immigration as a tool to counter the negative impact of population ageing on economic growth and the pressure on public funds …. While we know that immigration alone cannot solve the problem of population ageing, it can be an important policy instrument …

increase immigration in the coming years to per capita levels not reached since the 1920s. We argue that economic immigration … examine the potential for increases in Canadian immigration levels to achieve this objective. Our analysis suggests that … Canada is not well-positioned to leverage heightened immigration to boost GDP per capita owing primarily to weak capital …

. The empirical methodology is theoretically underpinned by a simple Malthusian model, in which population, real wages and …