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Liberals criticized for 'short-sighted' decision not to increase immigrant intake

Date

2016

Authors

Gilbert Ngabo

Abstract

Advocates and experts disappointed in the immigration minister's announcement, saying the country has enough room for growth.Canada could find itself on the losing end by not increasing the number of immigrants it takes in every year, local experts and advocates say.Immigration Minister John McCallum has ditched recent recommendations from a government advisory council on economic growth, which earlier this month proposed boosting the number of immigrants from 300,000 a year to 450,000 by 2030.

Newspaper title

Toronto metro

Page numbers

1

Place published

Toronto

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Keywords

Immigration intake

Geographical focuses

Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, Nova Scotia, and National relevance

Languages

English