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.  

PP was shopping for some really nice steaks and he met "insert made up person here"  a cook 60+ with tears in his eyes who can no longer afford food that he cooks with and can't retire ever do to Trudeau

 

in case PP followers don't know COOKS don't pay for the food the customer  does regardless of the price it will always be the customer 

 

This is pretty lame, not sure who thinks this is powerful   

 

 

so you know dummy the cost of the food is only a small portion to the buss, But i wouldn't expect you to realize this as it seems to be above your education level 

1 hour ago, toslow said:

so you know dummy the cost of the food is only a small portion to the buss, But i wouldn't expect you to realize this as it seems to be above your education level 

He is a COOK not an owner according to lying PP and he was crying in Zehrs to PP that he couldn't afford food

 

Leadership at it's greatest right there

5 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

He is a COOK not an owner according to lying PP and he was crying in Zehrs to PP that he couldn't afford food

 

Leadership at it's greatest right there

so how is that a negative to PP?

PP talking as third person again

 

For the people paying attention CONSULTANTS are not on payroll you don't fire them   

You hire CONSULTANTS as you need them, PP would have that option if PM  from what I gather he will hire an employee to do that consulting 

 

43 minutes ago, toslow said:

so how is that a negative to PP?

because PP is lying about this man crying in fucking Zehrs he made up the entire thing.

how many times can PP find crying people who miss impossible weddings to not being able to buy food and crying about it while shopping for food.  

Think about it PP finds a man shopping and crying that he can't buy food   does PP shop for food?

 

Canada is so broke with no money that the airports are full of travelers that can't get to their holiday in the sun   

the NEW CPC angry and full of hate

here REBEL is showing how CPC supported convoyers threaten by-law officers 

 

PP will be bringing these CPC heroes donuts tomorrow

 

REBEL as lots of hate to give it's followers 

 

MSM attacks PP

 

 

These people are the most Canadian of all Canadians none offers more than these Heroes 

 

 

what's wrong with exercising there rights?

2 minutes ago, toslow said:

what's wrong with exercising there rights?

nothing that is why we should all look up to these heroes, they know more than the doctors and scientist without their knowledge we wouldn't know what is being hidden from us.

To think of the Billions of people that were tricked and will be dying as a result

still deflecting the questions i see

On 1/29/2023 at 2:22 PM, toslow said:

still deflecting the questions i see

PP would have loved this to be his moment I bet he cried a bit

 

 

more pigs to the trough

10 hours ago, toslow said:

more pigs to the trough

He will be finance Minister which is a good thing.

too bad PP's party of hate and lies didn't win a extra seat

 

After 8 years of Trudeau your house is with near twice what you paid for it   this is really bad for any home owner PP told me so

 

After complaining daily about Consultants and gatekeepers it appears that PP has hired his wife for consulting, it is unknown how much she is taking from taxpayers.  This is just the start of PP appointing his family and close friends to postitions similar to Ivanka Trump and the rest of the Trump gang of thieves 

 

I don't remember any Leader bringing his wife to work day

 

UCP lies like CPC funny how both are Alberta based party's 

Trudeau is stopping all oil in Canada

Trudeau shutting down all our jobs in Alberta

Trudeau Trudeau Trudeau 

 

but really what is happening is the opposite 

Funny how elections work for party's of lies and hate - Remember when Danny was leader of THE ROSE PARTY of hate?

How is everything UP UP UP    fucking liars

 

PP seems confused over the 18 years of him being in Parliament he says he wants the Canada he had not the Canada he made  

such a humble man making 160k a year since 22 years old on tax payers pockets.

 

He doesn't seem to know that Canada is great and has been for a long time.  Wake up PP you are losing we remember your hate for Muslims agreeing with Stephen Harper

 

 

 

CPC owned news feed True North lies just like CPC does daily

there is no fertilizer ban in Canada and never has been but TNC continues its hate for Canada

PP stopped lying about this as the weather got cold, he will bring back the lies this spring I assume

 

CanadaProudLess likes to lie like PP and CPC 

 

Trudeau is now telling Judges what sentence to give rapists - Are people really this gullible 

 

The SWOOP Candice B is not coming back to Parliament as she feels PP is a very bad choice for the party direction

 

No more expensive linens 

 

CanadaProudLess poll   can't believe they have PP way ahead   

 

 

 

All media hasPP in a huge lead 

PP says he will put every single addict in treatment and house these homeless addicts until they are no longer dependent on drugs.

Awesome he is going to take over Provincial health care 

 

Also he will revoke the Trudeau makes drug addicts

 

no end to the money PP will spend 

 

like him or not he speaks very well with confidence