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.  

you keep vomiting the shit, start posting some proof or stfu 

4 minutes ago, toslow said:

You’re so wrong dude. Fuck man do some research 

it isn't hard to look up the mortgage rates all banks have them public

5% 5 year  

you need to get better at trying to make your point, you fail at every level 

1 minute ago, toslow said:

you keep vomiting the shit, start posting some proof or stfu 

you said the PM raises interest rates, you must prove this as it would be easy if it actually happened 

2 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

you said the PM raises interest rates, you must prove this as it would be easy if it actually happened 

I said the pos instructed to print money 

Money in Canada typically comes from two sources. Canada's central bank, called the Bank of Canada (BOC), can expand monetary supplyby engaging in asset purchases, such as government and corporate bonds. Money is also created by financial institutions through lending to businesses and consumers.

 

Both measures increase the amount of money available to spend by companies and citizens designed to stimulate economic growth measured by gross domestic product (GDP), which is a metric that measures the goods and services produced in an economy.

 

However, too much money can lead to excessive spending, increased demand for goods, and inflation, which is the pace of rising prices in an economy
 

this is what happens when the federal government spends beyond its limits 

3 hours ago, toslow said:

Money in Canada typically comes from two sources. Canada's central bank, called the Bank of Canada (BOC), can expand monetary supplyby engaging in asset purchases, such as government and corporate bonds. Money is also created by financial institutions through lending to businesses and consumers.

 

Both measures increase the amount of money available to spend by companies and citizens designed to stimulate economic growth measured by gross domestic product (GDP), which is a metric that measures the goods and services produced in an economy.

 

However, too much money can lead to excessive spending, increased demand for goods, and inflation, which is the pace of rising prices in an economy
 

this is what happens when the federal government spends beyond its limits 

when consumers over spend it causes inflation which is what happens in a confident economy like today.   

So interest rates are raised to cool spending

 

It has nothing to do with Government spending like you posted it CONSuMERS over spend is cause of demand

 

by the way some goods are more money because China isn't doing as well as it was a few years ago so things are costing more

Edited December 5, 20222 yr by 1trailmaker

PP says Ontario Alberta Sask. Manitoba all doing poorly everything is broken

 

  Toslow this same question are Provinces doing well or not

 

Trudeau does it again 

 

 

PP says 1 in 5 are skipping meals   no just one meal but meal(s)

I don't know a single person that has to skip meals, I know a few that should skip some meals

 

 

PP and his anti Canadian talk wants you to believe Trudeau is allowing guns for criminals - PP won't mention this bust of weapons from USA

 

 

Jagmeet is starting to act like PP and it isn't sitting well

 

Trudeau doesn't control the post office

 

TOSLOW take note on what and who

 

 

PP  think having interest rates at 1970 levels is bad, although it risen it is still historic low.

Anyone that owned a house with 18% interest under Conservative governments will understand

 

 

Edited December 7, 20222 yr by 1trailmaker

I guess fail didn’t see the AG report that came out

Edited December 7, 20222 yr by toslow

 

5 minutes ago, toslow said:

 

hopefully those people that took advantage get what is coming.

Suggesting that those payments should have not been so easy to get is retarded since it was CPC saying payments were not fast enough.  Complain complain complain

 

I am sure you feel the thousands of businesses doug ford closed down shouldn't have gotten any money or their employees.  fucked up 

This is the Trudy thread.

 

can we not discuss what happened without you lapping at the nut sack of your beloved boy friend 

Edited December 7, 20222 yr by toslow

If we only had gun laws like USA where things are proven to be wonderful and so many responsible gun onwers

I believe they are just over 600 mass shootings of innocent people 

 

fight all gun laws we need to be like USA --- 2nd Amendment power to the people 

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, toslow said:

This is the Trudy thread.

 

can we not discuss what happened without you lapping at the nut sack of your beloved boy friend 

what happen?  tell me your side of the news

I’m taking what the AG spoke about, what is your side on this?

PP actually said put drug addicts in jail and hope they stop doing drugs.  

Same old approach and CANADA PROUD is counting on foolish uneducated followers to cheer 

 

he wants a 3 strikes your out like some USA states have - you know people doing life in prison for stealing a chocolate bar

 

Remember when you all vote to cut OAS to seniors to make them pay for tax breaks for wealthy savers?

 

 

Parliamentary rules mean nothing to PP and as PM he will prove this point even more.   He cheers disobedience

Fuck the rules and fuck Canada CPC new slogan 

 

Trudeau has indigenous protesters arrested for protesting against Trudeau.

Is this OK Fail?

 

 

Many political parties, including the Liberals, New Democrats and Greens, had applied in the spring for the taxpayer-funded subsidy, citing at the financial challenges caused by the pandemic at the time. The Conservative Party also received money under the program, though leader Erin O’Toole later vowed to pay the funds back.

 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-former-pm-stephen-harpers-consulting-company-received-money-from/