Canada broke another record by welcoming 341,000 immigrants in 2019

[Hamartia Antidote]

Canada's population will surpass the US by the 2050s.

More like 3050

 

[That Guy]

Million dollar question is, bring in truckload of people in Canada, but do we have enough employment opportunities - of course no. Basic necessities including housing/shelter, food/grocery & commute/transit etc are getting expensive with every passing day. So what these new immigrants will do in these dire circumstances, highly likely will go on social welfare, which means a lot more stress on already weak economy.

There actually is enough employment opportunities.

Everything else you mentioned is merely governance issues, and 300,000 more immigrants won't make much if a dent.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Canada has more area than US.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/by-the-numbers-1.801937
90 Per cent of Canadians live within 160 kilometres of the U.S. border.

https://www.vox.com/2016/5/5/11584064/canada-population-map
Canada is a huge country. Most of it is unfit for human habitation.

 

[Bil]

There actually is enough employment opportunities.

Everything else you mentioned is merely governance issues, and 300,000 more immigrants won't make much if a dent.

Hogwash, utter hogwash.

I live in GTA and I personally know many folks who are brutally struggling to find a decent job (and I am not talking about working at Tim Hortons or Mcdonalds). So its a total myth that Canada has enough employment opportunities.

And as for 300,000 more immigrants, its not going to stop here, immigrants will continue to flock and economy will continue to suffer.

 

[dani191]

Hogwash, utter hogwash.

I live in GTA and I personally know many folks who are brutally struggling to find a decent job (and I am not talking about working at Tim Hortons or Mcdonalds). So its a total myth that Canada has enough employment opportunities.

And as for 300,000 more immigrants, its not going to stop here, immigrants will continue to flock and economy will continue to suffer.

so why they still keep bringing imigration

 

[mmr]

Good. Need more tax payers.

 

[Bil]

so why they still keep bringing imigration

Many believe that Justin Trudeau is following same policies which his father had deployed. Whats the reason, only he can answer that question.

 

[mmr]

It's mostly because Sikhs and Jats have migrated in large numbers to North American and European countries like Spain & Italy. Canada with it's immigration friendly laws is a major attraction and also, the punjabis with their family presence and support intend to go there while most South Indians prefer the US


As long as you get in highly skilled labor, it should be fine and they'd add to the economy unlike refugees and illegal immigrants who only bring in crime

True. Punjabi sikh community is very stong here.

I live in Vancouver and many of my friends are third generation punjabi whose grandparents came here as farmers almost 50 years ago.

I think canada has lot better immigration system then usa. Where you have huge backlog and complicated immigration system.

 

[That Guy]

Hogwash, utter hogwash.

I live in GTA and I personally know many folks who are brutally struggling to find a decent job (and I am not talking about working at Tim Hortons or Mcdonalds). So its a total myth that Canada has enough employment opportunities.

And as for 300,000 more immigrants, its not going to stop here, immigrants will continue to flock and economy will continue to suffer.

I live in the GTA as well, so I know for a fact that what you're talking about is BS. Right now, the only field of work that's saturated is anything related to tech. There is a massive labor shortage in Canada overall.

From truck drivers, to construction workers, to engineers and mechanics, to doctors and nurses.

This is especially true in Ontario, and places like Alberta.

You're connecting 300,000 people to the economy, when the two are only indirectly related.

By the way, 300,000 more legal immigrants means there are 300,000 more tax payers. It's not a free lunch.

 

[Imran Khan]

90% of them will be factory workers truck driver farm workers restaurant workers and doing survival job for next many years. some even will do volatire jobs . going Canada is wasting your many years of lives for cold weather .

 

[That Guy]

90% of them will be factory workers truck driver farm workers restaurant workers and doing survival job for next many years. some even will do volatire jobs . going Canada is wasting your many years of lives for cold weather .

Free health care and government assistance and higher education opportunities makes it worth moving. If you're here for the long run, your children will likely have higher education, or have businesses of their own, which means they'll be way better off.

 

[Pakistansdefender]

In 2019, Canada welcomed more than 300,000 immigrants for only the fifth time in its history and exceeded its federal government immigration target by 10,000 additional newcomers.

February 10, 2020 By Kareem El-Assal

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Canada continued its immigration record-setting pace by welcoming 341,000 newcomers in 2019. This is only the fifth time in its history that it has welcomed more than 300,000 immigrants in one year (the other times were 1911-1913 and 2018).

Canada also exceeded the target it set in its 2019-2021 Immigration Levels Plan (330,800 immigrants) by more than 10,000 immigrants.

The country also stuck to its plan by welcoming 58 per cent of its newcomers under the economic class, while 27 per cent arrived through family sponsorship, and the remaining 15 per cent were welcomed under the refugee class.

25 per cent of new immigrants came from India
India remains the main source country of newcomers to Canada. The approximately 86,000 Indians who became permanent residents in 2019 accounted for 25 per cent of all newcomers to Canada. China was a distant second accounting for 9 per cent of newcomers, followed by the Philippines which accounted for 8 per cent of new immigrants. Nigeria, the United States of America, Pakistan, Syria, Eritrea, South Korea and Iran rounded out the top 10 source countries.

Total New Immigrants in 2019 341,180
1. India 85,585
2. China 30,260
3. Philippines 27,815
4. Nigeria 12,595
5. United States of America 10,800
6. Pakistan 10,790
7. Syria 10,120
8. Eritrea 7,025
9. Korea, Republic of 6,110
10. Iran 6,055
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45 per cent of newcomers settled in Ontario
Ontario continues to be by far the top destination for newcomers, welcoming 45 per cent of the national share in 2019. Its share increased by two percentage points from 2018. This may be explained by the Quebec government’s decision to reduce its immigrant intake by 20 per cent in 2019. As a result, Quebec fell two spots in 2019 to the fourth leading destination of newcomers to Canada. British Columbia moved into second place as it welcomed 50,000 immigrants, with Alberta in third place.

