Immigration targets have risen steadily in recent years. Last year, the government released a plan to grant permanent residency to 465,000 people in 2023, a figure that would rise to 500,000 by 2025.
The immigration target for 2015 was under 300,000.
Trudeau only wants this because he thinks those 500k people will vote Liberals
Immigrants don’t all become citizens. Many stay for a few years and move on, many more will acquire indefinite leave to remain and never go the extra mile for citizenship. Of those that become citizens (after years of living in Canada) and gain the right to vote, many tend to vote Conservative as they’re coming from more culturally conservative countries.