With Canada\u0027s economic future tied to immigration, short\u002Dterm targets and reactive refugee programs aren\u0027t enough.
in 2021 — the highest rate since 1913 when there was an aggressive recruitment drive to “settle” the West.
The new targets favour the economic class — 60 per cent of newcomers are planned for that category, while 60,000 are in the refugee class. But that pales in comparison to the nearly seven million who have fled the long-running war in Syria. Canada fell short of its promise to settle 81,000 of them by the end of 2021, after initially bringing in 25,000 in little more than 100 days during 2016.
And who’s coming? Daily images from reception centres in Poland suggest that most are likely to be women and children, along with the elderly and, in the coming days, we may see more of the infirm. There are also reports of unaccompanied minors arriving in Poland.Article content The B.C. government is in the dark. It is “looking forward to hearing more details from our federal counterparts and how best B.C. can respond to support Ukrainian newcomers under these new measures,” said an emailed statement from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. The province doesn’t have an immigration ministry.