WATCH: The federal government is framing its reduction to immigration targets as a move to drive Canada's economy and fuel its future growth but not everyone sees it that way. Shallima Maharaj reports.Minister Marc Miller announced the initiative on Thursday, which is part of a major series of changes to immigration targets that Trudeau says aims to freeze population growth.
Jasroop Gosal, Surrey Board of Trade’s interim spokesperson and policy and research manager, said they are disappointed this change has happened. “Last year, we, our business community, we were given numbers of 500,000 over the next couple of years and businesses, they prepared for that eventuality,” he told Global News.
“And now to have government come and change their immigration policy one year later, not even one year later, it is really interfering with their ability to plan for growth and stability.”Gosal said that immigrants come to Canada and B.C. because they see there is a need to fill jobs and support industries.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
“We need to make sure that we are reskilling and upskilling the workforce and ensuring that we are creating a system and a tax environment and regulatory environment that will allow these manufacturers, these job creators, to stay in Canada, to stay in B.C., and specifically stay in Surrey,” he added.Trudeau says he’s staying on as Liberal leader after caucus revoltViewed