Immigration
The primary aim of Canada’s immigration policy should be to economically benefit Canadians and Canada as a whole. It should not be used to forcibly change the cultural character and social fabric of our country. And it should not put excessive financial burdens on the shoulders of Canadians in the pursuit of humanitarian goals.
However, both the Liberals and Conservatives have supported an irresponsible and unsustainable increase in immigration levels, which has led to an explosion of social, economic, and cultural problems. They are using mass immigration as a political tool to pander for votes among immigrant communities.
A People's Party government will:
Increase resources for CSIS, the RCMP, and the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to conduct thorough background checks and face-to-face interviews with all immigrants to determine if they share Canadian values and societal norms (see Canadian Identity policy).
Drastically lower the number of temporary foreign workers and make sure that they only fulfil temporary jobs, such as seasonal agricultural work, and do not compete with Canadian workers; and substantially lower the number of visas granted to foreign students while eliminating work permits for them, except for academic work on campus.
Accept fewer refugees and give priority to refugees belonging to persecuted minority groups who have nowhere to go in neighbouring countries; and automatically reject fake asylum claims from visitors, foreign workers and foreign students who are looking for a way to stay in Canada, and immediately deport them.
Change the law to make birth tourism illegal and stop granting Canadian citizenship to babies born in Canada to foreign parents.
Reform the immigration point system and the related programs to accept a larger proportion of economic immigrants with the right skills in high value-added sectors, while substantially lowering the number of immigrants accepted under the family reunification program, including abolishing the program for parents and grand-parents.