Sean Fraser (politician)

Sean Simon Andrew Fraser[2] (born June 1, 1984) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Central Nova since 2015.

Raised in Merigomish in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Fraser earned a Bachelor of Science at St. Francis Xavier University in 2006.

In February 2022, Fraser tabled the 2022-2024 Immigration Levels Plan, which outlined a 1.14% growth in population per year, with increased targets surpassing 450,000 permanent residents by 2024.

[12] Concerns over the effects higher immigration targets would have on health care, housing affordability and the labour market, were dismissed by Fraser, who explained some people, like international students, who had become permanent residents, were already living in the country.

[13] Further criticism arose when Radio-Canada revealled sources within Fraser's ministry said McKinsey & Company, which had received $100 million in consulting fees from the Liberal government, was influencing immigration policy.

With international students, temporary foreign workers, and migrants, competing for social programs, jobs, housing and health care, Fraser stated the government would look at reforms to the international student program but "closing the doors to newcomers" was not the solution and developers needed "access to the labour force to build the houses they needed.

"[22] A Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) report showed the number of construction workers had hit an all-time high in 2023, but the industry's potential output was not met and structural changes were needed.