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.  

2 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

Why anyone would do this to their boat or car or what ever is beyond  me.

like watching those idiots with the pimp out Trump trucks, these are disturb people

 

   

unless the sticker or what have you said 'i love sucking trudeaus cock'. then you would think it was fine art

1 hour ago, mtnloverxtreme2 said:

unless the sticker or what have you said 'i love sucking trudeaus cock'. then you would think it was fine art

 

Just like a business putting up political signs its dumb.

What is this idiot going to do when Trudeau is gone   scratch it off?  not too bright

 

 

You are inviting vandalism 

 these MEMEs being put out by extremist are funny    Now they are multi point with no facts  

 

BEZOS launches into space - quite a day really 

 Blast off

Why Vax kids again?

Oh science.

 

 

44 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Why Vax kids again?

Oh science.

 

 

 

the answer is Probably none  in other words he doesn't know    

 

my god AC

 

meme a bit off - Texas had 4800 yesterday and only average 20 deaths a day 

 

Canada had 3 deaths yesterday

old schoolin' days phrase "science experiment" , remember -80deg WTF

Donald Trump must be thinking wtf, how did the market grow at a rate faster than anytime in history  Remember he said the market would crash  

Poor Donny maybe he is still running the country like Qanon and IRV say

After an overall loss of 4.5% GDP in 2020, 2021 is looking to smash all records for growth at near 13%.....

Hopefully these lockdowns are over and our economy keeps rolling.

 

With election talks in the air we are hearing that during record massive debt that we give tax breaks to wealthy people and businesses,  CPC sees this as a way to pay back debts.

I called this last year, amazing really

Mask mandates ending slowly country wide - thanks to vaccinated people doing their part

 

A few hot spots having issues - thanks to non vaccinated people not doing their part

 

Some place around the world are  having huge issues with variants, hopefully this gets under control.

 

 

Canada is at the top of Vaccinated citizens, 1 of 3 countries with 70% plus

0.7% of hospitalize cases are fully vaccinated people

87.9% of hospitalize are not vaccinated at all

 

IRV will say vaccines don't work if 1 of 100 patients are vaccinated 

 

A friend was going off the other day about Masks and how they don't work, I said Ya I agree and than stated covering your mouth/nose when you cough or sneeze is useless and should not be done by anyone.

He looks at me and says 'NO' covering your mouth stops you from spraying all over the place.   

Really that is strange  

This is how stupid someone sounds saying "masks don't do anything"

 

 

Almost over and getting back to normal - JAYs are back

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Trudeau thinking about mandatory vaccinated federal employees like USA has done.

 

Slippery slope 

unemployment down to 7.3% Ontario leading the way with the biggest gains as LockdownDoug opens up the province

(side note Harper unemployment numbers were 7.9% in his hay days as his 7 year recession kept going and going)  glad we didn't stay that course  

2 months we will be back to prepandemic numbers

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Moderna to open vaccine factory in Canada, should be open 2024.....

Hopefully will won't need the use of a new vaccine anytime soon

O'toole says NO ELECTION THIS YEAR it isn't time for that.  How many here agree  

Trudeau may call one or at least there is a fear of it being called.

 

 

 

Winnipeg you will need a vaccine to go to the hockey game and other events.

 

 

After a tough year for Nurses due to covid and regulation, Alberta has decide to reward the Nurses with a 5% pay cut to help pay for tax breaks for the extreme wealthy.

Go Kenny Go

Looks like late Sept for election 2021

 

Who are you guys voting for  

 

I want to see Platforms after Sunday's call 

 

Thankfully we don't have the never ending shit show like in the USA 

I’m voting liberal, Aren’t you?

19 hours ago, toslow said:

I’m voting liberal, Aren’t you?

I vote for the best Party at the time, you know that lol

 

I truly hope O'toole has more to offer than 

ALBERTA ALBERTA ALBERTA

CBC CBC CBC

 

that isn't a platform worth voting for.... so far nothing has been offered

 

I think this $10 day care will catch on, I wonder what CPC will offer in this manner to counter?

(by the way 7 Provinces have signed on already)

 

 

I already see MEME's about SNL and Jody   too late and over an election ago - Jody is Quiting 

15000 people with covid in hospitals in Florida,  they know how to do it right

Seems no one wants an election  even the ONEWAYs I know don't want one, why is that?

 

BS polls are coming out already 

There it is, Sept 20th polls are open.