Trump Says Canada Is Destroying Itself With Unchecked Immigration
Trump claims millions of unvetted arrivals are wrecking Canada's economy and fueling unemployment, calling it a Liberal takeover that will end badly.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump said Canada is destroying itself by admitting millions of unvetted people who are causing problems the country soon will not be able to handle. Trump tied the arrivals to rising unemployment and framed the trend as a political failure by Canada’s Liberal government. Trump offered no data to support the claim. The post landed in a long-running debate over how many newcomers Canada can absorb.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Canada is destroying itself by allowing millions and millions of people into the Country, essentially unchecked and unvetted, and who are causing problems that will soon be too big to handle. It is a Liberal takeover that will end very badly. Already showing up in their numbers. Big unemployment. ‘Oh Canada! President DJT” on September 23, 2026 at 9:08 AM ET.
This is Trump’s 6th message released today, and the last post was 31 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 7 of his 545 posts over the last 30 days classified as immigration posts.
Ottawa has been moving in the direction Trump described, though for its own stated reasons. Canada’s immigration policy is undergoing a major rethink after years of rising admission numbers, and Ottawa is now reducing immigration levels to relieve pressure on the country’s tight housing supply according to policyoptions.irpp. The government is approving fewer temporary residents in order to lower permanent resident admissions according to policyoptions.irpp. Federal officials frame the shift as a way to align immigration levels with infrastructure capacity while remaining committed to economic growth and talent attraction according to policyoptions.irpp.
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Public concern about housing affordability and population growth has made immigration management one of the government’s most sensitive policy files according to policyoptions.irpp. That same pressure is reshaping the political conversation. Officials describe the current course as a move toward a more sustainable immigration system, one that ties admission levels to what infrastructure can absorb according to policyoptions.irpp.
Critics inside Canada argue the system remains strained. The screening process itself has drawn complaints, with most national security complaints relating to immigration and citizenship screening delays according to policyoptions.irpp. Prolonged screening reaches beyond permanent residence applicants to temporary streams such as work permits and study permits, and applicants are rarely told why they face closer scrutiny according to policyoptions.irpp. A separate opinion piece argued that effective vetting is the foundation of a credible immigration system according to junonews.
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