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[dasmo]

Re-colonization

[Tony]

Here is another link to the Birth Death data.for greater Victoria.

 

https://www.capitald... in that time..

Edited by Tony, 02 April 2024 - 11:51 AM.

[Nparker]

...Trudeau acknowledged that the time had come for his government to get those numbers back under control...

And whose policies allowed this to happen Mr. Brownface?

[Victoria Watcher]

 

https://twitter.com/...342761211802043

[Victoria Watcher]

Asylum claims by international students have risen more than 1,500 per cent in the past five years, figures obtained by The Globe and Mail show, as experts warn that the study-permit system is being exploited as a way to enter and remain in Canada.

 

The sharp increase is particularly acute at colleges, where claims at some schools have climbed in excess of 4,000 per cent since 2018. Students at major universities, however, tend to lodge fewer claims than at colleges, the figures show.

 

The increase in asylum claims coincides with a steep rise in the number of international students arriving here over the past five years, which the government has now taken steps to reduce, partly to ease pressure on housing.

 

In January, Immigration Minister Marc Miller imposed a two-year cap on international study-permit applications to curb the rapid growth in foreign students entering Canada.

 

Figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, obtained by The Globe, show that in 2018 there were 1,515 claims for asylum among international students, with the number rising to 25,465 in 2023.

 

The IRCC data on asylum claims at each college and university have not been published.

 

Earl Blaney, a licensed immigration consultant from London, Ont., said it was easier for people from some countries to enter Canada by obtaining a study permit than a visitor’s visa, as they have a better chance of being allowed into the country if they possess the right credentials to study here.

 

 

 

https://www.theglobe...laims-increase/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 22 April 2024 - 07:40 AM.

[Mike K.]

Housing quotas announced for additional CRD municipalities. Targets will be unveiled this summer.

From the province:

As part of the Province’s commitment to build more homes for people, the next set of priority communities has been identified to receive housing targets for the next five years.

These communities are in high-growth, high-need regions of B.C., where many communities are taking action to deliver more homes quicker.

“We are addressing the housing crisis with our municipal partners so thousands more affordable homes can be built for people who need them,” said Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing. “Our goal for the next 20 communities is to build on the work they are already doing, while they continue to implement the recent provincial legislative changes. This group includes communities that are doing well on housing and some that need to do more.”

The Province introduced the Housing Supply Act in 2023 and established housing targets for the first 10 priority municipalities, based on areas of greatest need and highest projected growth. Twenty additional priority municipalities have been identified. The Province will work with these communities to ensure they meet their housing targets, laying the foundation for tens of thousands more homes to be built quicker.

The next 20 priority municipalities identified to receive housing targets are:

Central Saanich;
Chilliwack;
Colwood;
Esquimalt;
Kelowna;
City of Langley;
Maple Ridge;
Mission;
Nanaimo;
New Westminster;
North Cowichan;
North Saanich;
City of North Vancouver;
Port Coquitlam;
Prince George;
Sidney;
Surrey;
View Royal;
West Kelowna; and
White Rock.

The Province will monitor progress and work with these 20 municipalities to achieve their targets, which will be announced this summer.

Municipalities are taking action to approve housing quicker through the implementation of provincial legislation to allow small-scale multi-unit housing, designated Transit-Oriented Areas, updated Official Community Plans and streamlined local-development approval processes, as well as standardized housing designs that will be available this year. As local governments implement these changes, the Province is confident they will meet their ambitious housing goals.

Communities, such as the city of North Vancouver, Kelowna, New Westminster and the city of Langley, are demonstrating how local governments should respond to their growing needs and are taking even further actions to achieve their goals.

Many provincial investments in infrastructure and below-market housing prioritize these high-growth, high-need communities and work to align provincial goals with municipal goals. The Province continues to advocate to the federal government about prioritizing infrastructure investments in high-need communities. With the recent federal budget and housing announcements, the B.C. government will continue to advocate for support for these priority communities that match their commitment to get housing built.

To help facilitate implementation of these initiatives and the housing targets, the Province will continue to provide local governments with a range of resources and supports, such as:

the historic $1-billion Growing Communities Fund to help 188 local governments address population growth;
$10 million for a second intake of the Local Government Development Approvals Program; and
$51 million in grant-based funding to support activities or projects, such as updating existing zoning bylaws, housing needs reports and official community plans.

