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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• McCallum wants to 'substantially increase' immigration to fill labour needs

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 will be around later today telling you have Trudeau has caused the worst housing sales for a January in near 20 years.

TRudeau caused this

All problems are now Trudeau's it is no longer any Province Premier problem to solve   he actually said this

Then says Trudeau made a law requiring release of violent offender   

 

Listen to PP stumble over his talking REPEATS (Not points)

 

Apparently Trudeau is giving out drugs for free  

 

Edited February 15, 20233 yr by 1trailmaker

These 2 are the most divisive Leaders in Canada

 

 

We are bringing farming home   WTF who buys this snake oil?

 

 

 

There is nothing PP can't solve

He will protect Canada by installing an early warning system   holy fuck   

Clearly PP on the world stage would be very bad for Canada

 

When PP was signing 30 year deals will CHINA what was he thinking

 

 

What a fucking joke

Triple Triple Triple 

NO one has food, what are you people doing to help your starving nieghbours?   I think if you BBQ steaks would be in insult to your starving nieghbours

 

 

 

although we are exporting more crude than anytime in our history PP continues to spew the CPC lies for his base.

According to Alberta government running for re-election the economy is booming and jobs are increasing,  but PP lies when it comes to facts

Trudeau is at fault for giving Putin our energy sector   Bring it home

 

Never has any Party LIED so much it is really getting out of hand and the fact people are buying the lies is even more disturbing

 

 

Fucking traitor.  Fail's hero.

 

 

1 hour ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Fucking traitor.  Fail's hero.

 

 

Must of been a poor attempt since Trudeau didn't win a majority, China needs to try harder....

I always like when someone uneducated in Politics gets educated, you are on your way AC learning about stuff.

 

One thing we do know is the attempt failed according to Elections Canada

 

FIPA rules 

 

The secrecy shrouding the much-delayed Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) with China makes it hard for experts, let alone average Canadians, to figure out what benefits this country will see from the deal.

While reporting on Prime Minister Stephen Harper for the first time, during his visit to China in early 2012, I wrote a column with the headline Great Glorious and Always Correct, which began: “If Stephen Harper ever gets tired of being Canada’s Prime Minister, he might like to consider a second career in China – he’d fit right in.”

Used to a degree of give and take with previous prime ministers on the road, I had been struck by Harper’s similarity to a Chinese official surrounded by a servile entourage, and by the transformation of the parliamentary press gallery into a steno pool.

These Business owners complaining about Convoy shutting down their business for weeks should fuck off these convoyers have the right to shut you down FUCK TRUDEAU 

These owners should realize that CONVOY was there to fight for their freedom to open your store

 

we all agree right?  fuck the owners

Well there you go Trudeau was OKAY in calling the emergency act on those thugs.

Province of Ontario was pointed out as a failure to do anything (Partisan governing)

 

Was there any doubt?  Convoyers are not what Canadians stand for

Edited February 17, 20233 yr by 1trailmaker

OPP billed Federal Government $500k for tow trucks it used to remove abandon convoy trucks and stragglers under the Emergency Act (OPP lied saying they didn't use the ACT when in fact they did)

 

PP to way in soon 

Notice when Trudeau is asked a question that isn't apart of the days business he answers it.

Consevatives lash out 

Did China intervene with elections? NO PERIOD 

 

He doesn't call the National(oneway)Post reporter names like PP does yet ONEWAYS say Trudeau doesn't answer questions   

Most transparent government in a very long time

"did you regret calling Convoyers FRINGE blah blah"  

answered it didn't call the ONEWAY reporter as asking too tough a question ask me something a liberal can answer.

 

YES I DO REGRET SAYING THAT -  

 

yet ONEWAY say he doesn't answer questions and all questions are soft balls 

PP has nothing to add today 

 

No breaking news I supported illegal blockades 

 

PP calls out CBC for Question   pathetic 

 

bias question

 

PP said I am going to lose my house and become a drug addict while homeless.

I'm scared 

CONVOY PP is pretty confused today - pretty sad press conference, his base will like calling out CBC as non divisive  

 

Somehow creating division is a distraction to your lack of food   

 

Edited February 17, 20233 yr by 1trailmaker

Convoy PP still showing his support for illegal occupation of our nations capital

 

 

21 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

Convoy PP still showing his support for illegal occupation of our nations capital

 

 

Illegal occupation, give it a break.

only people calling it that is the leftist liberal assholes 

On 10/6/2022 at 10:59 AM, toslow said:

Rosemary couldn’t get her nose far enough up Trudy’s ass.

Nope not left leaning at all 

Yep, every time I see that bitch, for some reason I think of the term, VINIGER SNATCH. LOL

Edited February 18, 20233 yr by Frostynuts

12 hours ago, toslow said:

Illegal occupation, give it a break.

only people calling it that is the leftist liberal assholes 

Did you not hear the report?  YOu should listen to it.

You can not block streets in Canada for weeks on end PERIOD 

interesting that PP says inflation was the fuel for the anger of CONVOYERs

but inflation was under 1% than and gas was $1 a litre

  this guy lies and lies and no one cares

 

"we will make this the PM's problem"  CPC about occupations of Capital 

The disappointment PP must have