Canadian Cities: Immigration Consultations

canadian cities: That one factor," McCallum told CBC Radio The House host Chris Hall when asked about trying to pitch his new targets to his colleagues. "Generally they seem to be on the same page, but Parliament hasn't yet gone back and we're going to have more discussion about this." McCallum said some of the internal rumblings are also about how to sell Canadians on the idea that more immigration is good for the country, according to CBC. The immigration, refugees and citizenship minister spent the summer hosting immigration consultations in Canadian cities. John McCallum wants to 'substantially increase' immigration to fill Canada labour needs Justin Trudeau to bring his ambitions for seat on Security Council to UNPOLL Canadian attitudes toward immigrants conflicted, poll says "If you spend more money bringing in more immigrants you have less money for other things. We cannot take this positive feeling by Canadians for granted.'- Immigration Minister John McCallum "Canada is something of an oasis in the sense that the polling does show we are far more welcoming to immigrants and we stand out to the world for welcoming the refugees, but we cannot take this positive feeling by Canadians for granted," he told Hall, ahead of a refugee and migration summit at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week. Canada will welcome a "sizable" number of new refugees from Syria and other nations over the next three years, but McCallum won't reveal exact numbers until November. New refugee numbers coming Immigration has become a wedge issue in the Conservative leadership race after contender Kellie Leitch floated the idea of screening newcomers for "anti-Canadian values." After first facing a backlash, including from members of her own party, she hasn't backed down on her argument, pointing to a Toronto Star poll published last week that suggests the bulk of Conservative supporters support the idea. "Canada is welcoming, but we're not perfect by any means," said McCallum. " Canadians want the immigrants to be well settled and they want to ensure there are jobs for Canadians." The Liberal government is already seeking to admit between 280,000 and 305,000 new permanent residents in 2016 — a record increase from the 260,000 to 285,000 newcomers the Conservative government had planned to welcome by the end of 2015. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.