Canadian Attitudes and Immigration

: The Environics Institute latest Focus Canada survey – conducted last month and updating trends dating back to the 1980s – shows that Canadian attitudes about these issues have held steady or grown more positive over the past three to five years, according to Globe and Mail. The public continues to believe that immigration is good for the economy, and is more confident about the country ability to manage refugees and potential criminal elements. This is a catch-all ASF view; only displays when an unsupported article type is put in an ASF drop zone In this context, it would be understandable to find that Canadians’ attitudes about immigration and multiculturalism have soured, but this is not the case. Canadians remain divided about accepting refugees who would not otherwise qualify under the rules, but opinions on this issue have remained stable since 2010. The most significant ongoing public concern is about immigrants not adopting so-called Canadian values; this remains the majority view but this concern has diminished since 2012. Canadians continue to identify multiculturalism as one of the country most important symbols, and this view has strengthened since 2010. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.