I just can't take it anymore. This needs its own thread. The federal govt is spending $850 million a year settling immigrants into the country. This social program has got to go. Business should hire it people it needs who can be productive right away and we can keep unedicated third world workers and seniors at home in their own country.
The last paragraph discusses the obscene cost of immigrants to Canada. Almost a billion a year.This is a joke.
http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/comment/article/919390--feds-asking-tough-questions-about-the-future-of-immigration--page1
Feds asking tough questions about the future of immigration
METRO CANADA
Published: July 18, 2011 3:00 p.m.
Last modified: July 17, 2011 6:07 p.m.
Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is asking some pretty tough questions about the future of Canada’s immigration program.
On July 12, he launched a national consultation in Calgary on the levels and mix of immigrants that Canada should be accepting in the coming years. He will travel to meet stakeholders in Vancouver on July 18, in Toronto on July 20, and in Montreal on July 22.
The bbackgrounder issued online by Citizenship and Immigration Canada reveals a department anxious to address big questions but seemingly constrained by the need to obtain public approval.
The department wants input on three major questions:
The department acknowledges that Canada has an “aging population,” that we are experiencing “fertility rates below replacement values,” and that Canada’s labour force is experiencing “slowing” growth. Aging baby boomers are creating a bulge in Canada’s retirement rates, which raises the question of who will be there to pay the taxes to cover the costs of their care.
CIC describes the dilemma this way: “Although increasing levels would be one way to mitigate some of these pressures, it would require broad buy-in from the public and additional funding. Is that likely?”
It is clear from this statement that the department assumes increased levels of immigration will mean the need for extra tax dollars. In 2011-12, more than $250 million will be spent on settling immigrants destined to Quebec and another $600 million plus will be spent on those destined elsewhere in the country.
The last paragraph discusses the obscene cost of immigrants to Canada. Almost a billion a year.This is a joke.
http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/comment/article/919390--feds-asking-tough-questions-about-the-future-of-immigration--page1
Feds asking tough questions about the future of immigration
METRO CANADA
Published: July 18, 2011 3:00 p.m.
Last modified: July 17, 2011 6:07 p.m.
Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is asking some pretty tough questions about the future of Canada’s immigration program.
On July 12, he launched a national consultation in Calgary on the levels and mix of immigrants that Canada should be accepting in the coming years. He will travel to meet stakeholders in Vancouver on July 18, in Toronto on July 20, and in Montreal on July 22.
The bbackgrounder issued online by Citizenship and Immigration Canada reveals a department anxious to address big questions but seemingly constrained by the need to obtain public approval.
The department wants input on three major questions:
- How many people should we let in each year as permanent residents?
- What should the mix be?
- How do we ensure a fair and efficient system?
The department acknowledges that Canada has an “aging population,” that we are experiencing “fertility rates below replacement values,” and that Canada’s labour force is experiencing “slowing” growth. Aging baby boomers are creating a bulge in Canada’s retirement rates, which raises the question of who will be there to pay the taxes to cover the costs of their care.
CIC describes the dilemma this way: “Although increasing levels would be one way to mitigate some of these pressures, it would require broad buy-in from the public and additional funding. Is that likely?”
It is clear from this statement that the department assumes increased levels of immigration will mean the need for extra tax dollars. In 2011-12, more than $250 million will be spent on settling immigrants destined to Quebec and another $600 million plus will be spent on those destined elsewhere in the country.