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Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Thursday the federal government is looking to shrink temporary residents' share of Canada's population over the next three years.
Miller said temporary residents made up 6.2 per cent of Canada's population in 2023 and the government is working to reduce that share to 5 per cent by 2027. That would mean a decrease in the temporary resident population of roughly 19 per cent, he said.
"This is not a historical low, driving it down by 19 per cent, but it is something that has to be done well," he said.
"It's a reasonable goal, I think it's relatively ambitious, but its something we have to crystallize over the next three years."
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