Manitoba enjoyed a very strong immigrant intake as it welcomed nearly 19,000 immigrants last year, a 24 per cent increase compared with its 2018 intake. Saskatchewan’s immigration levels were nearly identical as in 2018, with the province welcoming nearly 16,000 newcomers.

Immigration to Atlantic Canada continued to increase, with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick experiencing the largest gains. Nova Scotia saw its intake rise by 27 per cent to over 7,500 immigrants while New Brunswick enjoyed a 30 per cent gain as it welcomed 6,000 newcomers.

Yukon also experienced a healthy gain as its intake grew by 24 per cent to 400 immigrants.

New Immigrants to Canada: 2017-2019
Year 2017 2018 2019
Total 286,510 321,055 341,180
Ontario 111,955 137,435 153,340
British Columbia 38,445 44,870 50,320
Alberta 42,095 42,025 43,685
Quebec 52,405 51,125 40,545
Manitoba 14,705 15,230 18,905
Saskatchewan 14,680 15,510 15,855
Nova Scotia 4,515 5,965 7,580
New Brunswick 3,650 4,610 6,000
Prince Edward Island 2,350 2,135 2,445
Newfoundland
and Labrador 1,170 1,530 1,850
Yukon 225 305 400
Northwest
Territories 240 280 195
Nunavut 40 30 40
Province/territory not stated 40 10 15
35 per cent went to the Greater Toronto Area
More than one in three newcomers chose to settle in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The GTA welcomed more immigrants (118,000 newcomers) than the four Atlantic provinces, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Canada’s three territories combined.

Vancouver was the second leading city as it welcomed 40,000 immigrants, followed by Montreal (35,000) and Calgary (nearly 20,000).

Canada’s four largest cities (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Calgary) together welcomed 62 per cent of all newcomers to the country, down slightly from their 64 per cent share in 2018. The decline is due to Quebec’s decision to reduce its immigration levels as Montreal’s intake fell by nearly 10,000 newcomers last year.

Canada could welcome up to 360,000 immigrants in 2020
According to its 2019-2021 Immigration Levels Plan, the federal government is targeting an additional 341,000 newcomer arrivals in 2020. Since this target was met last year, Canada may exceed it again this year. In fact, the plan gives Canada the flexibility to welcome up to 360,000 newcomers in 2020. We will have more clarity when Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino tables the federal government’s 2020-2022 Immigration Levels Plan in the near future—potentially within the coming month.

https://www.cicnews.com/2020/02/can...000-immigrants-in-2019-0213697.html#gs.7114pq

Yahan to India ka muqabal ker lo.
Canada main hi chala jao yar. 85000 Indians and 10000 Pakistanis.

Kuch logoon ko migrants ko bahar bejhne se bhi problem ho rhai thi media main.
Send as many migrants as you can

 

[Imran Khan]

Free health care and government assistance and higher education opportunities makes it worth moving. If you're here for the long run, your children will likely have higher education, or have businesses of their own, which means they'll be way better off.

i agree sir but for me destroying own life for kids not worth

 

[Zapper]

True. Punjabi sikh community is very stong here.

I live in Vancouver and many of my friends are third generation punjabi whose grandparents came here as farmers almost 50 years ago.

I think canada has lot better immigration system then usa. Where you have huge backlog and complicated immigration system.

Tell me about it...the US immigration system is crappy and broken. It's easier to come in as a refugee or jump the fence from Mexico rather than entering legally and getting a Green Card through employment

Interesting, all the Indians I know are North Indian (Gujarati). I swear something like 70% of the Indians I know are North Indian. This is a far cry from even just a decade back where the largest Asian American group was Chinese/Taiwanese.

The H1B situation in the US is very unusual. Something like 70% H1B visas go just to Indians.

Depends on where you are. Cities where there's significant tech presence or industries requiring highly skilled workers, that's where you'd encounter a lot of Southies while Northies like Gujjus and Punjabis are mostly business owners - motels, restaurants, grocery chains, gas stations etc. Also, several of em are through family chain migration

 

[Bil]

I live in the GTA as well, so I know for a fact that what you're talking about is BS. Right now, the only field of work that's saturated is anything related to tech. There is a massive labor shortage in Canada overall.

From truck drivers, to construction workers, to engineers and mechanics, to doctors and nurses.

This is especially true in Ontario, and places like Alberta.

You're connecting 300,000 people to the economy, when the two are only indirectly related.

By the way, 300,000 more legal immigrants means there are 300,000 more tax payers. It's not a free lunch.

Go and talk to those who are trying to find something respectable within IT, Energy sector & manufacturing than you will realize who's talking BS.
Manufacturing industries include textiles and clothing along with automotive industry. The less I say about energy sector the better and same goes for IT. In IT, talk to those who are trying to find their first job, then you will realize how bad the market is and who's talking BS.

That said, speaking of engineers and mechanics, I personally know taxi & uber drivers who are engineers from Turkey, Malaysia, Iran and of course Pakistan.
I also know doctors who work as butchers only because these people had to feed their families & to make ends meet from the moment they land in Canada and weren't able to clear the license of their fields (which takes time and tremendous effort).

More to the point, who knows how many of these immigrants of said fields will eventually complete their Canadian studies, clear licenses in their respective field and find jobs.

Not to mention, many of these will go be on social welfare for who knows for how long. So there goes "300,000 more tax payers" out of the window.