>> we currently have about anywhere between 400 and 500 vacancies in nursing alone. >> reporter: toronto is a multicultural city. one of the most diverse in north america. but people here say they need even more immigration to fill key labor shortages. in 2022 immigrants made up 23% of canada's population. the largest proportion in more than 150 years. that's compared to just 14.6% in the united states. >> it is a nonpartisan issue in canada. it really is. all the political parties support immigration. >> reporter: and with a rapidly aging work force, business leaders have been pressuring the government to up the number of immigrants for years. >> we need more people, we don't care where they're from. if they've got temperature skills, if they're -- technical skills, if they're willing to work, if they're able to work with numbers, bring them in. >> reporter: did you run up against any of that opposition in canada? people saying that we should preserve canadian jobs for canadians? >> look, that narrative comes up