There was a report in a book issued last week on productivity that said Canada is not meeting its productivity potential because of a shortage of people—there's a shortage of Canadians—and that if we were to increase immigration levels, productivity would also increase and be very good for the Canadian economy. This may be outside the scope of the parliamentary budget officer's mandate, but I would love your comments on that.
On October 31st, 2017. See this statement in context.