Setting more reasonable immigration quotas is faster than building houses.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ircc-immigration-housing-ca...

> Federal public servants warned the government two years ago that large increases to immigration could affect housing affordability and services, internal documents show.

> Documents obtained by The Canadian Press through an access-to-information request show Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada analyzed the potential effects immigration would have on the economy, housing and services, as it prepared its immigration targets for 2023-2025.

> The federal government ultimately decided to increase the number of permanent residents Canada welcomes each year to 500,000 in 2025, a decision that drew considerable attention and scrutiny. That means that in 2025, Canada will welcome nearly twice as many permanent residents as it did in 2015.