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.  

He didn’t say nothing that you indicated, you’re such a fucken bullshitter 

True North see victory

PP slams Trudeau that to retire you need million dollars

Trudeau replies "that is why we gave back OAS cuts you made to seniors"   

How True North sees this as PP victory is a wonder but maybe like the sheep followers they don't watch the video either

 

 

 

More government debt in this administration then any government spending added together in past years.

whos going to pay for this? Ohhh we know the budget will balance it self 

ProudLess sees Catholics as victims   WTF

 

 

 

38 minutes ago, toslow said:

He didn’t say nothing that you indicated, you’re such a fucken bullshitter 

PP is not in charge of Provincial Health Care he says HE will put more money to Emergency Wards.

This mean CONDITIONS ON FUNDING or TAKING OVER PROVINCE HEALTH CARE

 

Which one are you for? 

 

 

6 minutes ago, toslow said:

More government debt in this administration then any government spending added together in past years.

whos going to pay for this? Ohhh we know the budget will balance it self 

  remember when we used to say that about WYNNE while Harper ran second most debt and now ignore Doug Ford spending more in 5 years that any Premier in history - 

 

Lets remove covid spending and be honest about the debt than we can talk

 

Harper average 15billion deficit every year in office

Mulroney average 33.5 billion deficit every year in office

Creitien average 9 billion PLUS every year in office

Trudeau aveage 19 billion every year in office (no covid )

 

I think ONEWAY voters are not very educated in Politics 

Pretty sad what THE NEW CONSERVATIVE has become

Red hat slogans

stand offish

looking militant (check buddy holding collar)

anti police (this is big)

what ignorant fucks

 

This is not my Canada CONVOYERS GO HOME

 

 

CPC heroes are not really heroes but rather anti police Convoyers

RED HATS are now a sign of ignorance 

 

PP suggesting a round up of 40 people in Vancouver that are responsible for all crimes.

It will be a clean sweep and they will be locked up NO BAIL NO TRIAL NO RELEASE.

Problem solved.

Released today video to come...

 

somehow these people EACH were arrested 150 times in one year   that is every other day, released and rearrested  

OKAY PP enough with the bullshit

Edited February 9, 20232 yr by 1trailmaker

Well this is disturbing and expected

Let Hate and divide reign 

 

 

Mouthy punks never think anyone will do shit

"come down here I'll punch the shit out of you" boom

 

This is the FREEDOM CPC CONVOY is going for 'his right to be a fucking idiot'  

 

Keep on eye on PP eyes they look to the ground once he starts into his rant of hate and lies.

He isn't speaking with confidence to the reporters he is repeating his slogan practiced rant.

body language on PP is huge

 

Still don't know how 40 people in on area can get arrested every other day,  this is 20 arrest a day I assume the police paper work must be massive....

What fucking bullshit he spews - 

 

Toslow do you wonder why this isn't a CPC party BILL introduction?

PP was asked about that and of course after 8 years of Trudeau this happened

 

Just 3 months ago these people had no problem retiring but no because of Trudeau 50% can't retire ever

 

 

Pathetic that this is a platform for CPC

 

We need more True North and Canada Proud not CBC asking a mean question

 

As PP tosses numbers out that would shock a home owner fails to say what is the total revenue of Mushrooms a month, if you are making millions of dollars on mushrooms your overhead isn't as high as it is being falsely stated by PP

 

Shock the people with numbers that seem high to the average person

 

What a great day and age we live in.

You can get millions to listen to your lies with relative ease unlike anytime in history.

 

Here we have this women talking about digital IDs (who is she? doesn't matter she is cute and that sells lies)

You won't be allowed in to buy food without it  

 

Personally having 1 ID to drive my car, passport, healthcare all in one is a bonus I don't see it any other way.

Tracking   

 

 

PP has more bad news for you all

5% unemployment hasn't been seen in over 70 years now

127000 jobs created in January 

Economy on fire

$33 an hour average wage (up up up)

  but its Broken 67% says so  

 

 

So much losing we need PP to change all of these stats

PP sister is pretty fucked up

I think she is going to take a beating on this history lesson she is giving

 

 

what is going on today

 

 

True Leadership is going after CBC 

 

 

for a broken country that has 50% of population starving without a home near 1 million jobs added over Covid..

Pretty solid country right now for those paying attention, for PP followers I hope things pickup for you soon

 

 

Disturbed man quotes CBC as fact   what a fucking idiot   

 

Does PP realize most of these medical professionals don't speak English/French and this the main blocking point?

 

 

what a leader PP isn't

 

 

lots going on lately