Concerns about immigration in Canada have quadrupled since 2020: Poll

Published Sep 04, 2024  •  2 minute read

A new Angus Reid poll says concerns over immigration quadrupled over the last 48 months. Photo by iStock /GETTY IMAGES

A new Angus Reid poll says concerns over immigration quadrupled over the last 48 months.

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One in five, or 21% of people polled, say immigration or refugees is one of the top issues facing the country, tying with climate change.

Still, those issues are far off from the high cost of living (57%), health care (45%) and housing affordability (32%).

The poll also says one in five or 19% of 18- to 34-year-olds say lack of jobs is a top issue facing the country while two in five or 40% of that age range are worried about housing affordability as well.

Among decided voters, more than two in five or 43% say they would vote Conservative if the election were today, while one in five say they would support the Liberals (21%) and the NDP (19%).

The poll says in the nearly two years since the party elected Pierre Poilievre as leader, the CPC has made inroads at the expense of the Liberals.

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Support for the Liberals has declined double digits in Ontario (-13) and Atlantic Canada (-17), with the Conservatives enjoying nine-and 10-point positive swings in those places, respectively.

The CPC have also seen at least eight-point increases in support among women 18- to 34-years-old (+8) and older than 54 (+8) and men aged 35-54 (+10), the poll said.

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Still, Poilievre himself has made little progress regarding his personal favourability with half or 52% saying they have an unfavourable view of the CPC leader, which is identical to the figure seen when he was first elected (51%).

The same is true of his favourability (36% now; 35% Sept. 2022).

Angus Reid conducted an online survey from Aug. 29-Sept. 3, 2024 among a representative randomized sample of 1,420 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum.

For comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

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