Written submission for the pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2025 federal budget
Canada’s future prosperity, quality of life, and security depend on population growth. As such, the federal government should plan and invest for a growing population with a focus on growing well – ensuring that the benefits of population growth are broadly shared by all Canadians.
To this end, Century Initiative's submission for the 2025 pre-budget consultation process is focused on ensuring that the federal government take action to enable Canada's long-term economic and social prosperity by responsibly growing the population. Century Initiative recommends that the federal government adopt the following evidence-based policy measures, aligned with the findings of our 4th annual National Scorecard on Canada’s Growth and Prosperity:
Recommendation 1: Maintain the course set in the 2024-2026 Immigration Levels Plan with a target range of new admissions of 1.15 per cent to 1.25 per cent of the population annually for the 2025-27 Levels plan and beyond.
Recommendation 2: Develop an integrated approach to planning for temporary and permanent residency.
Recommendation 3: Lead efforts to increase housing supply as part of a strategy for economic prosperity.
Recommendation 4: Bolster economic growth and productivity by investing in stronger capacity for the community sector for newcomer settlement services and supporting a broader community integration mandate.
