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.  

Looks like the good guys are winning 

The liberals at it again, 

 

14 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

What Lilley really means is Trudeau finally bought new jets for Canadian Military after a decade of Conservatives that did nothing but talk about the deal Cretien' made for f-35's

Funny how the Conservatives did nothing but claim to be the victors in this  

 

 

 

7yrs ago this government cancelled these deals, fucken idiots are know paying almost double for the deal they could have done

but hey it was a Harper deal so let’s cancel it

fucken classic 

9 hours ago, toslow said:

7yrs ago this government cancelled these deals, fucken idiots are know paying almost double for the deal they could have done

but hey it was a Harper deal so let’s cancel it

fucken classic 

So really Harper didn't do anything but like always 'was going too'  I get it

No pipe lines but was going too

No Jets but lots of cuts to military in the billions

Yea I remember

 

Your meme's on the costs are wrong but that is expected.

Also these Jets are not the same as they were when Harper was trying to buy them.  It would be like saying a Cadillac is the built the same today as it was 20 years ago.

 

So now these Jets don't freeze up anymore in extreme cold plus a few other things.

 

At the end of the day Trudeau bought new jets and Harper did not.

Trudeau reinstated their pensions (this is what some of those law suits against the government)

Trudeau rebuild Base Borden after all the cuts from Harper

 

 

I could go on but what is the use you read a MEME 

10 hours ago, toslow said:

The liberals at it again, 

 

listening to Freeland is tough at times  This is how a bill gets pasted in senate

things the haters will not focus on in this bill

cutting taxes for Canada’s growing small businesses from 15 per cent to 9 per cent

 lowest deficit and the lowest debt-to GDP ratio in the G7

Moody’s reaffirmed our AAA credit rating with a stable outlook

Our economy is now 103 per cent the size it was before the pandemic

Our economic growth has been the strongest in the G7.

 

This is what the focus of hate is on, a lack of understanding....

we are launching the Canada Growth Fund, which will help bring to Canada the billions of dollars in new private investment required to reduce our emissions, grow our economy, and create good jobs at the same time.

 

So we will have the money to invest when the time comes

PP says CONTRACTING JOBS costs you more money  Government workers can do it better  

wow you never heard that from a CONS mouth, I know he didn't mean it but it was awesome

 

DOING IT IN HOUSE IS ALWAYS BETTER (this was also said about WE) 

By the way the money Consultants charge is insane, I wish I had that gift of presentation 

 

 

Conservatives call for FREE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS 

Join the military and be guaranteed free housing is a sweet deal.  NO VET SHOULD BE HOMELESS

 

The flip flop is unreal from the party of hate

But if you are homeless and an addict you will be jailed for your free housing

 

This is how a Conservative government handles homeless

Doug does it best

 

 

I'm going to suggest this guy supported the convoyer's and will vote for PP

 

Tough go downtown Toronto having people sleeping in your doorway is a different feeling

 

FREE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS 

So THE CONVOYERS LIED AT INQUIRY as did their lawyer now being charged criminally

 

A pickup truck decorated with a Confederate flag at the “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa early last year was driven by a local roofer who supported the protests, not by Liberal government “provocateurs” as convoy organizers alleged at the public inquiry into the invoking of the Emergencies Act.

Maurice Landriault told CTV National News that it was his Dodge Ram 2500 seen on Elgin Street and at a protest site at Confederation Square, but he denies the flag he mounted on the tailgate next to a Canadian flag was offensive.

 

This person doesn't understand why Confederate Flag is hateful   he sees it as a rebel flag 

This is your typical Convoy supporter

 

seems 5 out of 6 don't understand what a recession is or how it is calculated  

here is a hint 'recessions don't have hot economy's to start of with they end with them'

 

Canada has to stop growing and have negative GDP 

 

 

CONVOY 2023 isn't as powerful

Imagine wasting your time defending a professional Physicist right to insult people on Twitter.  At some point people need to realize that THE RIGHT is moving to a very bad position, This Dr deserve what he is getting it is called following employers rules.

No business accepts this behavior and would be fired without question something THE RIGHT should agree with 

 

 First thing an employer does now prior to your job interview is lookup your facebook and twitter accounts.  Post stupid shit you don't even get the interview  

 

  now CTV is behind the DEMANDS to stay at home and isolate  

I thought Doug Ford ordered the shutdowns?

REBEL NEWS should hire this dope back

 

 

 

I really don't get a person wanting to be leader of our Country lying daily   makes no sense to make up shit just because most people are followers and not thinkers

You don't need 250k a year to qualify for a mortgage in Toronto far from it

800k mortgage you need 120k 

 

can anyone explain this?

 

 

Find a house in Toronto for 800, that’s fit to live in

ill wait 

2 billion dollars invested in to a company that doesn’t even exist. And not able to say where that money is going seems like another scandal. But hey fail these are the people that you support 

10 hours ago, toslow said:

2 billion dollars invested in to a company that doesn’t even exist. And not able to say where that money is going seems like another scandal. But hey fail these are the people that you support 

  the memes are working

No money is being spent for fucksakes. Freeland explained it.

We will be ready to invest 2 billion in the future as USA pushes forward.

When something is written down in black and white how do you see this a sneak back room deals  

 

The Meme campaign is working, produce twisted fact and retwist it 

 

 

11 hours ago, toslow said:

Find a house in Toronto for 800, that’s fit to live in

ill wait 

Took one second

 

https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/25184721/41-chesham-dr-toronto-downsview-roding-cfb

7 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

  the memes are working

No money is being spent for fucksakes. Freeland explained it.

We will be ready to invest 2 billion in the future as USA pushes forward.

When something is written down in black and white how do you see this a sneak back room deals  

 

The Meme campaign is working, produce twisted fact and retwist it 

 

 

Wasn’t memes it was debated in parliament 

That’s not really 800 now is it 

https://torontosun.com/2013/07/10/former-wynne-adviser-ben-levin-faces-new-child-porn-charges/wcm/42b94682-f80e-4c03-bb34-1fae4de97eb6/amp/

 

https://tnc.news/2022/08/23/trudeau-pedos-terrorists-extremists/

Edited January 14, 20232 yr by toslow

What a sick bunch of fucks the liberals are 

6 hours ago, toslow said:

That’s not really 800 now is it 

downpayment 90k

 

very weak toslow

today lie is banning hunting rifles