Slow the flow of immigrants into Canada

Martin Collacott on immigrant selection and quantity. Collacott has a point in that there never has been, to my knowledge, an analysis of what should be the appropriate level of immigration to Canada; the government just sticks with the current levels.

The temptation to select immigrants on the basis of their ability to integrate, once one gets beyond the basics of language and professional competencies, becomes subjective all too quickly, and subject to potential abuse, as a history of previous immigration restrictions illustrates.

Guest column: Slow the flow of immigrants into Canada

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Andrew blogs and tweets public policy issues, particularly the relationship between the political and bureaucratic levels, citizenship and multiculturalism. His latest book, Policy Arrogance or Innocent Bias, recounts his experience as a senior public servant in this area.

2 Responses to Slow the flow of immigrants into Canada

  1. Victoria's avatar Victoria says:

    Hi Andrew, The link to the article is, as we say here, hors service. 🙂

  2. Andrew's avatar Andrew says:

    Should be fixed now. Thanks for letting me know.

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