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Originally Posted by Infiniti
I never took a stance on immigration. I merely asked you to define "sustainable" immigration.
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Originally Posted by underscore
Canada exists beyond the GVRD, and not everyone is moving there anyways. The birth rate has dropped to 1.6, we need immigrants.
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Majority of immigrants settle in one of three places; Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver. Given the percentage of Vancouver that is composed of immigrants (40%), of the three, I'd bet Vancouver is the main destination.
No one is implying that immigration isn't needed (though it is debatable whether lowering population equals lower gdp per capita).
Some quick math:
In order to sustain the population figures you need a birthrate of 2.1. We're at 1.6. The average annual number of deaths in Canada is between 250-300,000. We'll go the high end and say 3. 300,000 x .5 = 150,000.
Oddly enough,the exact immigration figures that Bernier is proposing.
So I'd say 150 would be a sustainable number.