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)
- File Attachments
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Collins_1996.pdf184 KB
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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