House Prices: Vancouver and Mccallum

house prices: There are currently five, including Hong Kong. "They didn't say yes, but they certainly didn't say no," McCallum told reporters in Vancouver after a roundtable discussion on immigration, according to CBC. The federal strategy to attract Chinese workers and others comes at a time when debate about the role of foreign money in Vancouver skyrocketing house prices has reached a fever pitch. McCallum said he had "very positive and open" discussions with Chinese officials last week, seeking permission to double or triple the number of visa application centres where Chinese people can apply to come to Canada. Province to tax foreign buyers of Metro Vancouver homes Canada needs a substantial increase in immigration, minister says McCallum said he heard nothing in China about B.C. controversial new property transfer tax for foreign buyers of Metro Vancouver homes. "I was a little surprised," remarked McCallum. "I thought it might be raised, but nobody raised it and I didn't raise it with them," he said. In this 2015 photo, about 50 Chinese tourists were welcomed to Ottawa before Canada Day. About 454,000 Chinese travellers visited Canada in 2014, generating $1 billion in tourist receipts and supporting about 7,200 jobs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.