Canada has announced plans to target 300,000 new immigrants in 2017, as it looks to spur a stagnant economy with a continued record number of newcomers.
The levels for 2017 are consistent with 2016 overall targets with an increase of 12,100 in the economic category, an increase of 4,000 for family class and a decrease of 15,800 for refugees.
Federal Immigration Minister John McCallum has recently sought a substantial increase from 2016 levels having heard from businesses and provincial politicians on the need for more workers.
The 2017 Immigration Levels Plan means McCallum has not yet won the support he needed for a boost in immigration levels.
The last period of time Canada welcomed so many new immigrants in a calendar year was in the early 1910s, putting into perspective the Liberal government's continued drive to bring in foreign workers under a policy of managed immigration levels.
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