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Canada is deliberately slowing, and possibly reversing, its population growth. But what does that actually mean for the economy?
We are joined by economist Mikuel Scutterat for a wide-ranging and candid conversation about Canada’s immigration reset, GDP per capita, shrinking rental markets, Express Entry category draws, francophone targets, regional programs, and the political risks of a rapidly changing system, winners and losers when immigration rises or falls, why focusing on “essential workers” may be bad long-term policy and social cohesion.
03:06 – Does population size actually matter for prosperity?
10:45 – Falling rents and distributional effects
15:01 – Human capital vs labour shortages
20:39 – Are French targets distorting outcomes?
Listener Questions
32:55 – Economics of mass regularization
39:02 – Regional immigration targets
43:39 – Country caps
48:57 – Underemployment
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By Steven Meurrens and Deanna Okun-Nachoff5
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Canada is deliberately slowing, and possibly reversing, its population growth. But what does that actually mean for the economy?
We are joined by economist Mikuel Scutterat for a wide-ranging and candid conversation about Canada’s immigration reset, GDP per capita, shrinking rental markets, Express Entry category draws, francophone targets, regional programs, and the political risks of a rapidly changing system, winners and losers when immigration rises or falls, why focusing on “essential workers” may be bad long-term policy and social cohesion.
03:06 – Does population size actually matter for prosperity?
10:45 – Falling rents and distributional effects
15:01 – Human capital vs labour shortages
20:39 – Are French targets distorting outcomes?
Listener Questions
32:55 – Economics of mass regularization
39:02 – Regional immigration targets
43:39 – Country caps
48:57 – Underemployment
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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