Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fueled economic growth and plugged gaps in the labor market by ramping up immigration, but now new arrivals are straining public services and contributing to an overheating economy, economists say.
I think the right skilled workers is the answer. You do know that Canada’s immigration policy is skewed to “skilled workers” typically (outside of the family migration qualifications). I have met plenty of skilled immigrants who are under-employed working outside of their qualifications here for whatever reason. Employers typically prefer Canadian or US work experience for instance. We have a shortage in construction workers and that’s partly contributing to the housing shortage on the supply side of things.
What’s also been a LONG RUNNING problem in Canada is the lack of productivity gains which this article sort of mentions. It’s something prior governments couldn’t tackle, and Trudeau can’t seem to tackle either.
Canada’s technology industry is dominated by giants, not startups. The jobs are stagnant. Meanwhile, a decent chunk of immigrants use backdoors (e.g. diploma mills) to get in.
I think the right skilled workers is the answer. You do know that Canada’s immigration policy is skewed to “skilled workers” typically (outside of the family migration qualifications). I have met plenty of skilled immigrants who are under-employed working outside of their qualifications here for whatever reason. Employers typically prefer Canadian or US work experience for instance. We have a shortage in construction workers and that’s partly contributing to the housing shortage on the supply side of things.
What’s also been a LONG RUNNING problem in Canada is the lack of productivity gains which this article sort of mentions. It’s something prior governments couldn’t tackle, and Trudeau can’t seem to tackle either.
Canada’s technology industry is dominated by giants, not startups. The jobs are stagnant. Meanwhile, a decent chunk of immigrants use backdoors (e.g. diploma mills) to get in.