today Canada boasts one of the highest percentages of foreign born populations in the world standing at over 23% a number significantly greater than most developed Nations just last year Canada admitted more than 470,000 new immigrants most of which were student visa holders or temporary foreign workers however Canada's prime minister Justin trudo has made a complete u-turn on Canada's ultral liberal immigration policy he's limited the number of temporary foreign workers to 10% of the workforce gapped off student visas to 360,000 for two years and has rejected over 40% more visas this year as compared to 2023