A new Leger poll examines Canadian public opinion on immigration, government debt, and back-to-office mandates for federal government workers. To read the full poll, click here. I have included some of the key points on immigration attitudes below.
Each of the three questions below have been in the news in recent weeks. Last month, Poilievre called for an end to supplemental healthcare for asylum seekers – or, as he put it: “Cut back deluxe benefits for fake refugees”. The other two questions I included have to do with restricting access to social services for temporary residents, either through a 12-month residency requirement or by charging for access. Both of these will feature among the nine questions put before Albertans in the provincial referendum that Premier Danielle Smith has set for October 19th.
Vast majority of Canadians support ending supplemental healthcare for asylum seekers
“The federal government currently provides asylum seekers whose status is under review or being appealed with publicly funded supplemental healthcare benefits not available to many Canadians, such as, psychologists, occupational therapists, hearing aids and home care, costing over $1 billion per year according to the Parliamentary Budget Office.Would you support ending the supplemental benefits for unapproved asylum seekers, giving them only the same health care benefits that most Canadians receive? “
- Support: 73%
- Oppose: 15%
- Don’t know: 11%
Majorities of both sexes, all regions, all age groups, and all political parties support this
Women were slightly more likely than men to support ending supplemental healthcare for asylum seekers:
- Males: 73%
- Females: 74%
Support is strong across the regions:
- Atlantic Canada: 72%
- Quebec: 71%
- Ontario: 75%
- Manitoba/Saskatchewan: 70%
- Alberta: 75%
- BC: 76%
Majorities of all age groups support the idea, with somewhat higher support among older Canadians:
- 18-34: 63%
- 35-54: 72%
- 55+: 81%
Majorities of voters in each of the main parties support the idea, with Conservatives supporting it most strongly:
- Liberal: 71%
- Conservative: 83%
- Bloc Québecois: 79%
- NDP: 61%
- Green: 70%
Large majority of Canadians support a 12-month residency requirement for temporary residents to access social services
“Assuming that Canadian citizens and permanent residents would continue to qualify for social support programs as they do now, would you support or oppose a policy requiring individuals with a temporary legal immigration status to live in a province for at least 12 months before qualifying for provincially funded social support programs? “
- Support: 72%
- Oppose: 16%
- Don’t know: 12%
Most Canadians would support charging temporary residents for public services
“Assuming that Canadian citizens and permanent residents would continue to qualify for public health care and education as they do now, would you support or oppose charging a reasonable fee or premium to individuals with a temporary immigration status for their and their family’s use of public health care and education systems? “
- Support: 69%
- Oppose: 19%
- Don’t know: 12%
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