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Joly says Canada's immigration plan stands in face of Trump deportation threats

  • Kyle Duggan

  • Canadian Press

  • November 7, 2024

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly arrives to a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada will stand firm on its plan to reign in the number of newcomers despite concerns about an influx of migrants following the re-election of U.S. president Donald Trump. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada will stand firm on its plan to rein in the number of newcomers entering the country, despite concerns that Donald Trump's re-election could spur an influx of migrants from the U.S.

Trump's decisive win this week immediately launched discussions about the border because he has promised mass deportations of illegal immigrants.

Anti-immigration policies and rhetoric during his first administration prompted a surge of migrants into Canada, in particular at a rural border road in Quebec.

Canada recently announced plans to cut back on the number of newcomers, and Joly says that won't change even if the situation at the U.S. border does change.

NDP MP Jenny Kwan says Ottawa needs a plan that will prepare for an influx of migrants in a humanitarian way.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today revived a Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee that hadn't met since Trump left office in 2021, which includes Immigration Minister Marc Miller and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2024.