Immigration is an undeniable long-term imperative for any advanced economy facing an aging population and declining birth rates. However, economic policy cannot defy basic arithmetic. When national population growth reaches 3% annually while the physical capacity of municipal healthcare, housing, water treatment, and electrical grids expands at less than 1%, structural friction is inevitable.

1. The 300,000-Unit Annual Deficit

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) estimates that Canada needs to build **3.5 million additional homes** beyond current construction paces by 2030 to restore affordability. Yet national housing completions remain stuck between (200,000\text{ and }240,000\text{ units/year}) due to skilled labor shortages, high financing costs, and municipal zoning hurdles.

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