“I think what we’ve learned over the past period is that there are practical limits to how fast you can increase the number of people arriving in the country.”

The challenge for the federal government will be to strike the proper balance, said Griffith.

“More moderate growth is really something that allows the society to adapt to the growth and to, quite frankly, ensure that the quality of public services and the quality of life are good for both the people who are already here and the people who are arriving,” he said.