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federal government announced Wednesday that Canada will increase its immigration intake by 2021, accepting 350,000 individuals in a single year.

The announcement, made by Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, comes as part of a three-year immigration plan.

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The vast majority of these newcomers will come under economic programs designed to address skills shortages and gaps in the labour market.

Hussen said economic immigration is badly needed in areas across the country that are short on workers and long on older residents.

“In certain regions the hunger for workers is huge,” he said.

“This plan is making us very competitive in the global market. It enables us to continue to be competitive, it enables us to continue to present Canada as a welcoming country and to position us to continue to be (a leader) in skills attraction.”

Global News reached out to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada with questions on Hussen’s announcement, asking where exactly the government hopes to settle these immigrants. The government did not respond by time of publication.


What are economic immigrants?
Economic immigrants are individuals who come to Canada for career opportunities, seeking an improvement in living standards.

John Shields, a politics professor from Ryerson University, explained to Global News that these immigrants are admitted based on their education, skills and work experience, and are considered “more resilient in terms of getting jobs.”

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The 2018 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration outlines almost half of these immigrants between the ages 25 and 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher — that’s compared to under 25 per cent of the age group among the Canadian-born population.

In 2017, the top five jobs for principal applicants were information systems analysts and consultants, software engineers, computer programmers and interactive media developers, financial auditors and accountants, and administrative assistants.

Where do the Liberals want them to settle in Canada?
Shields explained that major cities such as Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal are still quite popular among immigrants, but the trends are opening up to include other regions such as Calgary and Edmonton.

The 2018 report on immigration also explains that last year, 34 per cent of economic immigrants did not settle in major cities, such as Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. That’s compared to 10 per cent who settled outside those cities in 1997.

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“There are many smaller communities across the country that are trying to attract newcomers,” Shields explained, noting that because of mobility rights the government can’t exactly tell immigrants where to settle in the long term.

What he said they can do is offer incentives, highlight opportunities within those communities and create infrastructure — such as settlement agencies — that support immigrants.

What worker shortages are they talking about exactly?
The reason these communities go to lengths to attract newcomers is that their existing population is aging.

The immigration report highlights that there are gaps in Canada’s workforce, which are at risk of becoming worse as older workers retire. Immigrants can help fill those gaps.

Some industries highlighted in the report that stand to benefit from immigrant workers include health care, science, transport and equipment,

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