加拿大一项新的民意调查发现，在经历了多年的负面情绪后，公众对移民的看法正变得更加积极。这是多伦多的Environics民意研究所周一发布的《聚焦加拿大》关于移民观点报告的主要发现之一，该报告发布于加拿大联邦政府下月公布新的移民水平计划之前。
A new survey in Canada has found that public opinion towards immigrants is turning more positive after years of negativity. This was among the major findings of Focus Canada report on views on immigration released by the Toronto-based Environics Institute for Survey Research on Monday, ahead of the Canadian government announcing its new immigration levels plan next month.
该调查于9月进行。结果显示，受访者在“加拿大是否移民过多”这一问题上意见均分。同意和不同意的比例均为48%，标志着过去几年舆论出现了转变。
The survey was conducted in September. It found the respondents evenly split on the question of whether there is too much immigration to the country. An equal 48% agreed and disagreed with the question, marking a shift in opinion over the last couple of years.
Environics指出：“在2025年一年变化不大之后——公众舆论已开始回摆，对移民持更开放的态度”，且“今年对移民总体水平、以及移民可能对经济和就业造成的负面影响，关切程度有所下降。”
Environics said that “after a year of little change in 2025 – public opinion has begun to swing back toward more openness on immigration” and “is somewhat less concerned this year about the overall level of immigration, and the possible negative impact of immigration on the economy and jobs.”
这与早先的情况形成对比。新冠疫情缓和后移民数量激增，导致时任总理贾斯汀·特鲁多及其政府遭到严厉批评。Environics指出，这“伴随着公众舆论的剧烈转变”，其调查显示，2022年至2024年间，“同意‘移民过多’的加拿大人比例翻了一番（从27%升至58%）。”
That is in contrast to the situation earlier. The surge in numbers of immigrants after the Covid-19 pandemic waned led to severe criticism of then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government. That “was accompanied by a stark shift in public opinion”, Environics noted, as between 2022 and 2024, its surveys “tracked a doubling in the proportion of Canadians who agree that there is too much immigration (from 27% to 58%).”That put pressure on the government to reduce the quantum of immigration, which had reached 2.1 million newcomers in 2023.
这迫使政府削减移民数量，后者在2023年达到210万新来者。2024年实施了减少接纳额度的措施，并在马克·卡尼总理领导下延续。然而，渥太华已暗示，当水平计划于11月公布时，这一趋势可能会改变，卡尼和移民、难民及公民部部长莱娜·梅特莱杰·迪亚布在最近几周均表示了这一点。
Reduction in intake was implemented in 2024 and continues under Prime Minister Mark Carney. However, Ottawa has indicated that trend may change when the levels plan is presented in November, with both Carney and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Lena Metlege Diab indicating as much in recent weeks.
Environics还指出，“绝大多数加拿大人”，即75%，继续同意总体而言，移民对国家经济有积极影响。
Environics also pointed out that a “large majority of Canadians”, 75%, continue to agree that overall, immigration has a positive impact on the country’s economy.
报告称：“认同度从2022年的85%降至2024年的68%，但如今已部分回升，过去一年上升了五个百分点（从70%升至75%）。”这项调查是与多伦多都会大学的多元化研究所合作开展的。
“The level of agreement fell from 85% in 2022 to 68% in 2024, but has now partially rebounded, increasing by five points (from 70% to 75%) over the past year,” it said. The survey was undertaken in partnership with the Toronto Metropolitan University’s Diversity Institute.