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.  

 

Once Trudeau installs he will be able to track you forever as Trudeau even after losing an election will still own this tracking system.  He will track your every move forever

This is bad- imagine carrying or having something that tells officials where you are at any given time.

Can you imagine?

 

 

12 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said:

 

  is this some of that MSM we hear about? 

Which parts of Ontario are broken In your Opinion? 

we are moving in the wrong direction says poll from Alberta

Highest employed ever

Lowest unemployed in 50 years

8 years of straight growth

best in G7

 

horrible direction we should go back to 8% unemployed

 

 

Canada Proud won't tell you that ever Government from Feds to Provincial to Local bought and paid for hotels to house from homeless to covid isolation.

How come Doug Ford isn't being mentioned? or any Conservative Premier?  I know why

 

 

How dumb are people

 

 

Does CPC know that Doug Ford shutdown Ontario and nobody else?

he lied to us

he made money from us

he spread fear to us

he used wrong science

he silenced anyone that disagreed

 

I don't know of one thing shutdown in Ontario by Justin Trudeau  

 

12 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

Does CPC know that Doug Ford shutdown Ontario and nobody else?

he lied to us

he made money from us

he spread fear to us

he used wrong science

he silenced anyone that disagreed

 

I don't know of one thing shutdown in Ontario by Justin Trudeau  

 

yep, that's why I like Doug.  

Can I vote for him?  

17 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

Does CPC know that Doug Ford shutdown Ontario and nobody else?

he lied to us

he made money from us

he spread fear to us

he used wrong science

he silenced anyone that disagreed

 

I don't know of one thing shutdown in Ontario by Justin Trudeau  

 

Isn’t that what Trudy done except he shut down the country 

3 hours ago, toslow said:

Isn’t that what Trudy done except he shut down the country 

Trudeau didn't shutdown anything - name something

This was happening lots 

https://beta.ctvnews.ca/national/politics/2022/2/8/1_5772722.amp.html

 

Record employment and least unemployed in 50 years   Job killer they still going on and on even wiht facts that clearly state otherwise

 

 

 

This is not what a LEADER states in this situation

how fucked up is this man?

 

 

Holy fuck, PP lead is growing substantially every day.

over 60% of the country disagrees and disapproves of Trudy and his liberals 

 

Edited February 7, 20232 yr by toslow

  who are these PROUD BOYS playing too?  do they really think this type of child play will win?

 

 

 

Holy shit, what a hammering the liberals are taking, going to get crushed for sure in the next election

The country has woken up too the liberals level of theft and lies 

Edited February 7, 20232 yr by toslow

Just now, toslow said:

Holy shit, what a hammering the liberals are taking, going to get crushed for sure in the next election

The country has waken up too the liberals level of theft and lies 

I assumed crushed means CPC gets 36% of the votes?

 

I do find it interesting that YOU feel NDP voters are moving to PP   or is it Liberal voters?

What is PP offering them to make this switch? Just give 1 example 

Trudy brown sugar is gone, the NDP is feed up with him sucking on Trudy taint.

 

44 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

This is not what a LEADER states in this situation

how fucked up is this man?

 

 

I guess you hate the truth, not a surprise though when you’re a liberal supporter 

26 minutes ago, toslow said:

I guess you hate the truth, not a surprise though when you’re a liberal supporter 

someone runs from which seems to be a halfway house adn you blame the Prime Minister   

With zero knowledge of this situation you feel this person should be where? 

 

pretty dumb

PP is on the run spreading complete nonsense

 

This statement really shows a persons character 

 

CanadaProudLess is very worried about C-11 putting them out of business as they only spread lies and hate daily

 

Senate passed the Bill so somebody must want the law    I for one don't know consider your hate as free speech.

 

Should I be able to say "I saw Toslow looking in women's bedroom windows"    say I had 100s of thousand followers

 

PP says I have that right

 

PP said a mouth full but managed to get every talking point in  

 

$1 save from somewhere for every dollar spent -  hmmmm considering his government didn't do that and ran nothing but deficits 18 years when you add Mulroney's massive debt (highest ever still)

 

 

 

Has anyone paid attention to "THE DEBT CEILING" in the USA?  what a fucking joke it is and this is something PP is looking at, it is totally ridiculous the circus it creates 

 

PP should try to balance 1 year as a Conservative since it hasn't ever been done in the past 100 years  

Leadership

 

 

"LET'S BRING IT HOME"  new slogan  

 

PP says Trudeau didn't give enough money for health, then continues  to say that he also will not give enough money.

No wonder he doesn't like any News reporters as they post what he says 

 

PP is a joke but very good at being one