http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/immigration-system-increase-mccallum-1.3812749

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A high-powered group of external advisers is calling for a dramatic increase in Canada's immigration levels, but Immigration Minister John McCallum says that might be too ambitious.

McCallum said Wednesday he's read the report by the Advisory Council on Economic Growth that calls for a 50-per-cent increase in targets to 450,000 people a year.

The measure would target skilled, entrepreneurial newcomers in an attempt to stimulate economic growth.

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The 14-member panel, chaired by Dominic Barton of the firm McKinsey and Co., is to deliver a set of recommendations to Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Thursday.

McCallum said meeting the target suggested by Barton's group would be costly and might not find broad national support.

"The figure he gives is a huge figure," McCallum said. "But this is not a universal view across the country."

Discussions are continuing and the government will announce immigration targets for 2017 next month, McCallum added.

McCallum's cabinet colleague, Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains, told The Canadian Press on Wednesday that he's "worked very closely" with Barton's panel, and favours increased immigration levels. But he stopped short of endorsing the target in Barton's report.

"Clearly he's demonstrating an opportunity for Canada," Bains said. "We value our diversity, we value our multicultural society and we recognize immigration is an opportunity to create jobs."

The need for skilled labour

Bains said the government would need to sell the idea of higher immigration levels to the public.

"We, as a government, need to focus on communicating the benefits of growing the economy and part of that growth is investing in people and part of that equation is immigration."

Bains said bringing in more skilled workers is part of the government's broader agenda that includes investing in research and development, creating jobs and helping companies grow.

A survey released by Canadian Manufactures and Exporters said the most pressing challenge facing its member companies is "attracting or retaining skilled labour."

The response came from a survey and roundtable discussions with 1,300 member companies.

Matthew Wilson, the organization's senior vice president, said manufacturers have traditionally looked beyond Canada's border to find skilled workers.

"If we can expand that, that's good," he said in an interview.

Slower growth ahead

But the government needs to do more to make sure the immigrants they allow into Canada actually have skills that are needed, Wilson added.

"Just bringing in more immigrants isn't going to solve the skills-gap problem if they don't have the skills Canadian companies need."

The continuing need to address the country's sluggish economy was underscored Wednesday as the Bank of Canada downgraded its growth prediction.

The bank's latest outlook projected a real GDP expansion of 1.1 per cent this year, down from its earlier 1.3 per cent forecast.

Governor Stephen Poloz listed immigration as "one of the ingredients" for helping to reverse declining growth.

© The Canadian Press, 2016 

I can't believe McCallum had those thoughts. He must be drying out. Has anyone ever explained how "diversity" has helped Canada? I don't ever remember it being mentioned during Oshawa's Fiesta Week during its heydey.

Some talk on the CBC this morning & the reporter said most immigrants settle in the big cities, which doesn't help declining populations in rural & small town Canada. The reason those populations are declining is that there are no jobs there. Why would it make sense to plunk immigrants down in areas of unemployment? In Apsley, Asians already own the motel/restaurant and the "general store". I can't think of any other businesses they'd be interested in.  

THis is killing you guys

Transmitting all the way to China right out of the vichle and nobody knows until KAT

What data would a car transmit to China? made a left turn? was speeding? not sure where CPC bots are going with this one

This level of Respect for a Canadian Prime Minister must be killing the CPC SHEEP

More deals with some of the richest countries in the world

PP took some heat for early HATE SPEWING about Canada so now OUTHOuSE is fixing his errors

PP no longer says he will fight with TRUMP against the world

PP filling his MEDIA with his BRAVE POST of BRAVERY

Sometimes HATE just gets in the way like it did here for PP attacking Carney for supporting Demark

LILLEY not happy with FORD so here is an rare attack piece

TAX on booze is what Conservatives have done over the past 100 years

Actually looking back in history of Canada CONS have added most of the taxes we pay today like GST - GAS TAX and so on

But the SHEEP think they cut taxes when they never do

BROOKFIELD

This is going to get stupid

HEy Grok prove me something - OKAY

The SILENCE ME thing again Nice rant about investment firm making deals - for some reason this is bad being Canada's biggest

The hate never stops nor do the lies SILENCE ME you will not

9 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

This is going to get stupid

HEy Grok prove me something - OKAY

Canada doesn't have a viable self sufficient car market. It is 100% dependant on the US as Doug accurately stated yesterday and regardless of what your CBC thinks.

7 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Canada doesn't have a viable self sufficient car market. It is 100% dependant on the US as Doug accurately stated yesterday and regardless of what your CBC thinks.

Well not really AC as for the past 100 plus years we have made many cars.

TRUMP is a very bad person and is doing bad things to Canada we can agree, but that has not affect on Honda, Nissan and other cars we make here.

Soon we might be making China cars Fuck THE TRUMP move away from USA hold on us.

Why ARE you so bent on being a slave to TRUMP

Just now, ArcticCrusher said:

No he wasn't joking about taking over Canada - Where have you been?

The support you have to be invaded by USA is strange

Trump certainly Interfered in our Elections daily on his social media he owns

Edited January 20Jan 20 by 1trailmaker

Funny how ZUNT thinks he has the RIGHT TO QUESTION TRUDEAU

This guy isn't news that for sure

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I hope Trudeau told him to fuck off - Didn't they report KAty broke up with him

Although GAS prices are the lowest in years CPC media is still lying about Carbon taxes

Twitter sure has gone back to the HATE ELON gave

this mystery tax is only going to add 3 cents in the next 5 years? seems terrible who could afford this lie

LYING LILLEY finds this funny the take over of Canada

AC you like it too? You posted the TRUMP is only joking

I assume you will just bend over a take it eh! seems to be your way

ELON brags about fucking with your feed adn mine - Sure is back in full force after nearly 1 year of NOT EVEN ONE HATE FILLED POST

Strange eh how AC licks the bag

4 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

LYING LILLEY finds this funny the take over of Canada

AC you like it too? You posted the TRUMP is only joking

I assume you will just bend over a take it eh! seems to be your way

Good. The sooner the better.

Todays biggest lie

If you take out a few items such as Coffee and Beef food prices are stable on a whole but that isn't what CPC media does as they TWIST TRUTHS TO LIES

Carney never said JUDGE ME ON ANYTHing this is another LIE by CPC media just making up quotes

This angry man came out of nowhere

13 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Why is he even news to your group of people? Seems odd to still be following him around.

Freeland the same obsessions

Even PP posts the few items that are actually high

Percents are wonderful at illusions to fool the weak minded

BROOKFIELD

CBC is hiding FACTS

14 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

Why is he even news to your group of people? Seems odd to still be following him around.

Freeland the same obsessions

He belongs in prison.

4 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

BROOKFIELD

CBC is hiding FACTS

He's right.