The Housing Supply Act is part of the Province’s Homes for People action plan to deliver more homes in B.C., building on B.C.’s $19-billion housing investment and the introduction of effective tools to tackle speculation and increase the number of rentals.

[Nparker]

**** the targets. Deal with the influx of people into Canada and BC.

[AllseeingEye]

Be interested to see what #'s are 'assigned' to Esquimalt which is replete with all manner of construction of all types, condos and apartments above all. We're in the Selkirk area a block off the waterway and I can see three cranes in an area where you would not expect to. And there is a lot more new building coming close to this general area, not to mention of course all the new activity currently along Esquimalt Rd. 

[Victoria Watcher]

[Victoria Watcher]

[Matt R.]

Remember, Sean Fraser was most recently minister responsible for immigration. Also totally useless at it, as luck would have it.

[Mike K.]

There has been talk of Sean Fraser taking over as head of the party, following the election. I suppose that means the party itself knows there's little hope of pulling this off.

[Mike K.]

Be interested to see what #'s are 'assigned' to Esquimalt which is replete with all manner of construction of all types, condos and apartments above all. We're in the Selkirk area a block off the waterway and I can see three cranes in an area where you would not expect to. And there is a lot more new building coming close to this general area, not to mention of course all the new activity currently along Esquimalt Rd. 

 

Esquimalt has approved nearly 600 units in the last month. I have to wonder what the agenda is going to expect, if the municipality is already punching so high above its weight, compared to Oak Bay, which has a quota of nearly 600 units over 5 years, which virtually zero housing in the pipeline.

[Victoria Watcher]

The huge influx of newcomers to Alberta has helped drive the job market in Calgary into strange territory, with the city seeing record levels of employment and surging levels of unemployment at the same time.

The unemployment rate shot up to 6.5 per cent in March, up 0.4 percentage points from the month before. The increase was driven not by a loss of jobs but rather the sheer growth in people looking for work.

An estimated 64,500 people in the Calgary metropolitan area were looking for work, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada, which is the most the city has seen in nearly two years.

https://www.cbc.ca/n...rease-1.7188581

The council published a report this week showing "Alberta was the only major province where employment growth in the private sector was greater than in the public sector" over the past year.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 02 May 2024 - 05:47 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Kamalpreet Singh, Karanpreet Singh and Karan Brar face first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in the Nijjar case, according to documents filed in a Surrey court Friday. The charges have not been tested in court.

 

Although sources initially told CBC News that raids were expected in at least two provinces, RCMP confirmed Friday that all three men were arrested separately in Edmonton without incident — two of them in their homes and another elsewhere.

 

'This investigation does not end here,' says RCMP officer

 

All of the accused are Indian citizens and have been non-permanent residents of Canada for three to five years, RCMP officers told reporters at their Friday press conference announcing the charges.

 

Sources told CBC News the men arrived in Canada on temporary visas after 2021, some of them student visas. None are believed to have pursued education while in Canada. None have obtained permanent residency.

 

 

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...ews has learned.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 03 May 2024 - 02:06 PM.

[max.bravo]

Since this BC government likes to take on roles that private capital should be doing instead; why don’t they just make some new cities.

Here’s 3,000 acres in the southern interior for a great price. https://www.landques...io-fruitvale-bc

Water is there. Highway is close. Electricity is there. It’s an area people want to live.

Buy the land. Change the zoning. Sell all the lots to first time homebuyers and families. Enable people to live the Canadian dream.

They could do the land transfer and the legislative work inside of 3 months if they were motivated.

A new city of 50,000 people filled with hope for the future and pride of ownership could be living there inside of a decade.

I’m sick of these empty and dumb policies that just offload the responsibility to another level of government bureaucracy.

Do something tangible to fix the problem. We are land rich!! Use the friggen land!

Edited by max.bravo, 03 May 2024 - 06:39 PM.

[max.bravo]

Maybe not so magical. But I tried. https://imgflip.com/i/8oy40o

[Daveyboy]

 

Sources told CBC News the men arrived in Canada on temporary visas after 2021, some of them student visas. None are believed to have pursued education while in Canada. None have obtained permanent residency.

 

As well as several million others who have done exactly the same thing.  Canada is the land of opportunity.

[LJ]

Obviously, nobody is checking to see if they are actually going to be studying anywhere.

 

You would think it would be a requirement to at least have an acceptance letter from a school.

[Sparky]

^ It’s a game….and we are loosing.