Do immigrants take jobs away from Canadians?
The Toronto Region is growing. It needs skilled immigrants to help fill vacant positions created as the economy expands and baby boomers retire. With an aging population and low fertility rates, we cannot count on our training systems to produce the numbers of skilled workers needed for the labour force. Many immigrants are highly skilled and therefore a valuable asset to Toronto Region employers. By 2011 Canada’s net labour force growth will be entirely dependent on immigrants. In the City of Toronto the labour force growth is already dependent on immigrants.
