In a 2020 poll conducted by Nanos Research Group, 17 percent of respondents said an increase to the number of immigrants accepted into the country (compared to 2019) was acceptable, 36 percent said there should be no change, and 40 percent wanted a reduction. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) data in 2020 shows that there were 12,122 deportations and out of them 1,657 were administrative removals. In February 2021, Canada invited a record number of 27,332 immigration candidates for permanent residence with a meager score requirement of 72 points out of 1,200 points, which only require the candidates to have one year of any kind of experience and be registered in the process, and this is in contrast with the previous invitations that required 450+ point requirement out of 1,200 points that covered a lot of standardized requirements. Some consider this to be a move by the government in rewarding essential workers who are mostly low-skilled workers and recognizing their value during the pandemic.