Canada’s immigration policy is still moving in the “wrong” direction and needs a course correction to achieve long-term prosperity instead of short-term labour market solutions, says a new report by C.D. Howe Institute.
“Canada must move from chasing numbers and pursuing short-term or non-economic objectives to focusing on skills,” C.D. Howe Institute senior policy analyst Parisa Mahboubi said in a Sept. 16 release on the report.
Labour market skills and the earnings potential of permanent and temporary immigrants should be prioritized over achieving numeric targets in immigration policy, the Sept. 16 C.D. Howe report said. The report is based on the recommendations made by members of C.D. Howe’s Immigration Targets Council, including academics and policy experts….