Canada to cut immigration numbers

A group of people walk along a road, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada March 7, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada will sharply lower the number of immigrants it allows into the country for the first time in years, in a dramatic policy change for an unpopular government trying to hang on to power.

Canada will bring in 395,000 new permanent residents in 2025, 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027, down from 485,000 in 2024, according to a government source.