Immigration is a net economic benefit – this is a story Canada should build on

Globe & Mail

September 14, 2016

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Too often, immigration to Canada is viewed as a cost to our society, rather than as a net benefit. But research has found that immigrants are an enormous benefit to Canadian prosperity and this part of our story needs to be told now more than ever.

From Europe to the United States, countries are increasingly becoming inhospitable to immigrants, and the talk of walls and quotas exceeds that of showcasing their contribution to economic prosperity.

Entrepreneurial immigrants do more than open convenience stores, ethnic restaurants or dry cleaners – the businesses many people may think of when they think about …

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