#199 - Is Canada’s Population Decline Good for the Economy?

#199 - Is Canada’s Population Decline Good for the Economy?

Canada is deliberately slowing, and possibly reversing, its population growth. But what does that actually mean for the economy?


We are joined by economist Mikuel Scutterat for a wide-ranging and candid conversation about Canada’s immigration reset, GDP per capita, shrinking rental markets, Express Entry category draws, francophone targets, regional programs, and the political risks of a rapidly changing system, winners and losers when immigration rises or falls, why focusing on “essential workers” may be bad long-term policy and social cohesion.


03:06 – Does population size actually matter for prosperity?

10:45 – Falling rents and distributional effects

15:01 – Human capital vs labour shortages

20:39 – Are French targets distorting outcomes?


Listener Questions


32:55 – Economics of mass regularization

39:02 – Regional immigration targets

43:39 – Country caps

48:57 – Underemployment

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