Immigration Policy and Howe Institute

Howe Institute: Looking out for these kids, as the C.D. Howe Institute recommends, challenges time-honoured ideas about immigration and settlement. Usually, we consider immigration policy the turf of the federal government. But, when it comes to resettling immigrants and especially when it comes to resettling immigrant children the provinces are much more important, according to The Star. Like his mentor, Mike Harris, Tim Hudak wants to save money. His plan calls for short-term pain cutting scholastic, social, and public health services with better things presumably to follow. It doesn't always work that way, especially for the most vulnerable and The C.D. Howe Institute has just published a new report about immigration that urges Canada to define success not just in terms of immediate job prospects for newcomers, but also . . . the capacity of their children to become successful. Good idea. After all, one in five of Canadas kids below the age of 15 was either born outside the country or into an immigrant family. The provinces are responsible for education, health, social and youth services, all of which affect immigrant children. Sadly, compared to other provinces, Ontario has a sorry record, and one of the candidates to become the next premier might well make it worse. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.