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.  

12 hours ago, toslow said:

You should read the comments before you post shit 

You should realize that is Doug Fords job    

I love the bot comments, click on their profiles 

 

7 hours ago, toslow said:

This Govt is so confused it's beyond belief. They subsidize people to buy expensive electric cars like Tesla that are not manufactured here. They offer subsides to the people that can afford those overpriced cars. Then they say they want to place Tariffs on cheap Chinese made cars that maybe the average person could afford. Without affecting our economy since there are no other manufactures producing electric cars here to begin with.
So in conclusion he just screwed over the inoccent farmer, prevented anyone that was interested in getting an affordable electric car while continuing to subsidize the above average income earner that can buy an electric car made by another manufacturer outside Canada.

He must be getting his advice from that Environment Minister that said no new roads in Canada.

This Country is run by morons

I am sure you know Canada is one of the biggest makers of EV cars  

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002552/canadas-first-all-electric-vehicle-manufacturing-facility-opens-in-ontario

 

That aside tariffs are a strange thing that cost comsumers money, in this case cheap cars is due to subsidized dumping of cars in Canada by China Government.  

World Ecomonic is very complex no matter what PP states ( full withdraw from world economics ) 

 

Plenty of EV GREEN cars on the road I see them everyday start at 45k isn't that bad

 

 

unemployment on the rise Trudeau to blame 

ALBERTA nears 8% unemployment this is the worst run Province in Canada hands down

NFLD is over 10% as they are what you call rural at best

Ontario moving up too as Doug makes his moves 6-7%

 

all other Provinces are in the 5-6%

 

If Alberta could run better Trudeau numbers would be awesome

Got to love slogans and name calling from a leader nothing shows leadership like insults and rhymes 

Carbon tax election   fuck that is the least of the issue

Send me money

 

lol I remember when they were saying Harper should step aside blah blah and THE RIGHT went crazy about BIAS news blah blah blah.

 

Amazing THE ONEWAY brain 

have you notice not once has anyone said THE MEDIA is bias against LIBERALS.

only THE RIGHT cries daily ' it is unfair ' 

 

Do you think our MEDIA is bias against Trudeau?

 

They should never say anything bad about him it just not fair

 

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more record breaking day

Anti Canadian flag waving fucks got 6 1/2 years for Coutts border CPC supported blockade, I hope Scheer pays for his role in the violence he supported with photo ops.

PP donuts for thugs should be a slogan  

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/coutts-blockade-protesters-sentencing-sept-9-1.7317350

Funny TWITTER has nothing on it   lots of hate though

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 this is funny Trump is such an unqualified person 

 

 

 

you should look at the canadian polls and see how your boytoy is doing today

10 hours ago, toslow said:

you should look at the canadian polls and see how your boytoy is doing today

Don't really care about Polls as they are mostly feeders

The internet hate machine

 

We will not do well  under PP specially compared to the growth we had over the past decade..

I wonder if PP will ever release a platform that isn't a bunch of slogans mind you he doesn't have too produce anything to have his sheep vote for him

 

 

This party of hate and destruction never stops with there BS lies

WE have secret memo's stating blah blah blah 

 

no you don't I did not know anything about it, prove it

 

we have secret memos that we will never show 

 

I didn't know anhything about it

 

Do the CPC know it does not belong to HIM it belongs to CANADA  

 

 

Poor Fail

 

 

 

43 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Poor Fail

 

 

 

lol sure they will

RECORD STOCK MARKET THANKS TRUDEAU INVESTING IN CANADA HAS NEVER BEEN SO HIGH

 

the CPC SHEEP are so easy  

first he opens his place for headlines during a pandemic cries to his CPC sheep and gets over $100k keeps that. loses his trial and now is found guilty of operating his new place without a license.

His gofundme is in the comments so send more to your hero  

 

 

 

oh no what will PP say? what will PP lie about?  maybe another slogan is needed

 

Imagine all the world closures and still Canada has no recession since Harpers 3rd one in 2014

 

Will you cut the program?

What program it isn't real no one uses it "WE TALKED TO EVERYONE" and not one person qualifies?

Not true 85% of ALL dentist have signed up and 650 000 people have used the service FACT

No my lies are better rants about carbon tax and repeats slogans

THAT WASNT MY QUESTION

 

  THE CPC way never ever answer with anything but lies

 

 

Glad these tit sucking liberals are going to be out,

not likely even be able to forum a government after sock boy has run them into ruins 

The dental plan is a joke 😂😂😂😜

Pound sand Fail.

 

 

 

Trump blames Biden and Harris for wacko republicans shooting at him   

Can't make this up

On 9/16/2024 at 7:20 AM, ArcticCrusher said:

Pound sand Fail.

 

 

 

POLLS are awesome 

On 9/15/2024 at 10:15 PM, toslow said:

The dental plan is a joke 😂😂😂😜

I agree that helping people is a terrible thing