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.  

Lloyd doesn't understand most simple things.

EPSTIEN WIFE TRANSFER TO COMFY JAIL UNDER TRUMP SHE HAS BEEN UNFAIRLY TREATED

YUP MAGA IS ON IT what a fucking embarrassment for MAGA sheep who clearly do what TRUMP tells then to do

BAAAAA BBAAAAA BAAAAAA

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MAX INTERVIEW BY TRUMP ATTORNEY

"I do'nt know anything about it " innocent people (ME) might get hurt and I don't want that

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TRUMP LAYS IT OUT AGAIN

EPSTIEN IS FAKE HOAX

JD VANCE SAYS MEDIA NEED MORALS INSTEAD OF ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS

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AC is EPSTIAN A HOAX?

20 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

EPSTIEN WIFE TRANSFER TO COMFY JAIL UNDER TRUMP SHE HAS BEEN UNFAIRLY TREATED

YUP MAGA IS ON IT what a fucking embarrassment for MAGA sheep who clearly do what TRUMP tells then to do

BAAAAA BBAAAAA BAAAAAA

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Tell us what you said when Trudeau transferred Bernardo to a medium security prison.

8 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

AC is EPSTIAN A HOAX?

Like the Russia Hoax Obama commited high treason with?

FBI destroyed/altered Epstein evidence to protect the guilty. You brainwash so easy.

1 hour ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Tell us what you said when Trudeau transferred Bernardo to a medium security prison.

I know what you said about it but all of a sudden you are okay with PEDO DON

I know what you said about EPSTIEN too YOU WILL NEVER STOP but you have stop dead on the topic

Her PARDON IS COMING

You are a joke

1 hour ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Like the Russia Hoax Obama commited high treason with?

FBI destroyed/altered Epstein evidence to protect the guilty. You brainwash so easy.

YUP DON SAID SO ALL OF A SUDDEN - HE IS VERY SMART

EPSTIEN WAS INNOCENT involved in deep state hoax by OBAMA

INNOCENT INNOCENT

AC IS ON BOARD WITH DONNY

TRUMP vows to take down all NIGHT TIME TV HOST that are anti TRUMP

NO TALENT

THEY ARE NEXT he states

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EPSTIEN IS DEAN FORGET HIM

DONNY IS INNOCENT OF EVERYTHING BEFORE OR LATER

AC n ToSlow are you guys Canadians or TRUMP sheep?

Beating laid down for those supporting TRUMP while being CANADIAN

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PP states CARNEY hasn't made a new pipeline yet What a useless tool

TRUMP calls AC a dumb fuck that has no brain

These DUMB MAGA have issues I don't want them

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all MAGA have slowly realize that BIDEN fooled them with the fake HOAX of Epstein

There was no crime all the videos we had ended up being fake

All the lists we had ended up fake

all the files ended up fake

Epstein was treated so poorly he should be alive today

OBAMA

COMEY

BIDEN

How is your MAGA MIND today

Elbows up bitches.

12 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Elbows up bitches.

Which Province lost those Jobs? I am betting a Conservative run Province

I'll will wait for you answer as CANADA FEDs have very few employees compared to the Provinces of millions of jobes

one thing is you seem to only post numbers that are bad why not just post the numbers as they are released? Do you think the new hired stat guy in USA is good

Edited August 8, 2025Aug 8 by 1trailmaker

AC where are you on this topic? all DONE? answer honsetly

Elbows UP HIGH

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When your Canadian and your hero is TRUMP do not speak bad about him or i turn on you

TRUMP IS OUR GUY says LILLEY (maybe trump will read this on like me)

This is funny LIBERALS MUST GO mean while the ban to walk in the woods is a CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT RULE

YUP THE RIGHT IS SMART

On 8/7/2025 at 8:00 AM, 1trailmaker said:

I know what you said about it but all of a sudden you are okay with PEDO DON

I know what you said about EPSTIEN too YOU WILL NEVER STOP but you have stop dead on the topic

Her PARDON IS COMING

You are a joke

Never answer a question, the liberal way 😂

and don’t forget the cool 10 mill the Canadian taxpayers paid him

On 8/8/2025 at 6:22 AM, 1trailmaker said:

AC n ToSlow are you guys Canadians or TRUMP sheep?

Beating laid down for those supporting TRUMP while being CANADIAN

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He's made the whole world an enemy and the magats think that is a good thing. That defines stupidity.

PP set to lose votes in his new riding as the MP he forced to quit won 87% of the vote in the riding PP is expected to barely make 50%.

IS THIS A WIN FOR PP