WINNING, LOSING, AND STILL PLAYING THE GAME: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF IMMIGRATION IN CANADA

Daniel Hiebert

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2006, vol. 97, issue 1, 38-48

Abstract: In contrast to most other countries, public opinion in Canada is relatively positive towards immigration and immigrants. Yet the economic fortunes of immigrants, especially those who have arrived recently, have been falling over the past three decades. Four analytical perspectives on the relatively poor economic performance of immigrants in Canada are discussed, and are used to build a composite understanding of this economic outcome. I argue that the weak economic position of immigrants – particularly the fact that they do not compete against the Canadian‐born in privileged segments of the labour market – is an important ingredient in the favourable public view of immigration.

Date: 2006
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