Indian official says Canada needs 60M more people as Carney visits New Delhi
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Summary
During a recent speech, Prime Minister Mark Carney praised Canada's massive Indian community, noting that nearly 2 million Canadians can trace their roots back to India. He also announced the new Canada-India Talent and Innovation Strategy, calling the two countries "one family."
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Just when you thought immigration was bad in Canada, get a load of this.
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An Indian official stated that Canada's population needs to grow by 150%,
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insisting that India fills the gap by providing 60 million new immigrants.
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And Prime Minister Mark Carney is pushing to build on the already massive intake of Indian international students in Canada.
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During a recent speech, Carney praised Canada's massive Indian community,
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noting that nearly 2 million Canadians can trace their roots back to India.
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Nearly 2 million Canadians trace their roots to India,
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including leaders in business, science, culture, and government.
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He also announced the new Canada-India Talent and Innovation Strategy,
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That is twice the number in the United States. It is four times the number in the United Kingdom.
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These students, these connections, deepen our ties.
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And so we're collaborating to build on those strengths.
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We've launched the new Canada-India Talent and Innovation Strategy
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with 13 new partnerships to deepen our ties in education.
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And this includes collaborations involving McGill, the University of Toronto,
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University of British Columbia to work across artificial intelligence, health sciences, and
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digital architecture. Juno News reported on this very important story. If you'd like to read the
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