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.  

1 hour ago, frenchy said:

WGAF we are talking about the WE Contract and when it was granted it closed on Oct 31st, so your claim of them being 1 year contracts is simply a bullshit number you created out of a cloud of weed smoke. 

you can get hours  until Novermber, maybe december now 

so you just don't close on the last day dumb dumb 

 

The contracts were not for 2 months - so lets move on

 

I personally don't really like the entire program

25 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

you can get hours  until Novermber, maybe december now 

so you just don't close on the last day dumb dumb 

 

The contracts were not for 2 months - so lets move on

 

I personally don't really like the entire program

Strong in you is the one way urge, Obe-Oneway.

 

Are you too much a Lieberal boot licker to realize there is a difference between the student "volunteers" receiving the funding and the contract workers paid to find them and submit the paper work. Thank god you're not involved in any of these programs or the deficit would be even worse than it is. Why on earth would they have staff for a year when the program runs for only a few months? Even though some funding may stretch beyond the summer, they won't be signing up volunteers after the summer. Do you expect to have these contract workers remain around for a year doing nothing but playing around on the internet (Yes, I guess YOU would expect that).

2 minutes ago, MuskokaGator said:

Strong in you is the one way urge, Obe-Oneway.

 

Are you too much a Lieberal boot licker to realize there is a difference between the student "volunteers" receiving the funding and the contract workers paid to find them and submit the paper work. Thank god you're not involved in any of these programs or the deficit would be even worse than it is. Why on earth would they have staff for a year when the program runs for only a few months? Even though some funding may stretch beyond the summer, they won't be signing up volunteers after the summer. Do you expect to have these contract workers remain around for a year doing nothing but playing around on the internet (Yes, I guess YOU would expect that).

you tell me  

 

as information comes out I will read it while you just make shit up  

so far we have come from Trudeau gave the charity 900 billion to where we are today  

can't wait for more info

 

 

31 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

you tell me  

 

as information comes out I will read it while you just make shit up  

so far we have come from Trudeau gave the charity 900 billion to where we are today  

can't wait for more info

 

 

Aah, spoken like a good brain dead liberal sheep that is incapable of thinking for himself. I bet that info you seek will come from the T.O. Star, won't it cement head. 

1 hour ago, 1trailmaker said:

The contracts were not for 2 months - so lets move on

or a year like you claimed. Thanks for admitting you were WRONG, again. 

 

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1282832189281927175

Well it's only his half brother.

 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-federal-government-awarded-trudeaus-half-brother-12430-contract/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

1 hour ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Well it's only his half brother.

 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-federal-government-awarded-trudeaus-half-brother-12430-contract/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

Kemper.  

I know his dad. He doesn't speak of any of the kids. Ever 

 

3 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Well it's only his half brother.

 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-federal-government-awarded-trudeaus-half-brother-12430-contract/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

THE ONEWAY IN YOU IS HUGE

 

Was that long ago you and everyone here were defending patronage appointments  in Ontario - truly amazing how the ONEWAY mind works.....  

What you have posted about Trudeau isn't even close to what has gone on in Ontario, not even close.

 

I still enjoy the ONEWAYness of this site

 

Why anyone tries to help anyone these days is beyond me, Conservatives make the right choice and never help any charity or cause. 

something to ponder

 

 

1 hour ago, frenchy said:

Kemper.  

I know his dad. He doesn't speak of any of the kids. Ever 

 

Do you refer to his x-wife as a whore like you do here? 

1 hour ago, 1trailmaker said:

Do you refer to his x-wife as a whore like you do here? 

stop lying fail. I have never once said that.

But he has  

For a $16 OJ.

 

 

Remember being afraid of this? calling for removal of it?  Those Harper years seems  a distance era  

 

I knew it was a conspiracy now it is law for the next period of time when in public 

 

you can't make this shit upp

 

2 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said:

For a $16 OJ.

 

 

 where did you get this from? not real

This will irk poor Trudeau. His beloved Province, Quebec, is turning on him. 

Blanchet gets it. Says apologies mean nothing, are worthless anymore when all you do is apologize. 

https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/127873

 

 

Edited July 14, 20204 yr by irv

1 hour ago, irv said:

This will irk poor Trudeau. His beloved Province, Quebec, is turning on him. 

Blanchet gets it. Says apologies mean nothing, are worthless anymore when all you do is apologize. 

https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/127873

 

Gave a thrashing out today

I like the way Blanchet handles himself, good speaker although his politics are offside 

Blanchet was never pro Trudeau. In fact he is anything but. 

11 hours ago, frenchy said:

Blanchet was never pro Trudeau. In fact he is anything but. 

 

nothing gets by you Frenchy

 

Do as I say.

 

https://thepostmillennial.com/trudeau-health-minister-broke-her-own-rules-to-fly-across-canada

29 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

 

Do as I say.

 

https://thepostmillennial.com/trudeau-health-minister-broke-her-own-rules-to-fly-across-canada

You are allowed to visit anyone you wish (except in old age homes)   

The entire country is open (or almost) 

Post Millennial strikes again  

Edited July 15, 20204 yr by 1trailmaker

TSX once again hits the record or 16 000 and during a pandemic - good job Canada 

 

Strange how it works

2008 market crash to below 8 000 - people were working up to that point then laid off

2020 market dipped a bit to 15 000 while near every person in Canada (world) was not working and being paid to stay at home.

 

Recovery 

2012 markets reach 12 000 4 years later.

2020 markets rise in just one month and once again approaching record numbers

 

how was this possible?  (nothing to do with any government) 

 

 

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/trudeau-government-contributed-1-18-million-to-we-day-event-in-2017-during-which-pms-mother-was-likely-paid-to-speak/wcm/cb72444d-9bc1-444a-b417-06d886325fba/amp/?__twitter_impression=true