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Dominion Society launches as new voice for Canadian nationalism and remigration
The Dominion Society of Canada has launched with the intention of making remigration and Canadian nationalism a mainstream topic.
https://www.westernstandard.news/author/david-wiechnik
David Wiechnik
Published on: 26 Jul 2025
A new advocacy group is taking aim at Canada's immigration policies, calling for a sweeping reversal of mass migration and the implementation of a “remigration” strategy.
The Dominion Society of Canada — a federally registered non-profit — founded by former People’s Party of Canada (PPC) member Daniel Tyrie, is positioning itself at the heart of a growing movement that argues for putting “heritage Canadians” first and sending large numbers of migrants back to their countries of origin.
In a July 21 statement, Tyrie said, "our country is built on the strength of its people.
"It's time to have a real conversation about how immigration policy affects our social fabric, economy and overall sense of national unity."
Tyrie, who served as the PPC’s Executive Director for five years, starting after the 2019 federal election, says he parted ways with the party over its unwillingness to fully embrace a nationalist platform.
“I was motivated to serve my country in some way,” Tyrie told the Western Standard. “I wanted to shake up the political conversation.”
Tyrie says the society exists to push policies that put Canadian people first. The society’s core proposal is built around remigration, the organized return of immigrants — especially recent ones or those here temporarily — to their countries of origin.
Their ten-point policy blueprint includes:
Tyrie argues the policies would protect Canada’s cultural identity and raise living standards for citizens.
- A total moratorium on immigration.
- Abolishing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
- Restricting birthright citizenship.
- Making Canada less comfortable for immigrants.
- Revocation of permanent residency.
- Mass deportations.
- A voluntary repatriation program.
- Adjusting and expanding rules for revoking naturalized citizenship.
- Penalizing institutions that enable mass immigration.
- Repealing multiculturalism as an official policy.
Currently, immigrants account for nearly 29% of the Canadian workforce, and Tyrie notes wages haven’t kept up with the cost of living.
“GDP per capita has stagnated in the last few years,” he says. “It’s no secret wages haven’t kept up with asset prices.”
He feels by reducing the labour force and by putting a moratorium on immigration, “we’ll increase the average wages for Canadians while reducing housing costs by decreasing demand.”
He also links immigration to rising housing costs. “The government talks about a housing crisis, but ignores the obvious—mass immigration is driving demand through the roof. A moratorium would ease pressure almost immediately.”
Since 2014, Canada has welcomed over 5 million immigrants, with 140,000 from India and 31,770 from China in 2023 alone, shifting from earlier trends when the Philippines was the top source.
This influx has fueled debates about cultural shifts and economic sustainability, with Canada’s net migration-to-population ratio soaring to 3.2% in 2023, far above the 0.5–1% range seen from the 1970s to 2019, according to a recent Bank of Canada report.
“We want to educate people and build a voting bloc of Canadian nationalists,” said Greg Wycliffe, Dominion Society board member and founder of savefreespeech.ca.
“Remigration is the most important policy for Canadians to understand and advocate for.”
The organization has been heavily inspired by international examples of remigration policies.
Tyrie points to Portugal’s right-wing Chega party, which adopted remigration as part of its platform and surged to 28% of the national vote in June 2025, finishing the election in second place.