But the approach of immigration comes with other problems:

Housing Minister Sean Fraser suggested this week that a cap on visas for foreign students is an option the government is considering to reduce the pressure on Canada’s overheated rental housing supply. Fraser said that if colleges and universities wish to bring in record numbers of international students, those institutions should play a role in housing those students. 

Cap on foreign student visas ‘sensible’ way to quell rental demand: Expert – BNN Bloomberg

Canada is perhaps the only country using immigration so aggressively and mostly successfully to import young people. Keep in mind there are not enough skilled young people available and willing to immigrate to other countries and this solution is more of a temporary solution that will work for some countries, but not others.

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