Ottawa rebuffs Manitoba immigration minister’s push for higher numbers

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/immigration-marcelino-ottawa-carney-9.7167203

20 Comments

  1. Keep things steady

    I been noticing a lot of local businesses hiring more diverse staff lately 

  2. CanNeverBeTooHigh on

    i wish more people would leave my city the demographics of the area have completely changed in the past 5 years. houses are almost double what they were previously. im curious to know what the government will do if these people dont leave voluntarily. on the other hand im also upset that the universities/colleges/immigration consultants sold all these people on coming here. coming here for education should not be a path to citizenship.

  3. beerswillinidiot on

    I want to see that “economic data”, I want to know how much more they have been offering to attract talent and labour to Manitoba and these fabulous jobs.

    Spll it Malaya.

  4. Manitoba is a “transit” province, I think 80% of immigrants landed in MB leaving MB immediately after getting PR or Passport.

  5. The no’s from the Carney government to her pleas for higher immigration are music to my ears. She’s travelled (with her assorted staff, etc.) to Ottawa twice in the last two months to push for higher immigration numbers for Manitoba. Surely there’s a better use of Manitobans tax dollars.

  6. All I hear is manufacturers are crying because their well of “slave” labour is drying up. Where higher wages will cut into their profits.

  7. TheBannaMeister on

    Oh god will someone think of all the businesses that will be forced to hire Canadians? What if they go bankrupt having to pay a real wage? The horror

  8. No-To-Newspeak on

    Once they experience the winter and the mosquitoes they take off for Toronto or BC.

  9. retiredelectrician on

    For February, 2026, approximately 44,700 (derived from Manitoba Bureau of Statistics data indicating a 5.3% reduction in unemployed people from the previous period.

    Why bring in more temporary workers other than for cheap labour?

  10. BlastingBegins on

    Her being told no is great but it’s not far enough. She has no business being a minister of labour if she wants to advocate to screw over Canadian workers like this

    I also don’t know why immigration was shoehorned into the purview of the minister of labour but that’s a mistake too

  11. Odd-Foundation-4637 on

    Why on earth do we need immigration when our unemployment rate is over 7%?
    There are millions of Canadians struggling to look for jobs.

    Now that they have their majority are the liberals going to screw Canadians? I’ll be leaving this country if this happens as will milllions of other young people

    Edit: I’m getting downvoted because I guess yall hate young Canadians and love cheap abusive labour. We need to do better for our young people

  12. Purple_Green_420 on

    Can’t believe Canadians got duped by Pierre into thinking immigrants are the problem.

    It’s the fucking corporations guys. If only there was some way to make sure they paid everyone a liveable wage, had to be taxed higher so our public institutions are no longer rotting, and make room for everyone. If only we didn’t let all these corporations turn previously esteemed jobs into a gig economy. What’s a price cap? What’s land reform? What’s price gouging? I’m Pierre Pollievre and I can’t read.

    Nah, it’s the immigrants.

    Edit: Apparently, calling for more competition in the marketplace is woke now. Good job guys. Alberta’s doing great!

  13. Wow! You go, Ottawa. I’m liking this new you.👏.

    These business lobby folks need to get serious about hiring Canadian or sell the businesses to people who will.

  14. JohnDorian0506 on

    The provincial NDP government just can’t help it. I am in Winnipeg and waited to get an ultrasound almost year. Before that, I waited almost a year for a surgical consult. God knows how long to wait for the actual procedure. The primary reason is the reckless immigration policy of the federal government, which overwhelmed provincial health care systems.

    A supplemental link for non believers. [https://www.gov.mb.ca/health//waittime/diagnostic/ultrasound.html](https://www.gov.mb.ca/health//waittime/diagnostic/ultrasound.html)

  15. drs_ape_brains on

    Hey look at that the federal government CAN say no to provinces when they request for more immigration.

    So strange I was told all of the tfw and international stusent issues were the province:a fault for requesting more and not the feds fault for granting it.

  16. AgreeableBit7673 on

    Both provincial and federal NDP parties pushing for wage suppression. So much for being “parties of the people”.

  17. Treasonous behaviour to Manitobans. Y’all should be watching this carefully because this is how much your government cares about your cost of living. They’d rather see your wage stagnate and your young have to compete with 35yos from India for entry level jobs. They’d rather import slave labour than dare have their precious Timmie’s owners raise wages.

    NDP, Con, Lib, Fed vs Provincial govt, they don’t give a shit. Wage suppression is in style guys/girls/they/thems. Even “progressive” parties are team franchisee. Gotta keep the timbits and DoorDash flowing I guess, right? Priorities.

    It’s especially bad because this moron knows they immiediately leave for Ontario anyway, circumventing the whole point of the PNP. Nobody checks anything, once they’re in they are as good as gone and won’t leave the country unless CBSA drags them out.