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.  

But PP had their weapon returned because they are LAW BIDDING

We don't need guns at all - CPC wants us to live in fear like USA does

LEADERSHIP

And THE CPC honky CONVOY peeps love this women calling hero a PATRIOT of CANADA

Strange the fact is she is anything buy a Patriot - Does CPC even know what a Patriot is or Patriotism

Waving FUCK YOU flags seems good

CPC HATE never stops

What LOW LEVEL PEOPLE

TRUMP not even a possibility but Mark Carney oh ya he was there and sold women to china for EVs deals

Poor Fail.

Poor Fail

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/02/13/human-error-or-irregularity-supreme-court-hears-case-on-byelection-won-by-one-vote/

Poor fail

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/02/13/freeland-violated-law-by-answering-questions-about-byelection-elections-canada/

I love how Milissa HATE CANADA and will post it when He can

Facts are they didn't cheat as per Olympic Officials but Millissa thinks differently

Spew the HATE for CPC is a daily thing one X.com

18 hours ago, toslow said:

Poor Fail

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/02/13/human-error-or-irregularity-supreme-court-hears-case-on-byelection-won-by-one-vote/

Sounds like our system works perfectly another Bi-election is warranted

What issue do you have here?

16 hours ago, toslow said:

Poor fail

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/02/13/freeland-violated-law-by-answering-questions-about-byelection-elections-canada/

Interesting - I know you didn't read the article past the headline

CHURCH lost the bi-election anyway

I would not have thought a comment made on who she supported would be considered a donation value as commercial - not something anyone would think.

Seems an honest mistake - Showing support for a candidate isn't a bad think ToS;low as I know you think it is horrible to support anything

20 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Poor Fail.

Although CCP is here and have been for decades - CPC signing deals with them under Harper is all clear

The police stations were install under Harper.

I wonder what LINKED means - seems to be an open statement to include anybody and everything.

KAT " I was bullied " so what do I do as an adult? I hate on everything spew lies daily, never speak positively about anything. I attack people like Trans as mentally ill I guess I bully people daily on my feed

Too funny how she doesn't see it, but the comments do see it and called him out - Very angry man KAT is

Poor Fail

5 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

Interesting - I know you didn't read the article past the headline

CHURCH lost the bi-election anyway

I would not have thought a comment made on who she supported would be considered a donation value as commercial - not something anyone would think.

Seems an honest mistake - Showing support for a candidate isn't a bad think ToS;low as I know you think it is horrible to support anything

Hey stupid, it wasn’t me who broke the rules/ laws 😂

18 hours ago, toslow said:

Hey stupid, it wasn’t me who broke the rules/ laws 😂

Sure go with that, anything that makes your hate a good thing

How come you don't talk about the CPC MP that had China get him elected to his riding? Don Valley North? strange you just don't bring up these exact same LAW BREAKERS are you put it.

You have no interest in LAW of RULE you have interest in being ONEWAY - You have zero credibility

PP version 7 is what leadership looks like, finally after many changes PP has found something he can run with.

They chewed Doug Ford up for being able to work with other Party's he is now considered a Liberal should work for PP too

The new T-SHIRT wearing PP is here - now hits the GYM like nobody has

Watch these selected clips of real leadership at work - NEW 7th version PP is AWESOME

Lol.

Now her anger makes a bit more sense as KAT metal issues from childhood - who would have guessed

REmember when 1 Guy thought he was more important than all others - I do

These fucks not following the rules because THEY DEEMED THEM BAD is what being a fuckhead looks like

I didn't like the rules either but I never held up others, fought with employees, yelled obscenities, That isn't how you act in public.

It was time to think of others over yourself, some can't do that

I remember

I have totally exonerated The released files state so

It is TRANS people not guns, not blacks, mexican's, muslims, brown people, we have finally found our true hate and that is TRANS

USA is awesome as most violent place on the planet decides TRANS are the issue lets rid ourselves

23 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

REmember when 1 Guy thought he was more important than all others - I do

These fucks not following the rules because THEY DEEMED THEM BAD is what being a fuckhead looks like

I didn't like the rules either but I never held up others, fought with employees, yelled obscenities, That isn't how you act in public.

It was time to think of others over yourself, some can't do that

I remember

You're on the wrong side of history, very wrong side.

17 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

It is TRANS people not guns, not blacks, mexican's, muslims, brown people, we have finally found our true hate and that is TRANS

USA is awesome as most violent place on the planet decides TRANS are the issue lets rid ourselves

Strike 2 Fail.