Canada’s next great economic boom can be unleashed by the power of housing, immigration, and labour

Expanded immigration can work hand-in-hand with the construction industry’s goals to open the way to build the 3.5 million additional homes we need above the current pace of construction.

As Immigration Minister Sean Fraser recognized on Nov. 1 when announcing Canada’s new expanded immigration targets, Canada needs a lot more people to address the labour shortage, writes Mark Kenney. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MARK KENNEY

January 23, 2023

OTTAWA—With supportive proven public policy, Canada can combine much-needed immigration and home-building initiatives to unleash our next great economic opportunity.

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