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.  

Is Fail that guy at a party that everyone just wants to punch in the head? 

So a Tesla is responsible for killing 2 people in another accident.

 

How many have to die before Tesla’s are banned!

 

Fail's party:

Fail's Party Part II:

11 minutes ago, frenchy said:

Fail's Party Part II:

He likes huge deficits now 

It has taken a full blown pandemic, paying the entire country to stay home just to bring the Liberal deficit close to the long decades of conservative massive spending

 

We can no longer say CPC is responsible for 3/4 of our debt

Fagmeat and Tru-Anon have a plan.

 

 

 

11 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

It has taken a full blown pandemic, paying the entire country to stay home just to bring the Liberal deficit close to the long decades of conservative massive spending

 

We can no longer say CPC is responsible for 3/4 of our debt

12 minutes ago, frenchy said:

We must get back to fiscal balance - paying the debt isn't a plan according to CPC

funny how debt is just not paid back and really never talked about

 

Tax breaks for businesses and wealthy should cure this issue

22 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Fagmeat and Tru-Anon have a plan.

 

 

 

He wants the ultra rich to pay more 

1 hour ago, frenchy said:

Jeebus  

Pretty funny blame game is in high gear this week, vaccines if we only had more of this then this fake virus wouldn't be here...

Is the entire country in the same situations as Ontario?  nope 

 

People just doing what they want are to blame

3 minutes to budget time live

whoa 101 billion dollar stimulus 

Lol.

 

 

16 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Lol.

 

 

YOU do know if you want something to be secret and you aer doing something wrong, why would you use an EMAIL?

 

but cool story, "listen workplace be possible when conmmunicating"  I am assuming you have never been to a meeting or anything close   

11 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

YOU do know if you want something to be secret and you aer doing something wrong, why would you use an EMAIL?

 

but cool story, "listen workplace be possible when conmmunicating"  I am assuming you have never been to a meeting or anything close   

Cool story bro.

Well that would require a public that has at least a double digit IQ.

 

 

I hope they find a Finance Minister 

 

The budget actually promises a 10 per cent hike in old age security for Canadians 75 years of age and over. But the Bloc wants that increase to apply to all seniors as of age 65.

 

 

19 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

We must get back to fiscal balance - paying the debt isn't a plan according to CPC

funny how debt is just not paid back and really never talked about

 

Tax breaks for businesses and wealthy should cure this issue

Federal debt is all everyone I know is talking about, but we are hard working fiscally responsible people, 

not 'pigs at the trough'. Not sure what the future will hold for my grandson with this burden, luckily I'll be dead and gone

12 minutes ago, oldslowsledder said:

Federal debt is all everyone I know is talking about, but we are hard working fiscally responsible people, 

not 'pigs at the trough'. Not sure what the future will hold for my grandson with this burden, luckily I'll be dead and gone

I meant campaign on paying debt back, it never happens anymore.  

I hear people talk about the debt too. Example

Harper did a great job I don't think he had a deficit other than the 2008 recession ( false he had the second most debt and never balanced a budget until magically in his last year)

Liberals always spending (false in the 90 debt actually came down first time ever)  Jean was horrible and spent too much money running deficits ( 8 surplus in a row) 

 

Best one  is Mulroney actually balanced the budget   false he ran the biggest debt in history up to 2020 was over half the debt 330 billion added.  and gave the GST gift of tax the people ( funny Liberals only tax people but here we see the biggest tax grab in federal history)

 

So oldsledder I too have heard this - never once have people stated that only the Liberals have paid debt back and low debt added to the total.

 

 

Bill Davis Ontario best Premier ran 17 deficits in a row   bet that doesn't come up but WYNNE sure does ( nor the 3 balanced budgets)

 

 

it is called THE ONEWAY SYNDROME 

Edited April 20, 20214 yr by 1trailmaker

regurgitating the same lame and factually incorrect talking points for 10 years now that prove nothing other than how fucking stupid he is. 

11 minutes ago, frenchy said:

regurgitating the same lame and factually incorrect talking points for 10 years now that prove nothing other than how fucking stupid he is. 

Just like no one is talking about FORDS debt, I hear about Trudeau daily -  So similar when it was WYNNE debt but never spoke of Harpers debt

 

ONEWAY SYNDROME IS STRONG