Skilled worker cutbacks

The federal government says it wants to reduce immigration by five per cent next year.That's after 280,000 new permanent residents came into the country last year, the highest number in 50 years. One of the areas being cut back is the federal skilled workers program. Only 56,000 skilled workers will be allowed into the country this year, compared to 70,000 last year. Monica Boyd is a Canada Research Chair in Immigration, Inequality and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. She told us that it's not so much about increasing the number of new immigrants, but rather matching them with appropriate jobs that's important. Listen to the interview here audio