The Globe and Mail newspaper reports that a group of advisers will suggest the government dramatically increase the number of immigrants and foreign investment coming in to Canada. The recommendations will be among several to try to reverse slowing economic growth.
The newspaper says the advisers will suggest increasing immigration by 50 per cent to 450,000 for each of the next five years. They will also suggest the government make it easier to bring in highly skilled and entrepreneurs. Companies must now prove there are no Canadians available to do a job if they want to offer it to someone from outside the country.
Bigger immigration target likely
The Globe says Immigration Minister John McCallum is not prepared to increase the immigration target that much, but that it will go up from the current 300,000 next year.
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