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.  

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USA CITIZEN PAY TARIFFS NOT CANDAINS but PP SHEEP don't know this

CAndians do not have added costs under CARNEY USA does it too funny how stupid people are nowadays

Are you really that stupid, you realize all our timber for lumber goes cross boarder and then comes back to us.

i swear fail you out do yourself some days

3 hours ago, toslow said:

Are you really that stupid, you realize all our timber for lumber goes cross boarder and then comes back to us.

i swear fail you out do yourself some days

You realize before CARNEY there wasn't any TRUMP how fucking sheepish of you

Dude lumber does not cross borders who told you this? lumber is bought to make homes how the fuck does that come back over the boarder

unreal that you think you are educated

LILLEY NOW BELIEVES EPSTEIN WAS A HOAX MADE UP BY CARNEY

Carney was friends with Cheating treason Obama

Wow did see that coming

I have meme's too but mine are PRO CANADA

PP SHEEP wanting Carney to fold and bow to the Orange man any deal is a great deal...

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2 hours ago, toslow said:

Carnage swag, now that’s an idea 🤡🤡🤟🏾

you are okay with TRUMP sell shit though? what a fucking ONEWAY

Pathetic

CONSERVATIVES BAN WALKING IN WOODS - nothing from the ONEWAY on this commie act

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3 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

you are okay with TRUMP sell shit though? what a fucking ONEWAY

Pathetic

CONSERVATIVES BAN WALKING IN WOODS - nothing from the ONEWAY on this commie act

THW ONEWay is huge here

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Would it been ok if the liberals ban the people from the woods?

On 8/10/2025 at 3:49 PM, toslow said:

Would it been ok if the liberals ban the people from the woods?

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Epstein files are dead fake never happened Trump said so and to not talk about it anymore ---- TOSlOW says YES SIR I WILL BOW TO YOU

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He's devoted.

PP having a great time posing for pics with his Harim

PP can make up issues that are not issues

1- no store can be forced to take cash

2. Cash has never been held as a target to get rid of it

3. PP is going to save you from nothing

4. somehow people using DEBIT by the millions are being forced by LIBERAL

5. PP was trying to sell you CRYPTO COINS which is as digital as it gets

6. People vote for this guy for what reason> ?

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CON TIM shuts down forests and all the wackos are blaming LIBERALS

The lack of understanding is normal for this group of people

When you use words like GROVEL and others here it is clear sign this is fake and made up to get TRH RIGHT WING NUTS cheering about failures in Canada.

CPC followers are the worst Canadians we had ever they are such anti everything

SPREAD HATE DAILY AND YOU WILL BECOME A CPC SHEEP

Snoobbed

You know we are doing very well when PP post stuff that really has to be dug for to twist stats in favour of HATE OF CANADA from CPC

Never a Positive word from PP NEVER

Employment STATS ARE PROVICIAL NUMBERS nothing more - so which CON PROVINCE IS FAILING? seems Ontario NL and ALberta are the worst.

noting that why is this not brought up by pp

of course this means PP is LYING 100%

PP really is a terrible leader and person

Can you see that these memes look similar? they are made by PP HATE MACHINE

Mexico meets with SMITH but SNUBBED CANADA the LIES are so obvious

PP digging hard to find all that HE THINKS HIS BASE WILL HATE and NOT UNDERSTAND

Notice PP never said to BC to not buy that ferry

Globe is a terrible RIGHT WING RAG

Why are you still talking about PP ? Didn’t he just lost an election few months ago ?

10 hours ago, Intel5960X said:

Why are you still talking about PP ? Didn’t he just lost an election few months ago ?

PP is still the CPC leader and has forced one of his MPs to quit so PP can run for his seat in Albeta now (83% voted cpc )

So he will be back soon with his slogans and hate for everything and anything

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