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Discrimination and Difference: Canadian Immigration Policy from a World Systems Perspective

Date

1996

Authors

Rachel Collins

Abstract

This paper explores discrimination in immigration practices and the division of labour in Canada through the lens of world systems theory. Canadian immigration policy has clearly moved away from explicitly racist hierarchies and classifications. However, examining the phenomenal growth in the use of temporary labour highlights the ways in which `race' or ethnicity, class, and gender can intersect to create forms of triple oppression, excluding people from citizenship. The Live-In Caregiver Program is considered as an example of these processes. The Business Immigration Program and recent changes in immigration policy affecting refugees are also briefly considered. Attention is drawn to the historical relations between the expropriation of resources and wealth, and the construction of `difference'.

Conference name

Canadian Association for the Study of International Development Conference

Conference location

St. Catherines (Ontario)

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Economic sectors

Agriculture and horticulture workers, Occupations in services - Domestic work, Sales and service occupations - general, Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations - general, Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing, Dancers, and Other

Content types

Policy analysis

Target groups

Researchers

Geographical focuses

National relevance

Spheres of activity

Cultural and ethnic studies, Gender and sexuality studies, and Political science

Languages

English