Immigration spike on the table, but 450K newcomers ‘huge figure’: McCallum
OTTAWA — 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.
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.