It can undeniably be reasoned that Canada needs immigration to support its population due to the fiscal impact it holds. To begin with, immigration fuels the majority of Canada's so-called "natural increase". To emphasise, according to an article by The Star (2017, February 08), Canada's population increased by 1.7 million from 2011 to 2016 and of that 2/3 the growth was by immigration; which is 1.13 million new immigrants that came to Canada from 2011 to 2016. Consequently, if immigration into Canada was reduced or even stopped by the government we would no longer be able to keep the population trend on a rise it would soon start to decline which would put more pressure on the economy. Secondly, Canada has an ageing population. To further
