After coronavirus: Immigrants will be key to Canada’s economic recovery
Why the global economic slowdown is unlikely to change Canada’s immigration plans post-coronavirus.
The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating impact on economies around the world.
The IMF projects the global economy will contract by 3 per cent in 2020, in what it calls the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
Just days before it announced travel restrictions to help contain the spread of COVID-19, Canada said it would welcome over 1 million immigrants between 2020-2022, mainly to help grow its economy.
Of course, little did Canadian government officials know at the time of the announcement that the global economy would be heading towards such a major contraction.
