and temporary arrivals easing, Canadas population even shrank 0.2% in the third quarter of 2025, the first drop since the pandemic.

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