Immigrants are often assumed to contribute little to
Canada’s economy as many continue to be dismissive of the beneficial impact of
immigration. The same negative views continue to convey the rhetoric that
immigrants threaten the labour market and take jobs away from Canadian born
residents.
However, recent data provided by the 2018 Annual Report to
Parliament on Immigration has revealed that Canada’s rising annual immigration
intake has in many ways offset the country’s aging population and low fertility
rates, which has in fact been a major contributor to Canada’s labour force
growth. In other words, Canada’s aging population can be counterbalanced by immigrants
as it was stated in last year’s annual report that the average newcomer to
Canada is younger than Canadian born residents. Despite jobs that can be filled
by Canadians, gaps remain, meaning that the rising intake of immigrants can
fill Canada’s labour gaps, thus continuing economic growth.
The skill composition of immigrants has also too often been
undermined. Immigrants continue to have higher levels of education in
comparison to non-immigrants living in Canada. It is for this reason as to why
immigrants ought to be integrated in ways where their skills and expertise are
appropriately recognized in the labour market. To
prevent this gap from widening and with existing labour shortages found
predominantly in health, sciences, skilled trades,
transport and equipment, immigrants to Canada can once again fill the shortages
by satisfying labour market needs. This has more specifically been satisfied
through Provincial Nominee programs as a way to meet specific regional labour
market needs.
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