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I am sure a number of people will make comments here pointing to Canada’s struggling healthcare system as a direct effect of these immigration numbers. I just
by bentlegen 4y ago
I am sure a number of people will make comments here pointing to Canada’s struggling healthcare system as a direct effect of these immigration numbers.
I just want to point out that the current and recently re-elected Ontario government (representing 14.5 million people) is currently running a $2b budget surplus [1] while simultaneously capping healthcare workers’ pay raises to just 1% a year [2] in a time of record inflation. That is to say: you get what you pay (and vote) for.
[1] https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002311/ontario-releases-2021-2022-public-accounts https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002311/ontario-releases-...
[2] https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/11/15/bill-124-ontario/ https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/11/15/bill-124-ontario/
- throwawaysleep 4y agoAlso, immigrants probably disproportionately staff our health system. Our immigration system heavily favours educated professionals with job offers.
- alephxyz 4y agoAnd the ones who aren't educated often choose to become nurses, auxiliaries or beneficiary attendants. The training is 2-3 years, you get a yearly stipend and nearly guaranteed a job offer.
- Teever 4y agoThat's an odd take. Most of the discussion that I see online about detrimental aspects of Canadian immigration levels are focused on housing prices/availability than health care. I think most people acknowledge that immigrants are young and relatively more fit and therefore don't consume health services nearly as much as aging, western boomers. The major issue we're facing due to the high immigration levels is the strain that it's putting on our housing availability levels. Those 270k people/year need to live somewhere, right now and that has direct effects on cost of living of everyone in Canada.
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