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Immigrant Families: Immigrants and Question Period

immigrant families: More than half of the increase will come from immigrants in the "economic" class, which includes skilled workers, businesspeople and caregivers, according to CBC. Immigration Minister John McCallum said the new target "lays the foundation for future growth." But skilled immigrants already settled here are worried about the present. Canada to open door to more skilled workers, immigrant families in 2017 On Monday, the Liberal government announced that it is boosting the base number of immigrants allowed into Canada next year from 260,000 to 300,000. Survival jobs "I don't see a lot of growth," Sandy Chugh said when describing his current job. Immigration Minister John McCallum answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Thursday, June 9, 2016. Despite having years of experience in marketing and a bachelor degree from Ireland, the 32 year-old is working in a warehouse for the retailer Best Buy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.