Mitzie Hunter – Canada Needs to Rethink Immigration
From: Mitzie Hunter To: Immigration observers Date: February 12, 2024 Re: Canada Needs to Rethink Immigration In the 1970s, my family left our Jamaica home and arrived in Canada, enamoured with Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s vision for a welcoming and multicultural nation. Despite many challenges, including more than a little cold weather and snow, my parents’ hard work […] Tingting Zhang – How to Solve the Canadian Work Experience Hiring Conundrum
To: Labour force observers From: Tingting Zhang Date: January 26, 2024 Re: How to Solve the Canadian Work Experience Hiring Conundrum Immigrants contribute to Canada’s economy in many ways, but the country fails to utilize their talents to their full potential. For newcomers, requirements for Canadian work experience are a significant hindrance to their integration into the labour […] Canada must stem the surge in temporary foreign workers and international students – Globe and Mail
Recent years have seen an unprecedented increase in Canada’s non-permanent resident population, far surpassing increases in annual admissions of new permanent residents. The unbalanced growth in Canada’s temporary and permanent migration inflows will inevitably result in a growing undocumented population and forced deportations. Both developments risk inflaming Canada’s immigration politics and undermining public confidence in the immigration system.
It is imperative that the government take immediate steps to stem the continuing growth in foreign student and temporary foreign worker entries.
Several factors have contributed to the non-permanent resident (NPR) population surge, including ad-hoc programs aimed at expanding…
William B.P. Robson – High Immigration and Low Investment Won’t Boost Living Standards
From: William B.P. Robson To: Federal Economic Ministers Date: November 22, 2023 Re: High Immigration and Low Investment Won’t Boost Living Standards Immigration is driving a historic surge in Canada’s population. At the same time, Canadian wages and living standards are stagnant. That is a bad combination – and, worse, it is not a coincidence. Here’s the link: Business […] Higher immigration without business investment lowers Canadian living standards – Globe and Mail
Immigration is driving a historic surge in Canada’s population. At the same time, Canadian wages and living standards are stagnant. That is a bad combination – and, worse, it is not a coincidence. And here’s the link: Business investment is so weak that the stock of productive capital per worker in Canada – the buildings, tools and software they use – is falling. More workers and less capital are putting Canada on a path to a low-productivity, low-wage economy.
Polls show that most Canadians think of immigration as a driver of economic progress. Until recently, that belief was well founded. Immigrants earn less than Canadian-born contemporaries when they first arrive – so, crunching the numbers, recent arrivals…
Mahboubi, Lotin – Housing and International Student Numbers – Some suggestions
From: Parisa Mahboubi and Henry Lotin To: Canada’s Immigration Watchers Date: October 3, 2023 Re: Housing and international student numbers: Some suggestions. As Canada grapples with surging housing demand, the federal government is exploring solutions to limit the influx of international students. Two strategies have been under consideration: setting a cap on international student visas and introducing a […] Mikal Skuterud – Who’s Working in Canada? Why We Don’t Really Know
From: Mikal Skuterud To: Labour Market Observers Date: September 15, 2023 Re: Who’s Working in Canada? Why We Don’t Really Know In 2022, Canada’s population grew by more than 1 million people for the first time in its history. Although Ottawa’s ambitious targets for new permanent residents receive much attention, the reality is that 58 percent of 2022’s record-breaking […] The 1 Million Difference
The number of temporary residents (TR) working in Canada is growing; however, policymakers are in the dark due to a large difference in data estimates. Information from Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) does not match up on the labour supply contribution of Canada’s TR population – workers, […] Canada’s Missing Workers: Temporary Residents Working in Canada
In 2022, Canada’s population grew by more than 1 million people for the first time in its history. Although the federal government’s ambitious targets for new permanent residents are receiving much attention, the reality is that 58 percent of 2022’s record-breaking population increase reflected growth in the temporary resident (TR) population.For a detailed analysis of […] Mahboubi, Zhang – Our Underemployed Economic Immigrants: How to Stop Wasting Talent
To: Canadian immigration watchers From: Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang Date: September 6, 2023 Re: Our Underemployed Economic Immigrants: How to Stop Wasting Talent Canada consistently fails to fully utilize immigrants’ skills, which limits efforts to address labour-market needs and costs the economy. Economic immigration is Canada’s largest and most popular admission category. To make it more responsive to the […] Canada’s underemployed economic immigrants: How to stop wasting talent – Globe and Mail
Canada consistently fails to fully utilize immigrants’ skills, limiting its efforts to address labour-market needs and imposing a loss on the economy.
Economic immigration is Canada’s largest and most popular admission category. To make such immigration more responsive to labour-market needs, Canada recently launched category-based selection that prioritizes in-demand occupations facing shortages, such as those in health care and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
However, once they get to Canada, foreign-educated immigrants, particularly recent immigrants, often encounter difficulties finding employment that aligns with their qualifications, and experience …
Zhang, Mahboubi – Improving Canada’s Immigration Consulting Industry
To: The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship From: Tingting Zhang and Parisa Mahboubi Date: May 4, 2023 Re: Improving Canada’s Immigration Consulting Industry Canada plans to accept approximately 1.5 million immigrants by 2025 – an ambitious target that adds pressure throughout the system and also increases the demand for immigration consulting services. Canada currently has […]