Rearranging the Deck Chairs? A Critical Examination of Canada’s Shifting (Im)migration Policies
- Date
2010
- Authors
Sophia J. Lowe
- Abstract
This article explores the recent shifts in directions in immigration policy, from nation builders (permanent residents)
to economic units (temporary workers), in response to the challenge of matching the selection process to the labour
market and the labour market’s failure to fully utilize many of Canada’s more skilled immigrants. Through an
exploration of some of the policy changes that have taken place in Canada over the past 10 years, and the reasons
policies have shifted, this article concludes that (im)migration policies are being revised and changed to address
problems that are not fully understood. Without proper evaluation of current and past policies, such policy changes
blur our understanding of where the gaps and issues lie in the system and how to address the real needs.- Journal title
Canadian Issues/Thèmes canadiens
- Issue
Spring/printemps
- Page numbers
25-28
- Publisher
Association for Canadian Studies / Association d'études canadiennes
- Place published
Montréal
- File Attachments
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cdn_issues_CITC_mar10_e.pdf3.13 MB
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- Links
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http://canada.metropolis.net/pdfs/cdn_issues_CITC_mar10_e.pdf (http://canada.metropolis.net/pdfs/cdn_issues_CITC_mar10_e.pdf)
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- Economic sectors
Agriculture and horticulture workers and Other
- Content types
Policy analysis
- Target groups
Policymakers, Public awareness, Researchers, Unions, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks
- Geographical focuses
Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, and Nova Scotia
- Spheres of activity
Law, Political science, and Sociology
- Languages
English