Canada’s slowing population growth offers clues for Australia’s migration debate
Canada’s annual population growth has slowed to 0.5%, offering a comparison as Australia debates migration and living standards.
The Chestnut Post Staff ·
Canada’s annual population growth has slowed to 0.5%, with its economy adjusting to the change, according to the Guardian. The country offers a potential comparison for Australia’s debate over reducing migration.
Labor and One Nation have outlined sharply different approaches to migration. The debate centres on whether cutting net overseas migration would damage the economy or help improve Australia’s stagnant living standards.
Canada’s experience may offer clues about those trade-offs, but the report’s summary does not establish what a comparable reduction would mean for Australia.
Originally reported by The Guardian. Read the full story at The Guardian
