Immigration Numbers: Increase and Population Ages

immigration numbers: At 340,000 people, the increase by 2020 represents the highest intake since before the First World War, though it stops short of the 450,000 target suggested by the government's economic advisory council in a report last year, according to CTV. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said the plan he unveiled Wednesday is the right mix for Canada, for now. By 2020, Canada will see an increase of 13 per cent in overall immigration numbers, with the vast majority coming under economic programs designed to address skills shortages and gaps in the labour market as the population ages and the birth rate declines. The gradual increase over time was designed so the system could adjust, he said. We have to make sure we have the absorptive capacity, we have to make sure that our partners on the ground with the settlement and integration processes that they engage in every day have the tools necessary so they can plan ahead, so they can adjust to the numbers. Bringing a newcomer to Canada is half of the job; we have to make sure people are being given the tools they need to succeed once they get here, Hussen told a news conference in Toronto. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.