Questions and responses 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to study permit holders in Canada and housing since January 2016: (a) what analysis or studies did the government conduct on the (i) number of additional housing units required to house the number of study permit holders in Canada, (ii) potential for increased student housing costs due to the number of study permit holders in Canada, (iii) impacts on housing costs across the housing continuum due to the number of study permit holders in Canada, and what were the findings and dates of each; (b) what is the government's estimate on the average cost increase to rental housing due to the number of study permit holders in Canada, broken down by province or territory, currently, and broken down by each year since 2016; (c) what is the estimated average cost increase to purchase housing due to the number of study permit holders in Canada, broken down by province or territory, currently, and broken down by each year since 2016; and (d) what is the total estimated number of additional housing units required to accommodate study permit holders, broken down province or territory, currently, and broken down by each year since 2016?

With regard to study permit holders in Canada and hours of work, since January 2016: (a) did the government conduct any analysis or study to estimate the average and total number of hours that study permit holders were anticipated to work by year; (b) did the government conduct any analysis or study to estimate the impacts on youth unemployment and hours worked by year; and (c) what is the total and average number of hours worked by those holding a study permit by (i) year, (ii) month?

With regard to the number of study permit holders in Canada since January 2016: (a) did the government conduct any analysis or study to examine the additional costs to Canadian municipalities in relation to, including but not limited to, hard infrastructure needs, police services, transit services, due to the number of study permits, broken down by year; and (b) what is the federal government's estimate of the total cost incurred by Canadian municipalities in relation to persons holding a study permit, broken down by (i) year, (ii) total cost incurred?

With regard to study permit holders and the healthcare system in Canada, since January 2016: (a) what analysis or studies has the government conducted to examine the costs of those in Canada holding a study permit to our healthcare system, broken down by year the study was done; (b) what were the findings of each analysis or study in (a); (c) what is the government's estimate of the total cost incurred on Canada's healthcare system for providing healthcare to persons holding a study permit, broken down by (i) year, (ii) total cost incurred; (d) what is the government's estimate of the total number of visits to Canadian emergency room hospitals by persons holding a study permit in total and broken down by year; and (e) what is the government's estimate of the impact on wait times to see a doctor or specialist at Canadian emergency room hospitals and healthcare clinics due to the number of persons holding a study permit, broken down by (i) year, (ii) average increase in wait?