I commend you for adapting to the Canadian economy, and deciding to go into the trades. Some disagreements on your other points - let me say upfront that these are not strongly-held personal opinions, but merely an attempt to understand why Canada is DESPERATE for immigrants.
Canada's total fertility rate is 1.5 children per woman, well below replacement rate 2.1. In virtually every country, as education levels rise, fertility rates drops. For example, India's fertility rate dropped below replacement rate last year. Government incentives have no lasting impact on birth rate. Take the example of Sweden and Denmark, which top global rankings for the amount of child support benefits that their governments gives new parents. Their total fertility is about 1.7 to 1.8 children per woman, similar to the US which has lousy child support benefits. Turns out that portraying Sweden as a role model for fertility-boosting government policy, does not stand up to scrutiny. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2019/08/09/is-sweden-our-fertility-boosting-role-model
Secondly, it is FAR cheaper for Canada to bring in new immigrants (who are already in their productive years), than providing incentives to current Canadians to have babies. Those newborns are a cost to the economy for 20+ years before they start contributing. Before somebody berates me for saying this, I'm talking about creaking government finances, not putting a price tag on what babies are worth. Also immigrants tend to have more children than native-born Canadians, so immigration also provides a modest second generation boost to population.
Thirdly (and *MOST IMPORTANTLY*), CPP will be bankrupt unless Canada brings in new immigrants. Take a look at the table in section 14 of this report https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/cpc-pac/2021/vol1/s6/supp-pension-eng.html . "Closed Group" refers to Canadians currently contributing to / receiving benefits from CPP, and there is a mammoth shortfall of $885 billion. But under "Open Group" accounting which includes current as well as future Canadians, CPP has enough assets to cover its future liabilities. Open Group only works if Canada has massive immigration.
Canada works well for people who have been here for a long time, because the bill will fall due on future generations, and particularly hard on future immigrants.
Canada also makes sense for a small subset of highly successful professionals, who have saved a ton of money early in their careers in the US / Asia, and are looking for an easier / less stressful continuation to their career. I have friends in their early/mid 40s, who are considering immigrating from the US. Sounds counter-intuitive, but it happens in certain instances. On the other hand, when ambitious younger cousins / family ask me whether they immigrate to Canada, my advice is to come only if their H-1B gets rejected.
Canada's total fertility rate is 1.5 children per woman, well below replacement rate 2.1. In virtually every country, as education levels rise, fertility rates drops. For example, India's fertility rate dropped below replacement rate last year. Government incentives have no lasting impact on birth rate. Take the example of Sweden and Denmark, which top global rankings for the amount of child support benefits that their governments gives new parents. Their total fertility is about 1.7 to 1.8 children per woman, similar to the US which has lousy child support benefits. Turns out that portraying Sweden as a role model for fertility-boosting government policy, does not stand up to scrutiny. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2019/08/09/is-sweden-our-fertility-boosting-role-model
Secondly, it is FAR cheaper for Canada to bring in new immigrants (who are already in their productive years), than providing incentives to current Canadians to have babies. Those newborns are a cost to the economy for 20+ years before they start contributing. Before somebody berates me for saying this, I'm talking about creaking government finances, not putting a price tag on what babies are worth. Also immigrants tend to have more children than native-born Canadians, so immigration also provides a modest second generation boost to population.
Thirdly (and *MOST IMPORTANTLY*), CPP will be bankrupt unless Canada brings in new immigrants. Take a look at the table in section 14 of this report https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/cpc-pac/2021/vol1/s6/supp-pension-eng.html . "Closed Group" refers to Canadians currently contributing to / receiving benefits from CPP, and there is a mammoth shortfall of $885 billion. But under "Open Group" accounting which includes current as well as future Canadians, CPP has enough assets to cover its future liabilities. Open Group only works if Canada has massive immigration.
Canada works well for people who have been here for a long time, because the bill will fall due on future generations, and particularly hard on future immigrants.
Canada also makes sense for a small subset of highly successful professionals, who have saved a ton of money early in their careers in the US / Asia, and are looking for an easier / less stressful continuation to their career. I have friends in their early/mid 40s, who are considering immigrating from the US. Sounds counter-intuitive, but it happens in certain instances. On the other hand, when ambitious younger cousins / family ask me whether they immigrate to Canada, my advice is to come only if their H-1B gets rejected.
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