Why is immigration an important consideration for Canada?

Answer 1

Actually, i lived in Canada before, they don't need to consider it for the next 200 years, because no one wants to move and live permanently in Canada, no offense; Canada is beautiful and no one hates the country, but think about it, the snow, the cold, no one can take it for the rest of their life. I hope this helps :)

Answer 2

Immigration served many purposes over the centuries. Early on it was hoped large local populations would help to defend the new possessions. After 13 colonies decide to go it on their own that idea was for the most part abandoned. Give people time and a Continent and they are likely to take it.

Still in Canada people were needed to fish and trade and who better than immigrants that would stay the winter and help build an infrastructure.

And then there was Western Canada. When Canada bought Ruperts Land it was not empty as they would suggest. Worst yet those in Canada's new land wanted to be consulted as to who their new rulers were and would be. Canada, of course, wanted to buy a land empty of people and issues.

It didn't work out that way and the people in their new lands were not all happy about Canada stepping in and taking over without consultation.

Rebellions broke out, Canada crushed them with military strength but Canada knew they had a problem. Canada flooded the new lands with immigrants from Ontario but that was not enough to stop the rebellions.

So Canada encouraged immigration from the world so that immigrants, loyal to Canada, would out number the locals and enable Canada to assert their authority over a people that has settled Canada under the HBC,

Canada is a large country with lots of room and a history where immigrants are loyal to the government. Something every government appreciates.